Newquay : Newquay - Towan Beach

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Newquay's Towan beach is a golden horseshoe of sand that sits just north of the fishing harbour and is the first of four beaches on the edge of Newquay Bay. Towan is accessed by a steep flight of steps down from the cliff and is over looked by the most isolated house in Newquay, sat on top of a pillar of rock, with its own connecting footbridge to the mainland. At high tide the beach becomes a small crescent of sand, but at low tide the beach opens up and connects with each of the other four beaches to the north, forming a huge strip onto which the surf breaks.

The surf is just as consistent as Fistral beach but due to the size of the headland will keep producing rideable waves when everywhere else is blown out by storm swell. The main peak is to the left of the beach, where the swell gets pushed up onto the harbour wall. This is an ideal beach for novices to practice catching some quality waves and honing their technique, before graduating onto the more challenging Fistral.

The beach caters for all levels of surfing ability and there are a plethora of surf schools, manned by some of the high-class surfers that this world-class surfing location has spawned. On top of this is the incredible nightlife; Newquay has a multitude of bars and clubs to explore routinely packed with hundreds of local and visiting beach goers, so if you are after a 24-hour surfing experience look no further than the surfing Mecca of the UK!

Details
Driving Access: Main A392 into town then well signed posted minor roads
Car Park spaces: 1000+ centralised car parks
Price: Over £5, pay and display
Beach facilities: Lifeguards, café and public toilets.
Beach type: Sand
Break type: Beach
Pub: Hundreds!
Sort of wave: Plunging
Peaks: Various shifting beach
Left/Right: Both
Offshore wind direction: Southerly
Local highlights: The surf metropolis!
National Trust: No

Ratings
Ability: Novice - legend
Kids: 3 - A veritable Disney Land of amusements
Other stuff: 3 - The nightlife
Access: 2 - Steep flight of steps down
Urban proximity: Close to the nightlife
Water quality: Good

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