Fistral Beach
Newquay, if not Cornwall's, most popular beach and at the very heart of the British surfing scene.
The beach is a wide expanse of golden sand with the headlands of Pentire and Towan to the south and north respectively. On the Towan headland, overlooking the beach, is the imposing victorian bulk of the Headlands hotel.
Fistral is often dived up into three areas: South Fistral, the main beach and Little Fistral. The first two are fairly self explanatory, Little Fistral is the norhtern most part of the beach and is only really there at low tide.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
RNLI lifeguard seasonal cover daily from Easter Bank Holiday to end of October
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs allowed all year
Disabled access
There is easy access from the car park which has disabled spaces. Disabled toilets and sand chair available from Fistral Surf Hire Shop - 01637 850584
Postcode
TR7 1HY
OS grid ref.
SW 8004 6219
Facilities
The northern end of Fistral is awash with facilities including the Surf Centre, toilets, cafes, surfboard and wetsuit hire and a nearby golf course
Parking
There is a 250 space car park at Fistral - the charges vary throughout the year