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Places to stay in Porthtowan
Porthtowan is a small village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is a popular summer tourist destination which lies within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site. Porthtowan lies on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2 km west of St Agnes, 4 km north of Redruth, 10 km west of Truro and 15 km south-west of Newquay. Newquay Cornwall Airport is nearby and private jets, charters and helicopters are served by Perranporth Airfield. Its name comes from the Cornish words 'porth' and 'tewynn' to mean Cove of Sand Dunes. Porthtowan has a Blue Flag beach consisting of wide soft white sands and dunes. Porthtowan has more recently become well known as a surf resort and the surfclub building can be found directly on the Blue Flag beach. This is where the judges can be found for the annual SAS Rip Curl Cornish and Open Longboard Championship which is widely covered by the local radio station Atlantic FM. The beach is kept under the constant scrutiny of the St Agnes based charity Surfers Against Sewage.
