Mawgan Porth
in Cornwall of England, United Kingdom
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Newquay Cornwall Airport (2 mi) - Land's End Airport (38 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (41 mi)
- St. Mary's Airport (68 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (73 mi)
- Swansea Airport (89 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (94 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (95 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (98 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (119 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Killiow Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.467 and -5.033 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 28' 0" and W -5° 1' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:11 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 8:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Discover Mawgan Porth
Mawgan Porth in Cornwall (England) with it's 303 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 225 mi (or 362 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Mawgan Porth is now 02:11 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Mawgan Porth, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newquay Cornwall Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), South-East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 14 mi (or 23 km). away. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newquay, Padstow, Truro, Roche and Tregoney. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa
Treglos Hotel
Beachcombers Apartments
Porth Beach Hotel
The Cove Guest House
The Atlantic Hotel
Dewolf Guest House
Bay Retreat Villas
The Harbour
The Quies
Videos from this area
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Watergate Bay Newquay Cornwall Kite Surfers
Video taken from the cliff over looking Watergate bay Newquay Cornwall. Taken on a day when bright sunshine and clouds causing shadows to race across the fields and cliffs, Kite Surfers...
The Red Arrows pre checks, Start up and Landings at Newquay Airport
Watch in HD, The Red Arrows pre checks, start up and landings video, In Cornwall for a display in Falmouth.
Kingsurf surf school, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, Cornwall
Kingsurf surf school.
Learning to surf at Mawgan Porth
Having a crack at trying to surf. GoPro was kinda at the wrong angle...oh and we suck at surfing...good fun though!
Mawgan Porth Cabaret Club Promo.wmv
This is the 2nd week of rehearsals for the 26th Mawgan Porth Cabaret Club production "Young at Heart"
Body Board Mawgan Porth
A few short clips of the kids (including the biggest kid on the beach) body boarding at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall.
Cornwall: Fly over the sea and chase waves into the sunset
Fly over Mawgan Porth as the sun sets, chasing waves and skirting the cliff tops. Our edit of the lovely footage taken by From Above Photography. One of our guests shot this footage of Mawgan...
Bre-Pen Farm
Bre-Pen Farm www.bre-penfarm.co.uk is situated on the cliff above Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. It is a working farm . Bre-Pen Farm is a B&B, Farm Shop selling fresh local produce and tea rooms...
Archie the grom
Archie the Grom and pete from kingsurf surf school in Mawgan Porth go surfing!
Beachcombers Apartments, Watergate Bay
Luxury self catering holiday apartments just 200 yards from Watergate Bay beach near Newquay. This video shows the penthouse master bedroom with has en-suite bathroom. Open all year. Sleeps...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps
Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps (Cornish: Karn Havos, meaning rock-pile of summer dwelling and Cornish: Bos Rudhen, meaning Red-one's dwelling) is a stretch of coastline located on the north Cornish coast between Padstow and Newquay, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Eval and is part owned by the National Trust.
St Columb Canal
St Columb Canal sometimes referred to as Edyvean's Canal, was an abortive canal scheme in Cornwall, England, designed for the carriage of sea sand for use as manure. It was authorised in 1773, and part of it may have been briefly used around 1780.
Watergate Beach
Watergate Beach is a two-mile-long stretch of sandy beach on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in Watergate Bay two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 road to Padstow road near the village of Tregurrian. The beach has toilets, a shop and cafe. It is popular for water sports, especially surfing and also for kite-flying and sand art. In May, 2007, the beach hosted the English National Surfing Championships.
Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay (Cornish: Porth Tregoryan, meaning cove at Coryan's farm) is a bay located two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the village of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It faces the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the two mile long, sandy beach and exposed north westerly location, it is a popular location for water sports, kite flying, and sand art. In May, 2007, it played host to the English Nationals Surfing Championships.
Tregurrian
Tregurrian (Cornish: Tregoryan, meaning Coryan's farm) is a village 2 miles north of Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The beach at Watergate Bay was formerly known as Tregurrian beach.
Mawgan Porth
Mawgan Porth (Cornish: Porth Maugan, meaning St Mawgan's cove, or Porth Glyvyan, meaning cove of the Gluvian river) is a beach and small settlement in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated north of Watergate Bay approximately four miles (6 km) north of Newquay, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. Mawgan Porth is in the civil parish of Mawgan-in-Pydar at the seaward end of the Vale of Lanherne (or Vale of Mawgan) where the River Menalhyl discharges into the sea.
Boardmasters Festival
The Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Newquay. The event is a combination of live music and a surf & skate contest. The majority of the music performances take place to the north of Newquay near Watergate Bay. The Men's Pro 5 Star WQS surf competition takes place on Fistral Beach where a skate ramp is built for the BMX and Skateboard competitions.
St Mawgan Monastery
St Mawgan Monastery was a monastery at St Mawgan in Cornwall, UK, originally of Celtic monks and after the Norman Conquest of Cluniac monks.
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