Watergate Bay

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Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay, just three miles out of the town centre along the Watergate Road heading to Padstow, is Newquay’s longest and most spectacular beach, offering surfing, kitesurfing and mountain boarding at the Extreme Academy.

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