Newquay
50.414166666667 - 5.0783333333333Koordinaten: 50 ° 25 ' N, 5 ° 5' W
Newquay ( Cornish: Tewynn Pleustri ) is an English town on the North Cornish coastline and has 19,423 inhabitants (as of 2001).
History
Originally Newquay was a fishing village, which certainly existed in the 15th century on the sheltered west end of Newquay Bay. The town prospered thanks to the local sardine industry, which reached its peak in the 18th century. Large quantities were exported to the Mediterranean countries, mainly to Italy.
A century later, the coal import came up and required an enlargement of the harbor. In addition, a railway line was built across the peninsula to transport kaolin from the quarries near the town of St Austell to Newquay for export at this time. With the expansion of the railway network, and lured by the beautiful sandy beaches of Newquay and the waves of the Atlantic, then sat in the second half of the 19th century the stream of summer visitors.
Tourism
In modern times, tourism is the main industry in Newquay. The village lies on the edge of the cliff, and his eleven sandy beaches have a combined length of more than 10 km. The climate is balanced; in the Trenance Valley, there are even tropical vegetation. The small harbor is only used by local fishermen and pleasure boats. Major attractions include the Blue Reef Aquarium and the Trenance Gardens opened in 1906, in which also the Newquay Zoo is located, and close in Kestle Mill Elizabethan manor house Trerice, which belongs to the National Trust.
The resort promotes itself as " The Surfing Capital of Britain" with many shops for purchase and rental of equipment for surfing as well as manufacturers of surfboards in the city. At Fistral Beach important international competitions are held, but also to the Towan, Great Western and Tolcarne Beaches near the city and in the Crantock Bay and Watergate Bay surfers find ideal conditions.
Traffic
The Newquay Rail Station is termination stop the Atlantic Coast Line from Par Furthermore Newquay has an airport.