Newquay
Cornwall, United Kingdom · Population 23,626
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The season has turned: tide times now lead, with the autumn swell, parking before the winter rates start on 1 November, and the buses while services into town are diverted.
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Tide times
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Surf & Sea Check
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What's the cheapest place to park?
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Where's my bus?
Is the sea clean?
Whether a storm overflow is spilling near each beach right now — live — plus the official bathing-water rating for how clean the water is normally.
Newquay's beaches
Dogs, parking, toilets and 2026 lifeguard dates for all nine beaches — including which rules are council, private, or National Trust.
Common questions, straight answers
Bins, the booked-only tip, the closed Minor Injury Unit, NHS dentists, dog rules, lifeguard dates and Boardmasters 2027 — straight answers, with dates.
Is the Gannel crossable?
Neighbours and walkers report whether the Gannel's two foot crossings to Crantock are clear, filling or under the tide right now — nobody publishes a live feed for either.
How much rent will benefits cover?
Type a rent and see how it compares with the most that Universal Credit or Housing Benefit can pay towards a home of that size in Newquay, and how much would be left to find.
Council tax bands, and second homes
What each council tax band costs in Newquay for 2026/27, split between Cornwall Council, the police and the town council, with the single person discount and Cornwall's premiums on second and empty homes.
Who to call in Newquay
Council, health, money and food help, police — the numbers that work, checked against each organisation's own site.
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Changelog
- ResearchRefreshed the research notes for Newquay
- UpdatedSaid what changes on 1 November: parking rates, and the end of the bathing season
- UpdatedAdded the Cliff Road bus diversion, and next year's Boardmasters
- UpdatedPut the real autumn lifeguard dates on the beach guide
- UpdatedCorrected the Minor Injury Unit: it is closed, not open
- New toolShipped a tide times page
- New toolShipped a check of a rent against the Housing Allowance limit
- New toolIs the Gannel crossable? A neighbour-reported board for Newquay's tidal foot crossings
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the headland above the surf beach
- New toolIs the sea clean? Live sewage-spill checks for every beach
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