The twin villages of Cawsand and Kingsand sit on the southern edge of the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, overlooking Plymouth Sound. Sheltered by the curve of the bay, they retain narrow lanes, painted fishermen’s cottages and a small tidal harbour, with direct sea views across to Plymouth and the naval dockyards.
Once small fishing and smuggling settlements that expanded in the Victorian era, the villages now blend a year‑round community of locals and artists with a tourism‑led economy of cafes, B&Bs and holiday lets. Their exposed coastal position brings dramatic weather and occasional erosion, but also excellent walking, boating and a seasonal ferry link to Plymouth, keeping the strong maritime character and local traditions alive.
Postcode districts covering Cawsand and Kingsand
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Saltash 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Bodmin 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Tavistock 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Ivybridge 13 miles20.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Maker-with-Rame Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Millbrook Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. John Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Antony Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Torpoint Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Devonport Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Stoke Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Heybrook Bay Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Drake Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Rame Peninsula & St. Germans Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 4.4 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Cawsand and Kingsand
PL10 1NQ, PL10 1NT, PL10 1NU, PL10 1PB, PL10 1PD, PL10 1PN, PL10 1NH, PL10 1NX, PL10 1NW … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 35.7 miles57.5 km
- Exeter International Airport 44.3 miles71.4 km
- Devonport Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Dockyard Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Cawsand and Kingsand Ad
- The Craft House 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Finnygook Inn 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Mountbatten Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Invicta Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
Local points of interest
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Antony Estate Estate 3.7 miles6 km
- Home Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Cattewater Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hingston Down Hill 13.1 miles21 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.8 miles23.8 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 16 miles25.8 km