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
Neighbouring places
- Maker-with-Rame Parish 0.5 miles
- Millbrook Built-up area 1.3 miles
- St. John Parish 2.1 miles
- Antony Parish 3.1 miles
- Torpoint Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Devonport Ward 3.4 miles
- St. Peter and the Waterfront Ward 3.4 miles
- Stoke Ward 3.7 miles
- Heybrook Bay Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Drake Ward 4.3 miles
- Rame Peninsula & St. Germans Ward 4.4 miles
- Sutton and Mount Gould Ward 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Cawsand and Kingsand
PL10 1NF, PL10 1NH, PL10 1NW, PL10 1PF, PL10 1PA, PL10 1NS, PL10 1PG, PL10 1NP, PL10 1NX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 35.7 miles
- Exeter International Airport 44.3 miles
- Devonport Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Dockyard Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Cawsand and Kingsand Ad
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 3.5 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 4 miles
- Moxy Plymouth 3.5 3.3 miles
- The New Continental Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 3.5 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Plymouth 4 3.8 miles
- Admiral's House by Maison Pierre 4 2.5 miles
- The Invicta Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Duke Of Cornwall Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- The Edgcumbe Arms 4 2.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 1.4 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 3.4 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 3.4 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 3.7 miles
- Home Park Stadium 4.4 miles
- Cattewater Estate 4.4 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 9.3 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 13.1 miles
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 13.9 miles
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 13.9 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 14.8 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 16 miles