Crantock is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall in England, sitting beside the sheltered Gannel Estuary just across from Newquay. Its wide, sandy Crantock Beach backed by dunes and sandbars is popular with surfers and walkers, and the tidal estuary gives the area a distinctive coastal landscape and birdlife.
The village retains a strong sense of history - its parish church is dedicated to St Carantoc and has medieval origins - and has shifted from a past of farming and fishing to an economy dominated by tourism and holiday accommodation. Despite the seasonal bustle, Crantock keeps a lively local community with a pub, village hall and surf culture, and a quieter character outside the summer months.
Postcode districts covering Crantock
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 12.6 miles
- Falmouth 17.3 miles
- St. Austell 15.1 miles
- Truro 9.7 miles
- Camborne 15.2 miles
- Newquay 2.1 miles
- Bodmin 17.6 miles
- Helston 21.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newquay Central & Pentire Ward 1.4 miles
- Cubert Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Newquay Trenance Ward 1.6 miles
- Newquay Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras Ward 3 miles
- St. Newlyn East Built-up area 3.4 miles
- St. Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern Ward 3.7 miles
- Quintrell Downs Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Goonhavern Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Colan Parish 4.3 miles
- Perranporth Built-up area 4.4 miles
- St. Columb Minor & Colan Ward 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Crantock
TR8 5RG, TR8 5RE, TR8 5FT, TR8 5SG, TR8 5RR, TR8 5RW, TR8 5RU, TR8 5RP, TR8 5RT … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 5.9 miles
- Exeter International Airport 78 miles
- Newquay Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Quintrell Downs Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Crantock Ad
- Premier Inn Newquay - Seafront 3 2 miles
- Esplanade Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa 4 0.9 miles
- Pentire Newquay Cornwall Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Griffin Inn 1.8 miles
- Priory Lodge Hotel 2 1.5 miles
- Great Western 3 2 miles
- Oceanside Lifestyle Hotel 1.6 miles
- The Lewinnick Lodge 4 0.9 miles
- St. Christopher 's Newquay Hostel 1.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Crantock Beach Beach 0.9 miles
- Fistral Beach Beach 1.3 miles
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 1.3 miles
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 1.4 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 1.6 miles
- Huer's Hut Historic site 1.7 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 1.8 miles
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 2.1 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 2.5 miles
- Perranporth Beach Beach 4 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 5.1 miles