Gweek is a small village and civil parish on the wooded banks at the head of the tidal creek of the Helford River in Cornwall, tucked into a landscape of saltmarshes and steep wooded valleys. The name reflects its riverside setting and the quay remains a focal point, giving the place a distinctly maritime character with lots of birdlife and quiet estuary scenery.
Today the village mixes a tight‑knit local community with a seasonal tourist trade: the Cornish Seal Sanctuary is based here and brings many visitors, while small‑scale fishing, boating and nature tourism are important to the economy. The area’s historic links with coastal trade and smuggling linger in local stories, and its location within the picturesque Helford estuary makes it popular for kayaking, walking and wildlife watching.
Postcode districts covering Gweek
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 9.2 miles
- Falmouth 7.1 miles
- Truro 13 miles
- Camborne 8.6 miles
- Newquay 22.5 miles
- Penzance 14.6 miles
- Helston 2.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gweek Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Helston South & Meneage Ward 1.5 miles
- Mawgan Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rose-in-the-bush Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Constantine Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Mawgan-in-Meneage Parish 2.4 miles
- Helston Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Helston North Ward 2.6 miles
- St. Martin-in-Meneage Parish 3 miles
- Port Navas Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Wendron Parish 3.4 miles
- Cury Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Gweek
TR12 6UN, TR12 6UJ, TR12 6TZ, TR13 0QH, TR13 0NY, TR13 0NX, TR12 6UR, TR12 6UD, TR12 6UF … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 25.3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 90.6 miles
- Penryn Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Penmere Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Gweek Ad
- Budock Vean Hotel and Spa 4 3.7 miles
- Trengilly Wartha Inn 3 2 miles
- Premier Inn Helston 3 1.9 miles
- Trelawne Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Polurrian on the Lizard 4 5.7 miles
- Greenbank Hotel 4 7.5 miles
- The Shipwrights Arms 5 3.5 miles
- Harbour Inn 4 4.6 miles
- The Angel Hotel 2.6 miles
- Hotel Meudon 4 5.3 miles
Schools in Gweek
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles
- Swanpool Beach Beach 6.7 miles
- Gylly Beach Beach 7.2 miles
- Lamorran House Gardens Gardens 9.5 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Pendower Beach 14 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 14 miles
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 14.1 miles
- Pencalenick Estate 14.4 miles
- Penwith College College 14.6 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 16.7 miles
- Perranzabuloe Museum Museum 17.1 miles