Hayle sits on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the River Hayle, opening into St Ives Bay. The parish is notable for its wide sandy beaches and shifting dunes of the Hayle Towans, a lively estuary that is an important RSPB site for migratory waders and wildfowl, with landmarks such as Godrevy and its lighthouse visible from the shoreline.
Historically the town grew up around a busy industrial harbour and foundries tied to the mining boom, and parts of the local landscape form part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Today Hayle Harbour combines ongoing regeneration, a mix of light industry and tourism, and a strong local heritage scene, giving the parish a blend of maritime, industrial and community life.
Postcode districts covering Hayle
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 8.5 miles
- Falmouth 14.9 miles
- Truro 16 miles
- Camborne 5.2 miles
- Newquay 21.7 miles
- Penzance 7.6 miles
- Helston 8.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hayle Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Hayle West Ward 0.4 miles
- The Towans Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East Ward 1.5 miles
- Lelant Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rose-an-Grouse Built-up area 1.7 miles
- St. Erth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Connor Downs Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Gwinear-Gwithian Parish 2.2 miles
- Reawla Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Canon's Town Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Carbis Bay Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Hayle
TR27 4QF, TR27 4BL, TR27 4HY, TR27 4FE, TR27 4DR, TR27 4AD, TR27 4NR, TR27 4HR, TR27 5LL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 25.3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 95.5 miles
- Hayle Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Lelant Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Penzance Bus Station 7.1 miles
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Schools in Hayle
- Bodriggy Academy Primary
- Hayle Academy Secondary
- Penpol School Primary
- The Cornwall Independent School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 7.2 miles
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles
- Penwith College College 7.4 miles
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 9 miles
- Chapel Porth Beach Beach 11 miles
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 11.5 miles
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 11.5 miles
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 13.5 miles
- Porth Nanven Harbour 13.8 miles
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 14.3 miles
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 14.6 miles
- Sennen Cove Beach 14.7 miles