Mawgan Porth is a small coastal village on the north coast of Cornwall in England, set around a long sandy cove backed by dunes and rugged cliffs. It’s popular with families and surfers alike - there’s a strong seasonal tourist trade with cafés, holiday cottages and campsites - but it still feels like a village with a church linked to the local saint, and a mix of traditional cottages and newer holiday accommodation.
Trenance, the little valley and hamlet area just inland from Newquay, offers a quieter, more residential counterpoint: Victorian-era gardens and a boating lake give it a green, community-orientated feel and it grew historically around small agricultural and mill activity. Today it acts as a local recreational hub and peaceful base for visitors who want to be close to the North Cornish coast without the bustle of the larger resorts.
Postcode districts covering Mawgan Porth and Trenance
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 18.5 miles
- Falmouth 22.1 miles
- St. Austell 13.9 miles
- Truro 14.3 miles
- Camborne 21.3 miles
- Newquay 4.2 miles
- Bodmin 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mawgan-in-Pydar Parish 1.8 miles
- St. Eval Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Carloggas Built-up area 2.1 miles
- St. Ervan Built-up area 3.3 miles
- St. Columb Minor & Colan Ward 3.4 miles
- Colan Parish 3.6 miles
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras Ward 3.8 miles
- St. Merryn Built-up area 4 miles
- Constantine Bay Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Newquay Built-up area 4.2 miles
- St. Columb Major, St. Mawgan & St. Wenn Ward 4.5 miles
- St. Columb Major Built-up area 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Mawgan Porth and Trenance
TR8 4DH, TR8 4DE, TR8 4BB, TR8 4DD, TR8 4DG, TR8 4DA, TR8 4BY, TR8 4BL, TR8 4DQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 2.4 miles
- Exeter International Airport 73.1 miles
- Newquay Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Quintrell Downs Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels in Mawgan Porth and Trenance Ad
Local points of interest
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 0.8 miles
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 1.3 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 1.6 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 2 miles
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 4.1 miles
- Huer's Hut Historic site 4.3 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 4.5 miles
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 4.6 miles
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 4.7 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 4.9 miles
- Fistral Beach Beach 4.9 miles
- Harlyn beach Beach 5.2 miles