Quintrell Downs is a small village in Cornwall, a few miles east of the surfing town of Newquay. Its name reflects the open, rolling "downs" of moorland around it, and the village sits on the approach to the north coast, offering quick access to beaches while still feeling distinctly rural.
Historically the area grew out of agriculture and some small‑scale quarrying, and later benefitted from improved road and rail links that turned it into a modest commuter and local‑service centre. Today it retains a tight‑knit community with a primary school, local shops and a pub, and it combines everyday village life with the tourist trade and surf culture of nearby Newquay.
Postcode districts covering Quintrell Downs
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 14.6 miles
- Falmouth 17.5 miles
- St. Austell 11.6 miles
- Truro 9.7 miles
- Camborne 17.6 miles
- Newquay 2 miles
- Bodmin 14.1 miles
- Helston 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Colan Parish 1.2 miles
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras Ward 1.3 miles
- St. Columb Minor & Colan Ward 1.4 miles
- Newquay Built-up area 2 miles
- Newquay Trenance Ward 2.2 miles
- White Cross Built-up area 2.5 miles
- St. Newlyn East Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Carloggas Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Newquay Central & Pentire Ward 3 miles
- Summercourt Built-up area 3.4 miles
- St. Enoder Parish 3.6 miles
- Crantock Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Quintrell Downs
TR8 4UA, TR8 4LF, TR8 4WG, TR8 4DS, TR8 4NG, TR8 4LE, TR8 4PD, TR8 4QR, TR8 4TU … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 3 miles
- Exeter International Airport 74.5 miles
- Quintrell Downs Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Newquay Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Quintrell Downs Ad
- Premier Inn Newquay - Seafront 3 2.3 miles
- SeaSpace 2.2 miles
- Griffin Inn 2.4 miles
- Great Western 3 2.3 miles
- Premier Inn Newquay - Quintrell Downs 3 0.1 miles
- Priory Lodge Hotel 2 2.5 miles
- Porth Beach Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Town Lodge 2 2.4 miles
- Esplanade Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- St. Christopher 's Newquay Hostel 2.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Lane Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 2.1 miles
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 2.5 miles
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 2.7 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 2.8 miles
- Huer's Hut Historic site 3 miles
- Fistral Beach Beach 3.5 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 4 miles
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 4.1 miles
- Crantock Beach Beach 4.4 miles
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 5 miles
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 5.3 miles