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 miles23.5 km
- Falmouth 17.5 miles28.2 km
- St. Austell 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Truro 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Camborne 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Newquay 2 miles3.2 km
- Bodmin 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Helston 23.1 miles37.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Colan Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Columb Minor & Colan Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Newquay Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Newquay Trenance Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- White Cross Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Newlyn East Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Carloggas Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Newquay Central & Pentire Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Summercourt Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- St. Enoder Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Crantock Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Quintrell Downs
TR8 4LG, TR8 4WF, TR8 4QR, TR8 4WE, TR8 4LQ, TR8 4WD, TR8 4QQ, TR8 4NQ, TR8 4DS … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 3 miles4.9 km
- Exeter International Airport 74.5 miles119.8 km
- Quintrell Downs Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Newquay Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Quintrell Downs Ad
- Lazy Waves Boutique B&B 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lewinnick Lodge 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Priory Lodge Hotel 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The White House Hotel 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Oceanside 3.1 miles5 km
- The Harbour 5 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Headland Hotel and Spa 5 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa - Adults Only 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Scarlet Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western Porth Veor Manor Hotel 2 miles3.1 km
Local points of interest
- Lane Theatre Theatre 1.2 miles2 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tolcarne Beach Beach 2.5 miles4 km
- Newquay Heritage Archive & Museum Museum 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Huer's Hut Historic site 3 miles4.8 km
- Fistral Beach Beach 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 4 miles6.4 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Crantock Beach Beach 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Poly Joke Beach Beach 5 miles8 km
- Holywell Bay Beach Beach 5.3 miles8.6 km