Tintagel is a small coastal parish on the rugged north coast of Cornwall in England, sitting on headlands and cliffs above a string of coves and beaches. The dramatic shoreline includes the famous sea cave known as Merlin's Cave and is crossed by the South West Coast Path, making the landscape as important to visitors as the village itself.
The area is best known for the romantic ruins of Tintagel Castle and its long association with Arthurian legend, alongside archaeological evidence for a high-status early medieval settlement. Today the local economy is heavily seasonal and driven by tourism, with a small year-round community, galleries, cafés and a strong sense of local identity rooted in fishing, farming and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Tintagel
Most populated places nearby
- St. Austell 21.5 miles
- Newquay 22.1 miles
- Bodmin 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tintagel Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Trevalga Parish 1.8 miles
- Delabole Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Forrabury and Minster Parish 2.3 miles
- Boscastle Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Camelford Built-up area 3.6 miles
- St. Teath & Tintagel Ward 3.9 miles
- St. Teath Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Lesnewth Parish 4.4 miles
- Advent Parish 4.5 miles
- Trewassa Built-up area 4.7 miles
- St. Juliot Parish 5.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tintagel
PL34 0EB, PL34 0BA, PL34 0EL, PL34 0AT, PL34 0DB, PL34 0DF, PL34 0AJ, PL34 0DD, PL34 0AE … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 18.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 58.2 miles
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 12.5 miles
- Bodmin General Railway Station 13.1 miles
Hotels in Tintagel Ad
Schools in Tintagel
- Tintagel Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckator Beach Beach 4.8 miles
- Millook Haven Harbour 10.8 miles
- Butterhole Beach Beach 11.5 miles
- Harlyn beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 14.5 miles
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 15.1 miles
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 16.8 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 17.3 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 17.8 miles
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 18.9 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 19.1 miles