Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay at high tide

Watergate Bay is a bay located two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the village of Tregurrian in Cornwall. It faces the Atlantic Ocean.

The Cornish language name attributed to the bay is Porth Tregoryan, meaning "Cove at Coryan's farm".

The two mile long, sandy beach and exposed north-westerly location is a popular location for water sports, kite flying, and sand art. In May, 2007, it played host to the English Nationals Surfing Championships.

Watergate Bay Hotel

The Watergate Bay Hotel and Fifteen Cornwall, a restaurant set up by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, are located just above the beach and there are a number of caravan and camping sites within easy reach.

Watergate Bay at low tide

Film, TV and radio

Watergate Bay has been used as a location for the following productions:

• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
• Plunge (2003), a surf film featuring Kate Winslet.
• Twin television programmes shown in 2008:
  • Echo Beach a 12 part television series that was filmed during the summer of 2007 featuring Jason Donovan and Martine McCutcheon.
  • Moving Wallpaper, a behind-the-scenes comedy following the making of Echo Beach.
• BBC Radio 4's Open Country produced a 30-minute BBC Radio Documentary about the bay.

Outside links

• BBC Cornwall: Watergate Bay Webcam
• Location map: 50.467 -5.05