Fistral beach

Fistral is a large, sandy west-facing beach backed by sand dunes. There is a beach at all states of the tide. A small finger of rock separates off the tiny beach of South Fistral which is backed by cliffs rather than sand dunes. At low tide it's possible to climb over the rock to walk along the full length of beach from the car park at the north end near the Headland Hotel to the café at the far end of South Fistral and exit the beach by climbing the steps up the cliff.

Fistral is one of the best and most consistent surf beaches in Europe and consequently Newquay's most popular beach. Fistral hosts a number of surfing championships including the English National Surf Championship and Europe's largest surf festival - Boardmasters.