Porthcothan
Porthcothan is a coastal village between Newquay and Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK. It is within the civil parish of St Eval. Porthcothan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Porthcothan, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps and Booby’s Bay.
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps
Stone
Photo: David Cantrill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps is a stretch of coastline located on the north Cornish coast between Padstow and Newquay, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps is situated 1½ miles south of Porthcothan.
Booby’s Bay
Beach
Photo: Liz Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Booby's Bay is a sandy beach near Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. During World War I, the three masted sailing ship Carl of the German navy was beached and abandoned in Constantine Bay while being towed to London during a storm. Booby’s Bay is situated 2 miles north of Porthcothan.
Trevose Golf & Country Club
Golf course
Trevose Golf & Country Club is a 27-hole golf club in Cornwall, England which has hosted many of the leading amateur golf tournaments in Britain, including the Brabazon Trophy and professional events on the European Senior Tour. Trevose Golf & Country Club is situated 2 miles north of Porthcothan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Treyarnon and Constantine Bay.
Treyarnon
Village
Photo: Jschwa1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treyarnon is a hamlet west of St Merryn in Cornwall, England, UK near Padstow. Treyarnon Beach is a small beach nearby with a caravan park, Youth Hostel and café.
Constantine Bay
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Constantine Bay is a village and beach on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles west of Padstow and is in the parish of St Merryn. Constantine Bay is situated 1½ miles north of Porthcothan.
Harlyn
Village
Harlyn is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated inland from Harlyn Bay three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St. Harlyn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Porthcothan.
Porthcothan
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: St Merryn, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.50861° or 50° 30′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.02235° or 5° 1′ 21″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C2PGX5H+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 762869382OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Porthcothan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برثكوثن”
- Basque: “Porthcothan”
- Cornish: “Porthkehodhon”
- Dutch: “Porthcothan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برثكوثن”
- French: “Porthcothan”
- Irish: “Porthcothan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porthcothan”
- Polish: “Porthcothan”
- Welsh: “Porthcothan”
- Welsh: “Porthkehodhon”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Porthcothan beach and National Trust Porthcothan.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porthcothan”. Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.