New Polzeath is a coastal settlement immediately north-east of Polzeath

Polzeath

Polzeath is a small seaside resort in the civil parish of St Minver in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately six miles north of Wadebridge on the Atlantic coast....

 in north Cornwall

Cornwall

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, United Kingdom

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. It is situated approximately five miles (8 KM) north-northwest of Wadebridge

Wadebridge

Wadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....

 at .

The main street in New Polzeath is Atlantic Terrace which faces across the bay. The terrace was built in 1898. The area of New Polzeath inland of the terrace was developed later. An estate of holiday homes was built in the last few years. The National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

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 owns land to the west and north of New Polzeath and this curtails further development.

New Polzeath has access to Polzeath beach at low water

Tide

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; there is also access to Pentireglaze beach, a smaller beach.

The road to New Polzeath connects with the road into Polzeath over a mile east of the villages so although the places are contiguous, driving between them means a two-mile trip.