Trevone
Encyclopedia
Trevone is a seaside village
near Padstow
in Cornwall
, England
, UK
.
One long road, surrounded by houses, village hall, WI meeting hall, village shop and with few roads branching off, leads down to the beach. Two or three houses are "bed and breakfast
" guest houses. There is a surf
shop and small seasonal cafe. There is also general store halfway between the top of the hill and the beach. Trevone has recently had its post office
closed down, and the general store
about to close -may be open sporadically in summer. Trevone used to have many hotels including; Green Waves, Newlands, Trevone Bay Hotel, The Sea Spray and more, however the only remaining hotel (and pub) in the bay is the Well Parc. The Newlands has been renamed as Trevone Beach House was a bed and breakfast and is currently being developed into a private family house. As for the rest they are now tourist apartments.
sites (GCR) and is within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB). The interest for geologists include the Goniatite fossils
on Pentonwarra Point and Conodont fossils
on Marble Cliff. The 'Sink Hole', a large blowhole
formed by a collapsed sea cave can be seen on a sloping field above the east side of the bay.
Porthmissen beach has been rated as very high cleanliness, receiving the highest rating in 2008 and a good rating in 2002. No dogs are allowed on the beach during Summer months.
Downs. The stone is iron rich which works outwards as the stone is weathered to give a hard casing. The roof is of Delabole slate. It replaced a wooden mission church built in 1894. It is dedicated to St Saviour because there was a St Saviour's Chapel on what is now St Saviour's Point, on the Camel Estuary outside Padstow but inside the Doom Bar.
Ripcurl advert, featuring two surfers contemplating going into the sea.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
near Padstow
Padstow
Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, UK
United Kingdom
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.
One long road, surrounded by houses, village hall, WI meeting hall, village shop and with few roads branching off, leads down to the beach. Two or three houses are "bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
" guest houses. There is a surf
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
shop and small seasonal cafe. There is also general store halfway between the top of the hill and the beach. Trevone has recently had its post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
closed down, and the general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
about to close -may be open sporadically in summer. Trevone used to have many hotels including; Green Waves, Newlands, Trevone Bay Hotel, The Sea Spray and more, however the only remaining hotel (and pub) in the bay is the Well Parc. The Newlands has been renamed as Trevone Beach House was a bed and breakfast and is currently being developed into a private family house. As for the rest they are now tourist apartments.
Geography
Trevone Bay SSSI contains four Geological Conservation ReviewGeological Conservation Review
The Geological Conservation Review is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain...
sites (GCR) and is within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
(AONB). The interest for geologists include the Goniatite fossils
Goniatite
Goniatites are extinct ammonoids, shelled cephalopods related to squid, octopus, and belemnites, that form the order Goniatitida. The Gonatitida originated from within the more primitive anarcestine ammonoids in the Middle Devonian some 390 million years ago...
on Pentonwarra Point and Conodont fossils
Conodont
Conodonts are extinct chordates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from tooth-like microfossils now called conodont elements, found in isolation. Knowledge about soft tissues remains relatively sparse to this day...
on Marble Cliff. The 'Sink Hole', a large blowhole
Blowhole (geology)
In geology, a blowhole is formed as sea caves grow landwards and upwards into vertical shafts and expose themselves towards the surface, which can result in blasts of water from the top of the blowhole if the geometry of the cave and blowhole and state of the weather are appropriate.A blowhole is...
formed by a collapsed sea cave can be seen on a sloping field above the east side of the bay.
Porthmissen beach has been rated as very high cleanliness, receiving the highest rating in 2008 and a good rating in 2002. No dogs are allowed on the beach during Summer months.
St Saviour's Church
St Saviour's Church built in 1959 with local sandstone from St ColumbSt Columb Major
St Columb Major is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is situated approximately seven miles southwest of Wadebridge and six miles east of Newquay...
Downs. The stone is iron rich which works outwards as the stone is weathered to give a hard casing. The roof is of Delabole slate. It replaced a wooden mission church built in 1894. It is dedicated to St Saviour because there was a St Saviour's Chapel on what is now St Saviour's Point, on the Camel Estuary outside Padstow but inside the Doom Bar.
Media
In early 2007, Trevone Bay was used as the setting for the Renault ClioRenault Clio
The Renault Clio is a supermini car produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation...
Ripcurl advert, featuring two surfers contemplating going into the sea.