Watergate Beach is a two-mile-long stretch of sandy beach on the Atlantic coast of north 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...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It is situated in Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay

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, United Kingdom. It faces the Atlantic Ocean....

 two miles north of Newquay

Newquay

Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....

 on the B3276 road to 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...

 road near the village of Tregurrian

Tregurrian

Tregurrian is a village 2 miles north of Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The beach at Watergate Bay was formerly known as Tregurrian beach....

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The beach has toilets, a shop and cafe. It is popular for water sports, especially surfing

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...

and also for kite-flying and sand art. In May, 2007, the beach hosted the English National Surfing Championships.