Polzeath

village in United Kingdom

Polzeath (pronounced pol'zeth) is a small seaside resort in the parish of St Minver[1] in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is about six miles (10 km) north of Wadebridge on the Atlantic coast.[2]

Outline map showing Polzeath and the surrounding area

Polzeath is known for its sandy beach and is popular with holiday-makers and surfers. Polzeath beach is described on the RNLI website as : ... a wide, flat beach with some shelter from winds, it sees good quality surf and is quite often extremely crowded.[3]

The main street through the village runs along the seafront and then rises up steep hills at both ends of the seafront; towards the neighbouring village of Trebetherick to the southwest and towards New Polzeath to the northeast.[2]

References

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  1. [1] Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 9780319229385
  3. [2] RNLI Lifeguards, Polzeath. Retrieved June 2010