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 the Borough of Restormel, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Due to the two mile long, sandy beach and exposed north westerly location, it is a popular location for water sports, kite flying, and sand art. In May, 2007, it played host to the English Nationals Surfing Championships. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2007/04/05/englishnationalspreview_feature.shtml BBC - Cornwall - Surfing & extreme sports - English Nationals Preview ] ] The Watergate Bay Hotel and Fifteen Cornwall, a restaurant setup by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, are located just above the beach and there are a number of caravan and camping sites within easy reach.

Facilities

*Car Park
*Toilets
*Beach Restaurant
*Beach Shop
*Surf school and Hire
*Extreme sports
*Lifeguards
*Dog friendly beach

Film, TV and radio

Watergate Bay has been used a location for the following productions:

* "Plunge" (2003) [ [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0400739/ Plunge: The Movie from the Internet Movie Database] ] A surf movie featuring Kate Winslet
*"Echo Beach" (2008) TV Series [ [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1058915/ Echo Beach from the Internet Movie Database] ] A 12 part TV series that was filmed during the summer of 2007 featuring Jason Donovan and Martine McCutcheon.
*"Moving Wallpaper" (2008) a behind the scenes comedy following the making of "Echo Beach". [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a62741/echo-beach-and-moving-wallpaper-lineup-revealed.html Moving Wallpaper from the "Digitalspy" website] ]
*BBC Radio 4's "Open Country" produced a 30-minute BBC Radio Documentary about the bay [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry.shtml BBC Radio 4's "Open Country" (17 February 2007)] ]

External links

* [http://www.ianlewis147.com/044_watergate_bay/index.html Photographs taken at Watergate Bay by Cornwall resident Ian Lewis - 29th November 2007]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/webcams/webcam_watergatebay.shtml BBC Cornwall: Watergate Bay Webcam]
* [http://www.lookaroundcornwall.com/panos/watergate_bay.htm lookaroundcornwall.com: Panoramic 360^o view]

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