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Air Southwest has flights to Newquay from London Gatwick, London City, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds-Bradford, Newcastle, Glasgow, Dublin, Cork and Grenoble.
There are resorts and there is Newquay - soaring cliffs alternate with sheltered coves and thundering surf with secluded rock pools, smugglers' caves and soft, golden sands stretching for miles.
People come to Newquay with a bucket and spade, but they leave with a surf-board. The beaches are so tempting, the conditions so perfect that every level of skill - or lack of it - is encouraged and rewarded.
Newquay has plenty to occuply most, but the rest of Cornwall is on your doorstep. From the giant biomes of The Eden Project (the largest greenhouses in the world), to the stunning light and ambience of St Ives - the famous artists haven. You can even explore Cornwall in style from behind the wheel of classic sportscar when you take a car from Cornwall Classic Car Hire. (handovers are available at Newquay Airport).
A few miles east of Newquay, Jamie Olivers Fifteen Cornwall at Watergate Bay is renowned for its beach views, electric atmosphere and contemporary cooking.
Enjoy a visit to the pretty fishing village of Padstow, revived and made famous by the success of local celebrity chef Rick Stein, perhaps indulge yourself with a meal in his superb Seafood Restaurant, or have fish and chips on the quay!
From Newquay or Penzance you can fly on to the stunning Isles of Scilly and enjoy the beauty and subtropical climate of these stunning islands.
For more information on Cornwall visit: www.visitcornwall.com
For more information on the Isles of Scilly visit: www.simplyscilly.co.uk