Stories from the Bay and beyond

If this is the summer of drive-in cinema, what better setting for a series of cult classics than on the clifftops above Watergate Bay? 24 July to 6 September 2020

Half of International GromSearch winners are on the World Surf Tour… who will be next one? Rip Curl’s search to find the best under-16 surfers on Saturday 30 August and Sunday 1 September. Relocated to Great Western Beach, Newquay.

Previously named the Watergate Bay Speed Hillclimb, the new Watergate Sprint event will take place on 18 and 19 September 2021. Spectators can watch from the fields above Watergate Bay as they race between Newquay holiday park and the Boardmasters fields above the Bay.

It's going to be a year of firsts at Watergate Bay. Find out what's in store for 2019... From event nights in The Beach Hut to active breaks. And of course, there's also the small matter of Watchful Mary, a brand new bar for the Bay.

From food festivals here at Watergate Bay to the St Petersburg Classic Ballet & torch light processions; Cornwall is getting festive in November.

Contemporary dance is coming to the shoreline at Watergate Bay on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July – one of many special pay-what-you-can performances taking place on some of Cornwall’s most iconic beaches.

It’s not a celebration without cake. And if you’re planning a wedding or event at Watergate Bay, we tip our hats to Peboryon, our preferred cake supplier.

Watergate Bay is an awesome setting for a beach-side wedding, with a two-mile long, sandy beach as the backdrop for your whole day.