Historic houses · South West England
Headland Hotel
In or near St Mawgan.
Headland Hotel — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newquay · 1.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Headland Hotel in Cornwall, the nearest railway station is Newquay, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TR7 1EW. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Headland Hotel is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Headland Hotel is a Grade II listed building located in Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was opened in June 1900 and is built on a prominent position overlooking Fistral Beach and Towan Head.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Silvanus Trevail's Great Western Hotel at Newquay, completed in 1879, was the first in a string of hotels designed to appeal to renewed interest in Cornwall as a winter resort for the middle classes. Trevail's Cornish Hotels Company was formed in 1890. ]] The company's Atlantic Hotel was built in 1892 following which Trevail intended to build an upmarket estate, with another luxury hotel, on the headlands of Newquay but lack of money hampered his plans. This scheme provoked a lot of opposition from the local people of Newquay. When building finally began on the Headland Hotel in 1897, riots broke out in the town as it threatened the local custom of using the clifftop as grazing land and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.4206, -5.0969
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Newquay
- Postcode
- TR7 1EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Established
- 1900
- Nearest railway station
- Newquay — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5689678 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Headland Hotel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Headland Hotel?
- Headland Hotel is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR7 1EW), in the parish of Newquay.
- What is Headland Hotel?
- Headland Hotel — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Headland Hotel?
- The nearest railway station is Newquay, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR7 1EW.
- When was Headland Hotel built?
- Built or established in 1900.
- Is Headland Hotel a listed building?
- Headland Hotel is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Headland Hotel a protected site?
- Yes — Headland Hotel is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Headland Hotel?
- The nearest railway station is Newquay, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR7 1EW.