Town guide
Wadebridge, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there
Molesworth Arms, Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall Photo: Mutney, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
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Wadebridge is described by Wikidata as a “town and civil parish in north Cornwall”. Its Cornish name is Ponswad. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.
- Cornish name
- Ponswad
- Beaches in our guide within 10 km
- 2
- Council car parks within 3 km
- 2
- Nearest railway station
- Roche station (10.9 km (6.8 miles))
Beaches near Wadebridge
Beaches in our guide within 10 km of the centre of Wadebridge, nearest first.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daymer Bay | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| Polzeath | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September | Excellent |
Council car parks in and near Wadebridge
Cornwall Council car parks within 3 km of the centre, nearest first. We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsworthy Way, Wadebridge | PL27 7DS | 370 m (0.2 miles) | 59 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Piggy Lane, Wadebridge | PL27 7AP | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 197 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
Getting to Wadebridge by train
There is no National Rail station within 5 km of the centre of Wadebridge. The nearest in Cornwall are:
- Roche station: 10.9 km (6.8 miles)
- Bugle station: 13.3 km (8.3 miles)
- Bodmin Parkway station: 14.5 km (9.0 miles)
From there you would need a bus, taxi or lift for the rest of the journey.
Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route. See also beaches you can reach by train.
Other towns nearby
- Padstow: 7.7 km (4.8 miles) (straight line)
- St Austell: 20.1 km (12.5 miles) (straight line)
- Newquay: 20.7 km (12.9 miles) (straight line)
- Fowey: 24.8 km (15.4 miles) (straight line)
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Planning when to go? See Cornwall month by month for daylight, average weather and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- Wikidata: Wadebridge – CC0
- OpenStreetMap: Wadebridge – ODbL; Wikidata coordinates (50.518, -4.885) are about 3.6 km west of the town centre, so we use OpenStreetMap (relation 5844030).
- Cornwall Council car parks – pages checked 1 November 2026
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap: railway stations – ODbL; distances are our own calculation
- National Rail: station information – linked for times and facilities
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