Widemouth Bay is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Widemouth Bay postcode: EX23 0AD

Retail in Widemouth Bay

There are great places to visit near Widemouth Bay including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Widemouth Bay.

Widemouth Bay's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Widemouth Bay features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Widemouth Bay's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Widemouth Bay if you like villages.

Places near Widemouth Bay feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the Widemouth Bay area like Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Widemouth Bay History

There are some historic monuments around Widemouth Bay:

• Promontory fort N of village
• Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak
• Three bowl barrows 600m south east of Small Hill Barton
• Round 310m south of Mill Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm
• Hobbacott canal incline
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Motte and bailey castle 900m ESE of Burridge Farm
• Round barrow cemetery 610m north east of Creddacott Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm
• St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard
• Round 550m east of Stowe Barton
• Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Round 300m south east of Browhill
• Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay
• Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys
• Penhallam medieval moated manor house, 360m south west of Ashbury Camp
• Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner
• Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow
• Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post
• Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary
• Bowl barrow 120m south west of Horizon View
• Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'
• Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round called Froxton Wood Castle
• Bowl barrow at Red Post
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Three bowl barrows 700m east of Taylor's Cross
• Round 210m north east of Northcott Park Quarry
• Round at Stamford Hill