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By rail

St Columb Road station: beaches and places nearby

Photograph to come St Columb Road station.

St Columb Road station (SCR) is on the Atlantic Coast Line. This page lists the beaches and National Trust and English Heritage places nearest the station, with straight-line distances, council dog rules and water quality, so you can plan a day out without a car.

Station code: SCR
Line: Atlantic Coast Line
Times, tickets and facilities: National Rail page for St Columb Road
Nearest beach in our guide: Porth Beach (Newquay) (8.7 km (5.4 miles))

Before you travel

Timetables, step-free access, ticket machines and parking at the station change, and some small stations are request stops. We do not copy them here: check the National Rail page for St Columb Road or the National Rail journey planner before you go.

Nearest beaches

None of the beaches in our guide are within 5 km of St Columb Road station. These are the nearest; you would need a bus, taxi or lift, or a change of train. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.

Beach	Distance (straight line)	Council dog rule	Water quality 2025
Porth Beach (Newquay)	8.7 km (5.4 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August	Good
Watergate Bay	8.7 km (5.4 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Lusty Glaze	9.1 km (5.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent

National Trust and English Heritage places nearby

Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.

Trerice (National Trust): 7.1 km (4.4 miles)

On the line

Atlantic Coast Line

A branch line from Par on the south coast across mid Cornwall to Newquay. Stations in Cornwall, in order:

Par
Luxulyan
Bugle
Roche
St Columb Road (this station)
Quintrell Downs
Newquay

Map

St Columb Road station (OpenStreetMap location) and the beaches listed above. Map outline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.

Sources and checks

OpenStreetMap: St. Columb Road station – ODbL; location and station code
Wikipedia: Atlantic Coast Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
National Rail: St Columb Road – linked for times and facilities
Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0

Last checked: 1 November 2026. Published by Oaknest Media. How we check: editorial policy.