Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Port Quin, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Port Quin map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Port Quin, Cornwall, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Port Quin |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.588520 |
| Longitude | -4.869548 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Port Quin remains a sequestered inlet where the restless Atlantic salt air clings to the weathered stone of its few surviving cottages. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Padstow (from Padstow: bearing 44°T, OS grid SW 969 804), and is situated west-north-west of Trelights village. Steep cliffs rise sharply on either side of the narrow cove, funnelling the wind into a rhythmic sigh that echoes the former toil of pilchard fishermen. The remnants of a once-thriving industry linger in the ruined Doyden Castle, a folly that stands guard over the headland like a silent, sentinel ghost. Only a short walk away, the rugged expanse of Lundy Bay offers a raw, unadorned beauty where the tide retreats to reveal jagged slate teeth. Port Quin bears the weight of its isolation with a quiet dignity, eschewing the clamour of modern harbours for the solitude of the deep, blue-green water. Beyond the harbour walls, the landscape stretches toward the horizon, where the light shifts with the passing clouds to cast fleeting shadows upon the ancient, grass-tufted slopes.
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Explore Port Quin, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.588520, -4.869548. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |