The Edwardian Narrowcliffe Hotel was one of a prominent row of hotels on the coastal road into Newquay. It was built around 1920 as a private house before being turned into a hotel and extended. It became popular with coach tours but the last Tripadvisor reviews complained of damp and peeling wallpaper and were often hitting the poor and terrible categories. It closed at the end of 2015 and in May 2018 Cornwall Council recommended plans for it's demolition and replacement with a block of 13 appartments. However, a month later councillors threw the plans out for being too out of keeping with the area leaving its future uncertain.
My visit inside was brief, mainly because I just happened upon it while walking to Tolcarne Beach to go bodyboarding so it wasn't practical to carry the boards all round the hotel and it didn't seem a good idea to leave them outside. There were also signs of building work going on and I wasn't sure if work was taking place on this day. It's a lovely looking building from the front and it surely would be a shame to demolish it and replace it with more faceless concrete development in this part of Newquay.
My visit inside was brief, mainly because I just happened upon it while walking to Tolcarne Beach to go bodyboarding so it wasn't practical to carry the boards all round the hotel and it didn't seem a good idea to leave them outside. There were also signs of building work going on and I wasn't sure if work was taking place on this day. It's a lovely looking building from the front and it surely would be a shame to demolish it and replace it with more faceless concrete development in this part of Newquay.
Last edited: