Editing Polzeath (section)

{{For|the steamship|SS Polzeath}}
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{{Infobox UK place 
|country =                 England
|map_type=                 Cornwall
|static_image_name=        Polzeathbayjuly2006.jpg
|static_image_caption=     The Beach at Polzeath
|coordinates = {{coord|50.57356|-4.91514|display=inline,title}}
|official_name=            Polzeath
|cornish_name=             
|population =              1,449
|population_ref =          ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]], includes [[Trebetherick]])
|civil_parish=             
|unitary_england=          [[Cornwall Council|Cornwall]]
|lieutenancy_england =     [[Cornwall]]
|region=                   South West England
|constituency_westminster= [[North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cornwall]]
|post_town=                POLZEATH
|postcode_district =       PL27
|postcode_area=            PL
|dial_code=                01208
|os_grid_reference=        SW937788
}}
[[File:PentireHeadMapCornwall.jpg|thumb|Sketch map showing Polzeath and the surrounding area]]

'''Polzeath''' is a small [[seaside resort]] village in the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[St Minver]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/ |title=Cornwall Council interactive mapping |accessdate=2010-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927050041/http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/ |archivedate=27 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010</ref> in [[Cornwall]], England, United Kingdom. It is approximately {{convert|6|mi}} north west of [[Wadebridge]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast.<ref name=OS>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-22938-5}}</ref>

Polzeath has a sandy beach and is popular with holiday-makers and [[surfing|surfers]]. The beach is {{convert|1500|ft|m}} wide and extends {{convert|1200|ft|m}} from the seafront at [[tide|low water]]; however, most of the sand is submerged at high water.<ref name=OS /> At exceptionally high [[Tide#Range variation: springs and neaps|spring tides]] the sea floods the car park at the top of the beach.

Polzeath beach is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer and is described on the [[RNLI]] website as "a wide, flat beach with some shelter from winds, it sees good quality surf and is quite often extremely crowded".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/southwest/beaches/PolzeathNorthCornwall |title=RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea |accessdate=2010-06-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128154244/http://rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/southwest/beaches/PolzeathNorthCornwall |archivedate=28 November 2010 |df=dmy-all }} RNLI Lifeguards, Polzeath. Retrieved June 2010</ref>

Dolphins may sometimes be spotted in the bay and the coastline north of Polzeath is a good area for seeing many types of birds, particularly on migration but also including occasional [[puffin]]s nesting on the offshore islands.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.birdingplaces.eu/en/birdingplaces/united-kingdom/pentire-point-and-the-rumps|title=Pentire Point and The Rumps|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

The main street runs along the seafront and has a [[parade of shops]] catering for holidaymakers and residents. There are pubs, cafés, restaurants, a caravan site and several camping sites in the immediate area. The road rises up steep hills at both ends of the seafront, towards the village of [[Trebetherick]] to the southwest and [[New Polzeath]] to the northeast.<ref name=OS />
[[File:Looking back towards Polzeath.jpg|Looking back towards Polzeath from the [[South West Coast Path]] near Pentire Point.|thumb]]
The [[South West Coast Path]] runs from [[Daymer Bay]] in the South through Polzeath and up to [[Pentire Head]] in the North.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/print-walk/199/|title=Pentirely Superb - Print walk - South West Coast Path|website=www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref>