Trebetherick facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Trebetherick
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| Population | 1,449 (2001 Census, includes Polzeath) |
| OS grid reference | SW934782 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WADEBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | PL27 |
| Dialling code | 01208 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Trebetherick (Cornish: Trebedrek) is a lovely village on the north coast of Cornwall, England. It sits right by the River Camel estuary. This area is famous for its beautiful beaches and interesting history. Trebetherick is about 6 miles (10 km) north of Wadebridge. It is also just half a mile (800 meters) south of Polzeath, a popular surfing spot.
The village stretches from the main road down to Daymer Bay. It also reaches northwest to Trebetherick Point. This rocky headland is a great place to explore. You can even see parts of old shipwrecks on the shore when the tide is out! The National Trust helps protect some of the land here.
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Exploring Trebetherick's Nature and Beaches
South of Trebetherick Point is Daymer Bay. This sandy beach is very calm and safe. It is a great place for families to swim and play. Many windsurfers also love to visit this beach.
At the south end of Daymer Bay, you will find Brea Hill. This hill rises to about 203 feet (62 meters) high. At the very top, there are several ancient burial mounds called tumuli.
Behind Daymer Bay's sand dunes is the St Enodoc Golf Club. This is a golf course with beautiful green fairways. Hidden among the golf course is St Enodoc Church. This small church has a unique, bent steeple. For many years, the church was completely buried by sand! It was dug out and restored in 1863.
Trebetherick Point is a headland to the west of the village. It is a special place for its geology. This means it has interesting rocks and earth formations. It is even called a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Here, you can find very old deposits from the Quaternary period. You can also see different types of slate rock.
A Glimpse into Trebetherick's Past
There is an old story about St Petroc. Legend says that he first landed in Trebetherick. After that, he crossed the River Camel to a place called Hawkers Cove.
John Betjeman: A Poet's Love for Trebetherick
John Betjeman was a very famous English poet. He later became the Poet Laureate, which is a special title for a poet in the United Kingdom. When he was a child, John Betjeman spent many happy family holidays in Trebetherick. He loved it so much that he kept coming back as an adult.
The beautiful area around Trebetherick inspired him greatly. He wrote about its churches, old railways, and the stunning Cornish landscape. Cornwall, in general, was a big part of his work.
Betjeman's poem Greenaway describes the coast near Trebetherick. This is the stretch between Daymer Bay and Polzeath. He often walked here. The poem starts with these lines:
- I know so well this turfy mile,
- These clumps of sea-pink withered brown,
- The breezy cliff, the awkward stile,
- The sandy path that takes me down.
Another poem, simply called Trebetherick, also celebrates the area. It shows how much Betjeman knew and loved this part of Cornwall:
- We used to picnic where the thrift
- Grew deep and tufted to the edge;
- We saw the yellow foam-flakes drift
- In trembling sponges on the ledge
- Below us, till the wind would lift
- Them up the cliff and o'er the hedge.
Later in his life, Betjeman bought a house in Trebetherick. It was called 'Treen' and was on Daymer Lane. He passed away there on May 19, 1984, when he was 77 years old. He is buried very close by, at St Enodoc's Church. He wrote about this church in his poem Sunday Afternoon Service:
- So grows the tinny tenor faint or loud
- And all things draw towards St. Enodoc.
You can find John Betjeman's grave right inside the entrance gate to St Enodoc's churchyard.
Gallery of images
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St Enodoc church
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Parts of a shipwreck near Trebetherick Point
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The Camel estuary with Trebetherick Point in the front
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Trebetherick on the hill behind Polzeath beach
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John Betjeman's grave
