Angarrack

Angarrack is a compact village in the Hayle valley, roughly a mile inland from Hayle’s north coast beaches. Recorded on maps since the 16th century, the village grew around the Angarrack River, which once powered four working mills - Trungle, Angarrack Mill, Grist Mill and Loggan’s Mill. Mining shaped the valley too, with the Mellanvrane mine producing tin specimens collected by Dr John Woodward before 1728.

The village played a notable part in railway history. In 1834 the Hayle Railway laid a 4 ft 8.5 in gauge track across the 9.5-mile route from Hayle to Redruth, with a rope-hauled incline above Angarrack. That line closed in 1852 when the West Cornwall Railway built a replacement route further east.

Today Angarrack is a quiet residential village with a strong community identity, including its own Christmas lights display that draws visitors from across Cornwall each December. The Angarrack Inn serves as the village’s social hub. Gwithian and Hayle Towans beaches are a short drive north, and the town of Hayle - with its shops, harbour and RSPB nature reserve - sits less than a mile away. St Ives is around 4 miles to the west along the coast road, making Angarrack a practical base for reaching some of West Cornwall’s best-known beaches and coastal walks without paying for town-centre parking.