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Lat 50.4332° N, lon 4.9383° W●Cornish village
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Colan is a civil parish in mid Cornwall, located approximately three miles east of Newquay. Historically known as Little Colan or Lannwydhek, the parish has a dispersed, agricultural character, with the hamlets
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Colan is a civil parish in mid Cornwall, located approximately three miles east of Newquay. Historically known as Little Colan or Lannwydhek, the parish has a dispersed, agricultural character, with the hamlets of Quintrell Downs, Lane, Bosoughan, and others scattered across a landscape of farmland and wooded valleys. The area has a sense of being
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- 45 minStart on the mapSee what is tagged near the village centre.
- 90 minPick one place to visitChoose eat, stay or see & do from local listings.
- 75 minLunch or a breakUse food listings on the map when you are ready.
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