Porthtowan is a small village in the Carrick district of Cornwall, England, UK and is a popular Summer tourist destination which lies within the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Porthtowan lies on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2km west of St Agnes, 6km west of Perranporth, 4 km north of Redruth and Scorrier, 10km west of Truro and 15km south-west of Newquay. Mainline railway services, including the nightsleeper service, from London, stop at Redruth and Truro… (More on Porthtowan)