Angarrack

Tucked into West Cornwall, Angarrack is a small village with a quietly distinctive character. It sits in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, roughly a mile east of Hayle, and falls within postcode TR27 in the South West county of Cornwall. Immediately to the south, the graceful Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway across the Angarrack River, a reminder of the village’s connection to the wider landscape. The name itself is rooted in the Cornish language: An Garrek, “The Rock,” evokes the geology and heritage of the area. Even the name’s spelling has a local story — the Ordnance Survey records it as Angarrack, yet signs around the village alternately read Angarrack, Angharrack or Angarrick, a small, charming quirk that hints at living tradition. Compact and characterful, Angarrack offers a pleasing slice of Cornish life, where language, landscape and railway meet just off the beaten track.