Holywell is a coastal village in the civil parish of Cubert, in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at Holywell Bay, about three miles west-southwest of Newquay. Holywell beach adjoins the settlement to the northwest and Penhale Camp, formally an army training establishment that was regularly used by cadets, is half-a-mile to the southwest. On the …Holywell is a coastal village in the civil parish of Cubert, in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at Holywell Bay, about three miles west-southwest of Newquay. Holywell beach adjoins the settlement to the northwest and Penhale Camp, formally an army training establishment that was regularly used by cadets, is half-a-mile to the southwest. On the north side of Holywell beach Holywell Cave is accessible at low tide and contains many pools formed by natural buildup of minerals. In the cave is St Cubert's holy well.