A real place on screen
The Headland Hotel
A red-brick Victorian hotel occupies an exposed headland above Fistral Beach. Gables, towers and a commanding coastal position create a strong silhouette even before a film supplies its fictional guests.
- Architect / attribution
- Silvanus Trevail
- Building chronology
- 1897–1900; opened 1900
- Place
- Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
The real building
The Headland Hotel in Newquay Cornwall in august 2024.
Films at The Headland Hotel
The Witches (1990)
On screen: Hotel Excelsior
The hotel documents the filming of The Witches. The fictional name and its supernatural guests are part of the adaptation.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.