Hi- when you say 'North Cornwall' do you mean the north coastline (ie, the Atlantic), or do you mean the northern section of Cornwall?
The Atlantic coastline is very long, and has several distinct areas and centres - did you have any particular one in mind? I would, in any case, seek to avoid Newquay, but on the other hand the very reasons I would recommend avoiding it are probably what would attract your teens to it! (It's very popular for post-A level no-parent holidays... hmm.)
If you mean 'northern cornwall' then I'd say that stretches roughly from Padstow to Morwenstow, though some might say from Tintagel to Morwenstow. Apart from Padstow itself, the main (only!) coastal resort is Bude, which I can definitely recommend. It's medium size, and I think a pretty good balance of 'quiet' and 'lively'. The beaches are very walkable from the town (ten minutes max), but there is no 'promenade'. There are two beaches, both are good for kids and surfing, and there is an tidal swimming pool which is good when the tide is too low to swim (DO NOT SWIM WHEN THE RED FLAG IS FLYING YOU WILL DROWN).
There's quite a lot of s-c accommodation in the town itself, ie, you wouldn't need a car once you are there, but even more if you have a car. Plus you can then get to other nearby beaches as well.
Whether it would keep teens amused depends really on whether they like surfing/sea bathing. There is some nightlife, but not huge amounts (nothing, thank god, to compare to Newquay). There are also quite a lot of outfits there that run not just surfing lessons, but also things like canoing and coasteering, biking, that sort of thing.
If they like clothes shopping, there are some not bad 'youff' shops there stuffed with O'Neil, Rip Curl, etc etc etc.
Note, there is no cinema - the nearest one is inland a few miles away, and needs a car.
Julie.
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