Carbis Bay
Surf town · UK
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Beds: 118 places
118 places to stay within 2 km, 4 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 118 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 21 surf spots
Surf · this week
Breakwater · about 5 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCabage patch · about 20 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreChapel Porth · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
–, no scorecot valley reef · about 35 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGwithian · about 15 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · about 5 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMarazion - pointers · about 15 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
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All 21 surf spots
Mousehole Reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Mousehole · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNewlyn Harbour wall · about 25 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for beginners
–, no scorePerranuthnoe · about 20 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe · Not for beginners
–, no scorePeter's point · about 10 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortcew · about 25 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortheras · about 25 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven · about 30 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthtowan · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortreath · about 25 min by car · stays in Portreath · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraa Sands · about 25 min by car · stays in Praa Sands · Not for beginners
–, no scorePrussia Cove · about 20 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · about 5 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Carbis Bay.
Places to eat
6 near Carbis Bay
Places to eat near Carbis Bay
- Ugly ButterflyBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
- The Bean Inn Vegetarian RestaurantAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
- Romano'sItalian · 0.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
- The Bean InnVegetarian · 0.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
- Becks Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.7 km from the centre
- Porthminster Beach CafeSeafood · 1.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2026
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
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About Carbis Bay
where it is, what is near
Carbis Bay is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
From Carbis Bay you can reach 21 surf spots.
The nearest is Carbis Bay, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 118 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 43 km away.
In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom
- 118 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 43 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 157 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 200 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).