Padstow. Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Padstow

Surf and sailing town · UK

Score a trip to Padstow

Surf and sailing, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search

Beds: 86 places

86 places to stay within 2 km, 8 of them campsites.

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 86 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 35 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

Constantine · 9 min by car
42 out of 100
Constantine beach · 9 min by car
42 out of 100
Constantine Point · 9 min by car
42 out of 100
Constantine Reef · 10 min by car
40 out of 100
Diggorys · 11 min by car · stays in Newquay
40 out of 100
Treyarnon · 9 min by car · stays in Treyarnon
40 out of 100
Whaley beach · 10 min by car
40 out of 100
Boobies · 9 min by car
39 out of 100

All 34 surf spots

Mawgan Porth · 15 min by car · stays in Mawgan Porth
36 out of 100
Penhale · 34 min by car · stays in Newquay
36 out of 100
Porthcothan · 9 min by car
35 out of 100
The strangles · 47 min by car · stays in Boscastle
35 out of 100
Death Bay · 28 min by car
32 out of 100
Pengold · 46 min by car · stays in Boscastle
32 out of 100
Rusey beach - Pengold · 46 min by car · stays in Boscastle
32 out of 100
Watergate · 18 min by car · stays in Newquay
31 out of 100
Watergate Bay · 18 min by car · stays in Newquay
31 out of 100
Perranporth · 38 min by car · stays in Perranporth
30 out of 100
Fistral · 31 min by car · stays in Newquay
28 out of 100
The Cribber · 32 min by car · stays in Newquay
28 out of 100
Porth · 23 min by car · stays in Porth
27 out of 100
Whipsiderry · 21 min by car · stays in Newquay
27 out of 100
Zorbas Reef · 33 min by car · stays in Newquay
26 out of 100
Crantock · 33 min by car · stays in Crantock
23 out of 100
Tolcarne, The Wedge · 25 min by car · stays in Newquay
23 out of 100
Lusty Glaze · 26 min by car · stays in Newquay
22 out of 100
Gullies - Tintagel · 41 min by car · stays in Tintagel
20 out of 100
Bossiney haven · 40 min by car · stays in Tintagel
17 out of 100
Great Western · 26 min by car · stays in Newquay
17 out of 100
Trevone · 5 min by car · stays in Trevone
15 out of 100
Towan · 29 min by car · stays in Newquay
13 out of 100
Daymer Bay · 28 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Harlyn Bay · 8 min by car · stays in Harlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Mother Ivey's (spot M) · 12 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no score

Sailing · this week

Camel Sailing & Powerboat Centre · 1 km · stays here
27 out of 100

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 Padstow.

Places to eat

6 near Padstow

Places to eat near Padstow

Cally Oyster Bar & GrillSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Chip AhoyFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
Harbour Kitchen & BarBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
St Petroc's BistroFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Stein's Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
Walkers Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025

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

Map

the town and every place near it

Padstow on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Padstow.

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Photos of Padstow

Harbour entrance, Padstow — Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Padstow Harbour — Photo: Phil Breeze, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Padstow Harbour entrance — Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Padstow

where it is, what is near

Padstow is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

From Padstow you can reach 34 surf spots and 1 sailing spot.

The nearest is Camel Sailing & Powerboat Centre, a sailing spot 1 km from the centre.

Overture lists 86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 12 km away.

In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom

86 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 12 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 110 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 147 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 06:16 UTC. 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).