Porth. Photo: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Porth

Surf town · UK

Score a trip to Porth

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Beds: 108 places

108 places to stay within 2 km, 7 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 108 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 67 surf spots

Surf · this week

Constantine · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
45 out of 100
Constantine beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
45 out of 100
Constantine Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
45 out of 100
Diggorys · about 15 min by car · stays in Newquay
44 out of 100
Boobies · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
43 out of 100
Constantine Reef · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
43 out of 100
Mawgan Porth · about 10 min by car · stays in Mawgan Porth
43 out of 100
The strangles · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle
43 out of 100

All 67 surf spots

Treyarnon · about 25 min by car · stays in Treyarnon
43 out of 100
Whaley beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow
43 out of 100
Chapel Porth · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
42 out of 100
Penhale · about 15 min by car · stays in Newquay
41 out of 100
Porthleven Beach · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Porthleven
41 out of 100
Pengold · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle
40 out of 100
Portcew · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Porthleven
40 out of 100
Praa Sands · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Praa Sands
40 out of 100
Porthcothan · about 20 min by car · stays in Padstow
39 out of 100
Rusey beach - Pengold · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle
39 out of 100
Watergate · about 10 min by car · stays in Newquay
39 out of 100
Watergate Bay · about 10 min by car · stays in Newquay
39 out of 100
Porthtowan · about 40 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
38 out of 100
Gwithian · about 1h by car · stays in St. Ives
37 out of 100
Portreath · about 45 min by car · stays in Portreath
35 out of 100
Perranporth · about 20 min by car · stays in Perranporth
34 out of 100
Crackington Haven · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Crackington Haven
33 out of 100
The Cribber · about 10 min by car · stays in Newquay
33 out of 100
Trebarwith Strand · about 1h by car · stays in Trebarwith Strand
33 out of 100
Trevaunance · about 30 min by car · stays in St. Agnes
33 out of 100
Fistral · about 10 min by car · stays in Newquay
31 out of 100
Porth · about 5 min by car
29 out of 100
Whipsiderry · about 5 min by car · stays in Newquay
29 out of 100
Zorbas Reef · about 10 min by car · stays in Newquay
29 out of 100
Kennack Sands · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Kuggar
28 out of 100
Tremoutha Haven (Unmaxibles) · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Boscastle
28 out of 100
Peter's point · about 1h by car · stays in St. Ives
27 out of 100
Barrets Zawn · about 50 min by car · stays in Port Isaac
26 out of 100
Crantock · about 10 min by car · stays in Crantock
26 out of 100
Perranuthnoe · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Perranuthnoe
26 out of 100
Tolcarne, The Wedge · about 5 min by car · stays in Newquay
26 out of 100
Tregardock beach · about 55 min by car · stays in Treligga
26 out of 100
Devils Palace Near Grower Rock · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Tintagel
25 out of 100
Barras Nose · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Tintagel
24 out of 100
Lusty Glaze · about 5 min by car · stays in Newquay
24 out of 100
Cabage patch · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Marazion
23 out of 100
Gullies - Tintagel · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Tintagel
22 out of 100
Bossiney haven · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Tintagel
20 out of 100
Great Western · about 5 min by car · stays in Newquay
19 out of 100
Gyllyngvase · about 55 min by car · stays in Falmouth
19 out of 100
Maenporth · about 1h by car · stays in Maenporth
18 out of 100
Trevone · about 30 min by car · stays in Trevone
16 out of 100
Towan · about 5 min by car · stays in Newquay
15 out of 100
Caerhays · about 45 min by car · stays in Gorran Churchtown
11 out of 100
Downderry Schoolhouse · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Looe
11 out of 100
Lundy Bay · about 40 min by car · stays in New Polzeath
11 out of 100
Pentewan · about 45 min by car · stays in Pentewan
11 out of 100
Seaton · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Looe
10 out of 100
Breakwater · about 1h 10m by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Carbis Bay · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Harlyn Bay · about 25 min by car · stays in Harlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Hayle Rivermouth · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Hayle · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Looe · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Looe · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Marazion - pointers · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Mother Ivey's (spot M) · about 25 min by car · stays in Padstow · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Newlyn Harbour wall · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Porthleven · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Prussia Cove · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no score
St. Ives harbour wall. · about 1h 10m by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for intermediates
–, no score

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 Porth.

Places to eat

6 near Porth

Places to eat near Porth

Beaucliffes RestaurantBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
Jaspers KitchenPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Eastern Cuisine RestaurantChinese · 0.6 km from the centre
The Pickled ChefSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Zaman'sIndian · 0.6 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jan 2025
Tallo NewquayItalian · 0.7 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 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

Map

the town and every place near it

Porth 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 50 km from Porth.

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Photos of Porth

Newquay, Porth Beach - 1987 — Photo: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Porth beach — Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Porth Beach, Porth, Newquay — Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Porth

where it is, what is near

Porth is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

From Porth you can reach 67 surf spots.

The nearest is Porth, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre.

Overture lists 108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 5 km away.

In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom

108 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 5 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 121 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 162 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 21:16 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).