Porthleven
Surf and climbing town · UK
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Beds: 23 places
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23 places to stay within 2 km, 2 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 23 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 48 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Tolcarne, The Wedge · 48 min by car · stays in Newquay
26 out of 100Kennack Sands · 21 min by car · stays in Kuggar
16 out of 100Breakwater · 34 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCabage patch · 15 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCaerhays · 53 min by car · stays in Gorran Churchtown · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · 27 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreChapel Porth · 40 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
–, no scorecot valley reef · 37 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 47 surf spots
Crantock · 48 min by car · stays in Crantock · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDiggorys · 1h by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFistral · 50 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGreat Western · 48 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGwenvor · 33 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGwithian · 22 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGyllyngvase · 29 min by car · stays in Falmouth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · 28 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKynance Cove · 27 min by car · stays in Lizard · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLusty Glaze · 49 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMaenporth · 30 min by car · stays in Maenporth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMarazion - pointers · 17 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMawgan Porth · 56 min by car · stays in Mawgan Porth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNanjizal (Mill Bay) · 36 min by car · stays in Mayon · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNewlyn Harbour wall · 27 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for beginners
–, no scorePenhale · 45 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scorePentewan · 54 min by car · stays in Pentewan · Not for beginners
–, no scorePerranporth · 38 min by car · stays in Perranporth · Not for beginners
–, no scorePerranuthnoe · 14 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe · Not for beginners
–, no scorePeter's point · 26 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortcew · 11 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorth · 49 min by car · stays in Porth · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthcurno · 36 min by car · stays in Porthcurno · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortheras · 33 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven · 1 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven Beach · 1 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthtowan · 32 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortreath · 29 min by car · stays in Portreath · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraa Sands · 10 min by car · stays in Praa Sands · Not for beginners
–, no scorePrussia Cove · 16 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSennen · 34 min by car · stays in Sennen · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · 31 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Cribber · 51 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTowan · 49 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTrevaunance · 39 min by car · stays in St. Agnes · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWatergate · 53 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWatergate Bay · 53 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWhipsiderry · 50 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreZorbas Reef · 51 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no score
Climbing · this week
Bashers Harbour · 4.2 km · stays here
74 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 Porthleven.
Places to eat
6 near Porthleven
Places to eat near Porthleven
- AmelieSeafood · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
- Catch Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
- Go NautiPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- Rick Stein, PorthlevenSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Rolands Happy PlaiceFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Square At PorthlevenSeafood · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Aug 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 Porthleven
where it is, what is near
Porthleven is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
From Porthleven you can reach 47 surf spots and 1 climbing area.
The nearest is Porthleven Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 46 km away.
In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom
- 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 46 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 153 km, Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 193 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).