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Porthleven. Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Porthleven

Surf and climbing town · UK

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Beds: 23 places

23 places to stay within 2 km, 2 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 23 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 21 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

  • Kennack Sands · about 25 min by car · stays in Kuggar

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  • Breakwater · about 35 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners

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  • Cabage patch · about 20 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners

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  • Carbis Bay · about 30 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for beginners

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  • Gwithian · about 30 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners

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  • Gyllyngvase · about 35 min by car · stays in Falmouth · Not for beginners

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  • Hayle Rivermouth · about 30 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for beginners

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  • Kynance Cove · about 25 min by car · stays in Lizard · Not for beginners

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All 20 surf spots

  • Maenporth · about 30 min by car · stays in Maenporth · Not for beginners

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  • Marazion - pointers · about 25 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners

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  • Newlyn Harbour wall · about 30 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for beginners

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  • Perranuthnoe · about 20 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe · Not for beginners

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  • Peter's point · about 30 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners

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  • Portcew · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

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  • Porthleven · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

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  • Porthleven Beach · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

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  • Portreath · about 35 min by car · stays in Portreath · Not for beginners

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  • Praa Sands · about 10 min by car · stays in Praa Sands · Not for beginners

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  • Prussia Cove · about 15 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners

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  • St. Ives harbour wall. · about 35 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for beginners

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Climbing · this week

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

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

Porthleven on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Porthleven.

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Photos of Porthleven

Slipway, harbour, Porthleven
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The inner harbour, Porthleven
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Smoke house Porthleven
Photo: sue hogben, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Porthleven

where it is, what is near

Porthleven is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

From Porthleven you can reach 20 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).