Porthtowan
Surf town · UK
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Beds: 18 places
18 places to stay within 2 km, 1 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 18 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 21 surf spots
Surf · this week
Chapel Porth · about 5 min by car
43 out of 100Penhale · about 25 min by car · stays in Newquay
40 out of 100Porthtowan · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100Gwithian · about 25 min by car · stays in St. Ives
37 out of 100Perranporth · about 20 min by car · stays in Perranporth
35 out of 100Portreath · about 10 min by car · stays in Portreath
35 out of 100The Cribber · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
34 out of 100Fistral · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
33 out of 100
All 21 surf spots
Trevaunance · about 10 min by car · stays in St. Agnes
33 out of 100Zorbas Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Newquay
28 out of 100Crantock · about 30 min by car · stays in Crantock
26 out of 100Peter's point · about 25 min by car · stays in St. Ives
26 out of 100Tolcarne, The Wedge · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
25 out of 100Lusty Glaze · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
23 out of 100Gyllyngvase · about 35 min by car · stays in Falmouth
19 out of 100Great Western · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
18 out of 100Towan · about 35 min by car · stays in Newquay
13 out of 100Breakwater · about 35 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · about 35 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · about 30 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · about 35 min 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 Porthtowan.
Places to eat
2 near Porthtowan
Places to eat near Porthtowan
- Flour Power Pizza ParlourPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Wilder Allotment Kitchen1.0 km from the centre
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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 20 km from Porthtowan.
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About Porthtowan
where it is, what is near
Porthtowan is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
From Porthtowan you can reach 21 surf spots.
The nearest is Porthtowan, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre.
Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 24 km away.
In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom
- 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 24 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 138 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 182 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.
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