
Praa Sands
Surf town · UK
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Beds: 15 places
15 places to stay within 2 km, 3 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 15 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 18 surf spots
Surf · this week
Kynance Cove · about 35 min by car · stays in Lizard
50 out of 100Porthleven Beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Porthleven
43 out of 100Portcew · about 5 min by car · stays in Porthleven
42 out of 100Praa Sands · about 5 min by car
42 out of 100Gwithian · about 25 min by car · stays in St. Ives
37 out of 100Portreath · about 35 min by car · stays in Portreath
35 out of 100Kennack Sands · about 35 min by car · stays in Kuggar
28 out of 100Perranuthnoe · about 10 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe
27 out of 100
All 18 surf spots
Peter's point · about 25 min by car · stays in St. Ives
26 out of 100Cabage patch · about 10 min by car · stays in Marazion
23 out of 100Breakwater · about 25 min by car · stays in St. Ives · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · about 25 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · about 20 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMarazion - pointers · about 15 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreNewlyn Harbour wall · about 20 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePorthleven · about 10 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePrussia Cove · about 5 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · about 25 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 Praa Sands.
Places to eat
2 near Praa Sands
Places to eat near Praa Sands
- StonesreefBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2025
- The WelloeBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jan 2025
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About Praa Sands
where it is, what is near
Praa Sands is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
From Praa Sands you can reach 18 surf spots.
The nearest is Praa Sands, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 46 km away.
In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom
- 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 46 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 156 km, Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 197 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).