St. Ives
Surf town · UK
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Beds: 180 places
180 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 180 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 21 surf spots
Surf · this week
cot valley reef · about 35 min by car · stays in St Just
47 out of 100Chapel Porth · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
43 out of 100Porthleven Beach · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthleven
43 out of 100Portcew · about 30 min by car · stays in Porthleven
42 out of 100Praa Sands · about 25 min by car · stays in Praa Sands
42 out of 100Porthtowan · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
40 out of 100Gwithian · about 15 min by car
37 out of 100Portreath · about 25 min by car · stays in Portreath
35 out of 100
All 21 surf spots
Mousehole Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Mousehole
27 out of 100Perranuthnoe · about 20 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe
27 out of 100Peter's point · about 10 min by car
26 out of 100Cabage patch · about 20 min by car · stays in Marazion
23 out of 100Portheras · about 25 min by car · stays in St Just
23 out of 100Breakwater · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · about 5 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · about 10 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMarazion - pointers · about 20 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreNewlyn Harbour wall · about 25 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePorthleven · about 35 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePrussia Cove · about 25 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · about 5 min by car · 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 St. Ives.
Places to eat
6 near St. Ives
Places to eat near St. Ives
- ArdorMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
- Caffé PastaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
- Cintra Seafood BarSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Mermaid Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
- One Fish StreetSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Porthminster KitchenSeafood · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2025
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 St. Ives
where it is, what is near
St. Ives is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
From St. Ives you can reach 21 surf spots.
The nearest is Breakwater, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre.
Overture lists 180 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 43 km away.
In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom
- 180 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 43 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 157 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 199 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).