St. Ives
Surf town · UK
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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: 29 surf spots
Surf · this week
cot valley reef · 29 min by car · stays in St Just
17 out of 100Gwenvor · 28 min by car · stays in St Just
15 out of 100Penhale · 45 min by car · stays in Newquay
14 out of 100Sennen · 29 min by car · stays in Sennen
14 out of 100Chapel Porth · 40 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
13 out of 100Porthtowan · 32 min by car · stays in Porthtowan
13 out of 100Gwithian · 20 min by car
12 out of 100Nanjizal (Mill Bay) · 31 min by car · stays in Mayon
12 out of 100
All 29 surf spots
Perranporth · 38 min by car · stays in Perranporth
12 out of 100Portreath · 28 min by car · stays in Portreath
11 out of 100Trevaunance · 39 min by car · stays in St. Agnes
11 out of 100Porthleven · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven
10 out of 100Porthleven Beach · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven
10 out of 100Peter's point · 21 min by car
9 out of 100Portcew · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven
9 out of 100Portheras · 20 min by car · stays in St Just
9 out of 100Praa Sands · 25 min by car · stays in Praa Sands
8 out of 100Prussia Cove · 26 min by car · stays in Marazion
8 out of 100Cabage patch · 21 min by car · stays in Marazion
7 out of 100Maenporth · 47 min by car · stays in Maenporth
7 out of 100Marazion - pointers · 19 min by car · stays in Marazion
7 out of 100Mousehole Reef · 26 min by car · stays in Mousehole
7 out of 100Newlyn Harbour wall · 21 min by car · stays in Newlyn
7 out of 100Perranuthnoe · 20 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe
7 out of 100Porthcurno · 31 min by car · stays in Porthcurno
7 out of 100Hayle Rivermouth · 22 min by car · stays in Hayle
5 out of 100Breakwater · 1 min by car
3 out of 100Carbis Bay · 13 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay
3 out of 100St. Ives harbour wall. · 5 min by car
3 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 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 29 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.
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