St. Ives
Surf town · UK
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Beds: 180 places
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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: 57 surf spots
Surf · this week
Tolcarne, The Wedge · 48 min by car · stays in Newquay
26 out of 100Kennack Sands · 46 min by car · stays in Kuggar
16 out of 100Boobies · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBreakwater · 1 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCabage patch · 21 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCaerhays · 1h by car · stays in Gorran Churchtown · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCarbis Bay · 13 min by car · stays in Carbis Bay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreChapel Porth · 40 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
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All 57 surf spots
Constantine · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreConstantine beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreConstantine Point · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreConstantine Reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scorecot valley reef · 29 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCrantock · 48 min by car · stays in Crantock · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDiggorys · 1h by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFistral · 50 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGreat Western · 48 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGwenvor · 28 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGwithian · 20 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGyllyngvase · 46 min by car · stays in Falmouth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHarlyn Bay · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Harlyn · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHayle Rivermouth · 22 min by car · stays in Hayle · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKynance Cove · 52 min by car · stays in Lizard · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLusty Glaze · 49 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMaenporth · 47 min by car · stays in Maenporth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMarazion - pointers · 19 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMawgan Porth · 56 min by car · stays in Mawgan Porth · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMother Ivey's (spot M) · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMousehole Reef · 26 min by car · stays in Mousehole · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNanjizal (Mill Bay) · 31 min by car · stays in Mayon · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNewlyn Harbour wall · 21 min by car · stays in Newlyn · Not for beginners
–, no scorePenhale · 45 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scorePerranporth · 38 min by car · stays in Perranporth · Not for beginners
–, no scorePerranuthnoe · 20 min by car · stays in Perranuthnoe · Not for beginners
–, no scorePeter's point · 21 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortcew · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorth · 49 min by car · stays in Porth · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthcothan · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthcurno · 31 min by car · stays in Porthcurno · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortheras · 20 min by car · stays in St Just · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthleven Beach · 32 min by car · stays in Porthleven · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorthtowan · 32 min by car · stays in Porthtowan · Not for beginners
–, no scorePortreath · 28 min by car · stays in Portreath · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraa Sands · 25 min by car · stays in Praa Sands · Not for beginners
–, no scorePrussia Cove · 26 min by car · stays in Marazion · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSennen · 29 min by car · stays in Sennen · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSt. Ives harbour wall. · 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Cribber · 51 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTowan · 49 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTrevaunance · 39 min by car · stays in St. Agnes · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTreyarnon · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Treyarnon · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWatergate · 53 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWatergate Bay · 53 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWhaley beach · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Padstow · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWhipsiderry · 50 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
–, no scoreZorbas Reef · 52 min by car · stays in Newquay · Not for beginners
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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 57 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).