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The Old Post Office, Tintagel
Tintagel. Photo: Dave_S., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tintagel

Surf town · UK

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Beds: 36 places

36 places to stay within 2 km, 3 of them campsites.

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 36 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 22 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Black Rock · about 35 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay

    42

  • The strangles · about 20 min by car · stays in Boscastle

    42

  • Wanson Mouth · about 35 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay

    42

  • Pengold · about 15 min by car · stays in Boscastle

    41

  • Rusey beach - Pengold · about 20 min by car · stays in Boscastle

    39

  • Widemouth Bay · about 35 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay

    39

  • Stinky Bay · about 30 min by car · stays in New Polzeath

    38

  • Death Bay · about 30 min by car · stays in Padstow

    37
All 22 surf spots

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 Tintagel.

Places to eat

5 near Tintagel

Places to eat near Tintagel

  • Crossbow cafe & grillBritish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
  • The Olive GardenItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
  • VegaVegetarian · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Apr 2026
  • The Big FishFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
  • Tintagel Brewery Cafe & Bistro0.6 km from the centre

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

Map

the town and every place near it

Tintagel on Google Maps

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 Tintagel.

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Photos of Tintagel

Tintagel , Fore Street
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fore Street, Tintagel
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tintagel Old Post Office
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tintagel

where it is, what is near

Tintagel is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

From Tintagel you can reach 22 surf spots.

The nearest is Barras Nose, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre.

Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 30 km away.

In Cornwall · England · United Kingdom

  • 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 30 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT), 95 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 128 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).