Tintagel. Photo: Dave_S., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tintagel

Surf town · UK

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Beds: 36 places

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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).

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Spots near here: 44 surf spots

Surf · this week

Constantine · 42 min by car · stays in Padstow
42 out of 100
Constantine beach · 42 min by car · stays in Padstow
42 out of 100
Constantine Point · 42 min by car · stays in Padstow
42 out of 100
Constantine Reef · 42 min by car · stays in Padstow
42 out of 100
Treyarnon · 42 min by car · stays in Treyarnon
42 out of 100
Whaley beach · 43 min by car · stays in Padstow
42 out of 100
Diggorys · 44 min by car · stays in Newquay
41 out of 100
Boobies · 42 min by car · stays in Padstow
40 out of 100

All 44 surf spots

Crooklets · 34 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Duckpool · 39 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Nudies · 42 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Sandymouth · 41 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Stanbury Mouth · 43 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Stowe Cliffs · 41 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Summerleaze · 35 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Upton · 31 min by car · stays in Bude
38 out of 100
Hippa Rock · 43 min by car · stays in Bude
37 out of 100
Mawgan Porth · 47 min by car · stays in Mawgan Porth
37 out of 100
Black Rock · 28 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
36 out of 100
Phillips Point · 31 min by car · stays in Bude
36 out of 100
The strangles · 21 min by car · stays in Boscastle
35 out of 100
Wanson Mouth · 27 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
35 out of 100
Widemouth Bay · 27 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
35 out of 100
Porthcothan · 41 min by car · stays in Padstow
34 out of 100
Stinky Bay · 24 min by car · stays in New Polzeath
34 out of 100
Milbrook · 26 min by car · stays in Poundstock
33 out of 100
Pengold · 19 min by car · stays in Boscastle
33 out of 100
Death Bay · 27 min by car · stays in Padstow
32 out of 100
Polzeath · 26 min by car · stays in Polzeath
32 out of 100
Foxhole · 28 min by car · stays in Poundstock
31 out of 100
Rusey beach - Pengold · 19 min by car · stays in Boscastle
31 out of 100
Crackington Haven · 23 min by car · stays in Crackington Haven
28 out of 100
Trebarwith Strand · 7 min by car · stays in Trebarwith Strand
27 out of 100
Tregardock beach · 12 min by car · stays in Treligga
24 out of 100
Devils Palace Near Grower Rock · 8 min by car
22 out of 100
Barrets Zawn · 14 min by car · stays in Port Isaac
21 out of 100
Tremoutha Haven (Unmaxibles) · 22 min by car · stays in Boscastle
21 out of 100
Barras Nose · 2 min by car
19 out of 100
Gullies - Tintagel · 6 min by car
19 out of 100
Bossiney haven · 5 min by car
16 out of 100
Lundy Bay · 22 min by car · stays in New Polzeath
10 out of 100
Daymer Bay · 28 min by car · stays in Padstow · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Harlyn Bay · 40 min by car · stays in Harlyn · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Mother Ivey's (spot M) · 44 min by car · stays in Padstow · 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 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

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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 30 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 44 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 Mon 2 Nov, 21:16 UTC. 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).