West Cornwall

St Ives

Harbour light, white sand and a working artists' town

St Ives is the clearest light in Cornwall and the town has built a century of painting, making and cooking around it. The harbour still works, the beaches still empty out at low tide, and the lanes behind the wharf are full of small independent kitchens, galleries and studios.

Our picks here run from harbour cafés and bakeries to wellbeing spaces along the bay, plus the coast path stretch out towards Zennor and the dunes at Hayle and Gwithian.

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In and around St Ives

Personally introduced, recommended by a member, or part of CABI. Covering St Ives, Carbis Bay, Lelant, Hayle, Gwithian, Zennor.

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Points of interest

What to do near St Ives

Porthmeor and Porthgwidden

Two very different beaches within ten minutes of the harbour, one Atlantic facing, one sheltered.

Tate St Ives and Barbara Hepworth Museum

The reason the town's creative reputation still holds true.

St Ives to Zennor coast path

The wildest walkable stretch in West Cornwall, best done one way with a lift back.

Godrevy and the Hayle estuary

Lighthouse views, seals below the headland and huge skies over the dunes.

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