St. Ives Bay

A thoroughly enjoyable day out in the Cornish sunshine.

We visited St Ives Bay on a Tuesday morning in May during a weeklong visit to Cornwall. Rather than driving here, we had been advised to take the park & ride service from St Erth and this was very eff...

Beautiful bay

We all love St Ives and it’s always so much hotter and sunnier than anywhere. We got there quite early and had a good wander around all the side streets. The water was crystal clear and we sat right o...

Magical day out

Fantastic day out. We went by train from Penzance (lovely views of the Hayle Estuary). We had coffe at a hotel called Pedn Olva which had views of the water swirling on the rocks below us. We went on...

Local businesses

There are few local owners of businesses in this place. That is alarming. The corporate houses' Cafe is a turn off for us.

Quick stop

Last minute decision to check out before going to our next stop. We tried park and ride at St Erth train station. Just 10 minutes train ride to St Ives. A good decision to take the train otherwise wil...