About St Ives

St Ives, perhaps the most beautiful of the Cornish towns, won the Best UK Seaside Town award from the British Travel Awards recently for 2 years running. The streets are narrow and not good for driving but are always bustling with visitors. It's long been famous as a haunt of artists, with many in residence and is the home of the Tate St Ives, which famously houses many works from Barbara Hepworth who lived and worked here. Historically it was always a fishing town, but more recently the fishing has all but died out and the locals concentrate more on looking after the steady stream of holiday visitors. A recommended 'must visit' while in Cornwall!

Unusual Places to Stay near St Ives centre:

Rocky Close (Unusual Places to Stay) St Ives (0.68 miles)
Boscarne (Unusual Places to Stay) St Ives (0.69 miles)
Kims Cottage (Unusual Places to Stay) Perranuthnoe (5.91 miles)
The Wood Shed (Unusual Places to Stay) Truro (16.50 miles)
Berties Lodge (Unusual Places to Stay) Porth (22.57 miles)
Tolcarne Beach Apartments (Unusual Places to Stay) Porth (22.91 miles)
Penny Cottage - Tof (Unusual Places to Stay) Par (34.34 miles)
River Cottage, Bodmin (Unusual Places to Stay) St Neot (43.16 miles)
The Jamaica Inn (Unusual Places to Stay) St Neot (46.87 miles)
Pentillie Castle And Estate (Unusual Places to Stay) St Mellion (57.07 miles)
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Nearest Beaches:

Porthminster (0.13 miles) Excellent sheltered family beach with all the facilities you could need. The train stops at this beach as well...
St Ives (0.37 miles) St Ive's town beach and consequently close to every facility you could wish for (apart from parking which is like...
Bamaluz (St Ives) (0.43 miles) Small beach inbetween the town beach (harbour) and Porthgwidden. No lifeguards, no dogs but all the facilities of St Ives...
Porthmeor (0.44 miles) The most westerly beach at St Ives and favourite with the surfers. Good facilities here with close proximity for the...

Closest Attractions:

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (0.27 miles) Former home of Barbara Hepworth, now a dedicated museum to the artist and her work. Sculptures in bronze, stone...
Tregenna Castle Gardens (0.35 miles) A stunning 72 acre estate overlooking St Ives Bay. The castle is now run as a hotel, but the gardens...
Tate Gallery St Ives (0.41 miles) International Modern and Contemporary Art...
St Ives Society of Artists (0.41 miles) St Ives has long been a centre for artists and creative souls of all kinds. Drawn by the beauty and...