St. Ives offers so much in terms of location — well positioned to explore the Land’s End peninsular and other areas of Cornwall. With the North and South coasts only nine miles apart, it is possible to explore very different coastal scenery easily without travelling far.

The coast road from St. Ives to Land’s End and round to Penzance takes in some of the best coastal scenery in Britain including Zennor, Pendeen, Cape Cornwall, Porthcurno, Lamorna Cove and Mousehole. Further afield you’ll find plenty to do in towns such as Truro and Falmouth (National Maritime Museum), Padstow, Rock, St. Mawes, the Helford River and even more coastal scenery and quiet sandy beaches and coves.