Cafe and bar with a stupendous view of the beach. Great tapas, hearty lunches and snacks, comprehensive wine list.
Five of us ate for £77 including three bottles of wine.

www.porthmeor-beach.co.uk/cafe/
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1JZ
01736 793 366
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Though Virginia Woolf set her famous novel in the Hebrides it was inspired by childhood holidays at St Ives Bay in Cornwall
Pure white sand, hidden rock pools, a wooden cafe serving hot chocolate, and that view to the lighthouse - a timeless stream of consciousness

West of Redruth and the A£) take the road to Hayle, just before take the coast road to the village of Gwithians, signs to Godrevy and the National Trust a mile before the village.
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The most spectacular views from any gallery in Great Britain. Northwards from the glazed rotunda over the shimmering sands of Porthmeor beach where über-cool surfers seem to dance on the crashing waves and east across mediterranean blue St Ives Bay to Virginia Woolf’s brilliant white lighthouse at Godrevy. The St Ives school of painters flourished in the mid 20th Century and their life affirming take on modernism reflected the ancient landscape and wild Cornish sea. Afterwards exploring the narrow lanes of the ‘downalong' fishing community of St Ives or walking the coastal path to magical Zennor you will quickly understand why so many creative people have been drawn to this very special place.

Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1TG
+44(0)1736 796226
www.tate.org.uk/stives/
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Cornwall is arguably best off-season, and self-catering accommodation is nicer during the odd rainy day. My top tip is to stay slightly out of the town centre (it’s quieter), and the best I’ve found is Four Shores, a Victorian terraced town house, five minutes' walk from the beach. Or ten minutes if you’ve just eaten your second cream tea of the day. Four Shores is one of the most comfortable and best equipped houses I’ve stayed at. There are two double and three single bedrooms, with more showers and WC’s than you can flap a wet towel at. There are quirky details I love: stained glass doors, window seats for people watching, a store room for surf boards and a cute patio. It’s perfect for families and friends, but there is also the chance off-season for couples to enjoy the property at special rates.

01736 798478, fourshores.co.uk

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This is one of the original fish and chip restaurants in the town. All the people i have spoken to both on holiday and locally, say they are the best they have ever had. The staff are fantastic, it is so clean and the fish and chips are to die for. All this with 10 star views of the harbour, it is a must for anyone visiting St. Ives.

The Kingfisher Fish and Chip Restaurant.
Wharf Road, St. Ives, TR26 1LF
01736 797808

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Both great beaches for beach parties. St Ives is close by and has good butchers and fishmongers for beach barbecues, off licences and supermarkets. Both also have cafe/restaurants and toilets behind the beach.

St Ives cornwall

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Stay almost anywhere in Cornwall, buy a group saver ticket to St Ives. Park and ride to St Ives, changing at St Erth, where you will be treated to spectacular views of Carbis bay and have a wonderful day out at one of Cornwall's prettiest resorts. It's green, cheap and if the shuttle is delayed you can enjoy a cup of coffee at St Erth station buffet.

Any manned railway station on the Plymouth to Penzance line

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Tiny little restaurant with great food and lots of veggie options. Good wine list and pleasant service. How they can produce so much from a miniscule kitchen is miraculous

Saltwater Cafe
Fish Steet
St.Ives

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An old-fashioned pub with no food (you can bring your own in), reasonably priced by St.Ives standards with interesting inmates and great draught Becks.

The Three Ferrets
Chapel Street
St.Ives

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A great little restaurant with fantastic views and great ambience, as well as good food! Less well-known (and less expensive!) than its big brother on Porthminster but up there with it.

Porthgwidden Beach
St.Ives
Cornwall

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Fabulous views around Carbis Bay and going into St Ives.

St Ives or Penzance station

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Lovely bus ride - if a little hair-raising! Great coast walk - much better than driving to Land's End.

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Being a Londoner, I'm spoilt for choice and can visit a different gallery/exhibition every day if I wanted to.

Although the exhibition itself is brilliant in the Tate, the view from the top restaurant is AMAZING.

The sun was beating down and 3 friends and myself sat in front of the huge glass wall looking straight out on to the beach/sea.

Words cannot describe it, it felt we were somewhere in the Med, not England.

Well worth a trip!

Tate, St Ives

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Great food with a north African influence to it, and they serve wine by the jug. Great place to eat if you're travelling alone. Do book in advance though.

St.Andrews Street Bistro
16 St.Andrews Street
St.Ives
TR26 1AH
Tel: 01736 797074

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Wonderful fresh local fish served by a very knowledgeable owner. Best surf and turf I have ever tasted.

Fish Street.

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For fish and chips with a glorious view, head to the beach and this concession in the basement of the wonderful Porthminster Cafe.

Looking out to the bay, on your left is St Ives harbour, while arching round to the right is Hayle Sands and the Godrevy Lighthouse.

The food is delicious: battered fish is light, flaky and golden, chips are crisp yet fluffy in the centre, and all for £4.75. Local fish is used wherever possible.

It's open only during the summer season, but it's worth the wait.

Porthminster Beach, St Ives
Tel: 01736 795352

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