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
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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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