St Ives
Two galleries: The Mariners & The Crypt showing a diverse selection of contemporary art.
Also a fine selection of unframed original work and cards.
Children’s drawing corner. Free Entrance
10-30am – 5.30pm Mon – Sat. 2.30 – 5.30 on Sundays.
01736 795582
www.stisa.co.uk
A landscape feature of the town is the Island with its ancient St Nicholas Chapel – restored in 1971 and now a unique place where visitors may enjoy the sea views and tranquillity. The light and landscape of the area has attracted artists for years, with the town being home to
artists,
sculptors and potters including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Bernard Leach.
The town itself arcs around the harbour, the heart of the historic fishing community, with the legacy of fishing boats bobbing in the harbour. It is a great place for families to play on the beach and later explore the winding cobbled streets, finding treasures such as the fascinating array of small independent shops, the recently restored Leach Pottery, the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Museum, the St Ives Museum and Tate St Ives.
Year round, St Ives has the power to captivate and enthral. With a busy events calendar, the town is often buzzing with excitement from the Feast Day in February (with the traditional hurling of the silver ball), to May Day celebrations, town processions, home-grown theatre productions, the St Ives September Festival, and the year ending with festive processions and carols at Christmas and the renowned fancy dress New Years Eve celebrations.
Driving at any time of the year in St Ives is not pleasureable so it is recommended to take the Park and Ride to St Ives along the picturesque St Ives Branchline (with parking at Lelant or St Erth).
The train stops at Lelant and Carbis
Bay – another attraction with a stunning beach, local restaurants and hotels, and walks including the coastal path to St Ives and the inland path to the Steeple Woodland
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and the historic Knills Monument that is a feature in the surrounding landscape.
St Ives boasts a wide range of hotels, guest houses and holiday cottages, with a similarly wide range of places to eat – from takeaways, to cafe’s featuring local produce, to fine dining restaurants.
In addition to the beaches, there are local attractions in St Ives, including a recreation ground with children’s play park and skate park, stunning flower displays in the streets throughout the summer, walking the South West Coast Path and visiting the St Ives Leisure Centre with excellent gym, dance and swimming facilities – enjoy a swim in a pool with a picture window overlooking the rooftops of the town and looking out into St Ives Bay. And for those with a love of water, why not enjoy a boat trip around the bay to savour the views of the town and local sea-life. For more information – Tel St Ives Tourist Information Centre on 01736 796297 or visit
www.stives-cornwall.co.uk
Towednack church, not far from St Ives, has a very squat tower. The story goes that it was the devil himself who prevented the tower being taller. Apparently after each day’s work by the medieval stonemasons, the devil came in the night and removed the stones
that they had added that day. In the end they gave up the struggle, and
capped off the tower at the low height you can see today.
Another, unrelated tradition at Towednack is
the annual Cuckoo Feast on April 25th. It all goes back hundreds of years to a man putting a log on his fire, and out flew a cuckoo from a hole in the log. He caught and kept the bird, and apparently resolved to commemorate the event with a cuckoo feast each year.
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