Michael’s guidebook

Michael
Michael’s guidebook

Favourite haunts and recommendations

You will need to book a table in most restaurants throughout the year. We recommend visiting a few places outside St Ives, including some garden and restaurants. There's plenty more to see in Cornwall, and your best bet is to have a look in our file and in the pamphlets, or go to the Tourist Info. desk in the Library.
The food is always good, the staff friendly and helpful, and the setting second to none. BOOK A POD to make it an extra special occasion.
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Porthmeor Beach
Porthmeor Hill
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The food is always good, the staff friendly and helpful, and the setting second to none. BOOK A POD to make it an extra special occasion.
Love this place! Honest, decent food, the friendliest staff in town, and convenient location. Lovely ambience. Mention Carol and MIke at the Keep.
25 recommandé par les habitants
The Loft Restaurant & Terrace
Norway Lane
25 recommandé par les habitants
Love this place! Honest, decent food, the friendliest staff in town, and convenient location. Lovely ambience. Mention Carol and MIke at the Keep.
Book a window table. Lovely, slightly different from the norm, food. Great location on the harbour front.
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Porthminster Kitchen
Wharf Road
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Book a window table. Lovely, slightly different from the norm, food. Great location on the harbour front.
Every Thursday till 2pm in the Guildhall. We like to support local produce suppliers, as and when we can. The Indian counter is fab! And the cakes, pies and so forth are normally excellent. Perfect for a visit when the weather is not great.
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St Ives Farmers Market
The Rope Walk
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Every Thursday till 2pm in the Guildhall. We like to support local produce suppliers, as and when we can. The Indian counter is fab! And the cakes, pies and so forth are normally excellent. Perfect for a visit when the weather is not great.
Great for breakfast and lunch. Friendly ambience. Love the local salt, and the deli selection is very good.
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Porthminster Kitchen
Wharf Road
101 recommandé par les habitants
Great for breakfast and lunch. Friendly ambience. Love the local salt, and the deli selection is very good.
Tucked away in the centre of St Ives, this has been one of our favourites since we moved here ten years ago. Good, honest, generous dishes, wonderful staff and ambience....
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The Cornish Deli
3 Chapel St
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Tucked away in the centre of St Ives, this has been one of our favourites since we moved here ten years ago. Good, honest, generous dishes, wonderful staff and ambience....
Don't miss a performance here. This is a popular venue, and you'll need to book ahead more often than not.
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Kidz R Us
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Don't miss a performance here. This is a popular venue, and you'll need to book ahead more often than not.
Wonderful building, interesting exhibitions, superb views from the front huge windows of Porthmeor Beach, great cafe and bookshop... Combine it with a ticket to Barbara Hepworth's gallery and gardens.
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Tate St. Ives
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Wonderful building, interesting exhibitions, superb views from the front huge windows of Porthmeor Beach, great cafe and bookshop... Combine it with a ticket to Barbara Hepworth's gallery and gardens.
Love love love this place. Enjoy a quiet couple of hours in a peaceful, away from it all location bang in the middle of town. Sounds like a bit of a contradiction, but you'll understand once you are there!
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Musée et jardin de sculptures Barbara Hepworth
Barnoon Hill
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Love love love this place. Enjoy a quiet couple of hours in a peaceful, away from it all location bang in the middle of town. Sounds like a bit of a contradiction, but you'll understand once you are there!
Best coffee in town.
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Yellow Canary
12 Fore St
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Best coffee in town.
Lovely restaurant/bistro. Nice staff, great ambience, and the food is always very good. The car park is small, but there is a public car park next door. Walk into the village after your meal, it's a picturesque delight.
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The Old Coastguard
The Parade
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Lovely restaurant/bistro. Nice staff, great ambience, and the food is always very good. The car park is small, but there is a public car park next door. Walk into the village after your meal, it's a picturesque delight.
One of our favourite haunts outside town. Service can be a bit slow, but the food is worth the wait. We have taken guests there time and time again, and they all love it. Combine lunch with a visit to St Michael's Mount. Or book an evening meal, and then walk down the Promenade as the sunlight fades...
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Ben's Cornish Kitchen
West End
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One of our favourite haunts outside town. Service can be a bit slow, but the food is worth the wait. We have taken guests there time and time again, and they all love it. Combine lunch with a visit to St Michael's Mount. Or book an evening meal, and then walk down the Promenade as the sunlight fades...
Lovely gardens, fabulous little cafe with ample seating, good shop. What more can I say?
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Jardin de Trengwainton
Boscathnoe Lane
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Lovely gardens, fabulous little cafe with ample seating, good shop. What more can I say?
Great place to spend an afternoon. Cafe is excellent, and the new gallery is also worth a visit. Love the little shop inside, and the gorgeous (outside) plants for sale next to the dinkiest garden shed ever.
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Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
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Great place to spend an afternoon. Cafe is excellent, and the new gallery is also worth a visit. Love the little shop inside, and the gorgeous (outside) plants for sale next to the dinkiest garden shed ever.
An absolute must. Try and see a performance her, we've yet to be disappointed. The setting is unique. Try and visit Porthcurno beach next door, as it's simply stunning.
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Le théâtre Minack
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An absolute must. Try and see a performance her, we've yet to be disappointed. The setting is unique. Try and visit Porthcurno beach next door, as it's simply stunning.
Well worth the drive (which takes about an hour or so). Lots to do and see, and good eateries there as well. Ample parking, and if the weather isn't great, you can spend hours in the covered domes.
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Eden Project
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Well worth the drive (which takes about an hour or so). Lots to do and see, and good eateries there as well. Ample parking, and if the weather isn't great, you can spend hours in the covered domes.
GIve Penzance a go! There are lots of interesting streets once you've left the main 'drag', with good little shops and cafes. The Jubilee Pool is lovely, and the walk along the Promenade to Newlyn (and the gallery there) is stunning. Don't miss the Porridge Po in Penzance itself. It can get very busy at lunchtime but it's worth the wait. Chapel St. is where we always head for window-shopping. The temptation to buy a rug or browse the second-hand shops is overwhelming.
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Penzance
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GIve Penzance a go! There are lots of interesting streets once you've left the main 'drag', with good little shops and cafes. The Jubilee Pool is lovely, and the walk along the Promenade to Newlyn (and the gallery there) is stunning. Don't miss the Porridge Po in Penzance itself. It can get very busy at lunchtime but it's worth the wait. Chapel St. is where we always head for window-shopping. The temptation to buy a rug or browse the second-hand shops is overwhelming.
Walk here from the Lighthouse, keeping the sea on your left. It will take about 1 1/2 hours, so take some water and a picnic. The beach is never crowded, and the views are tremendous. The walk there along the coastal path is fairly straightforward, with a few hills on the way. If you don't want to walk back, take the bus from Lelant or the scenic train.
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Porthkidney Beach
Church Road
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Walk here from the Lighthouse, keeping the sea on your left. It will take about 1 1/2 hours, so take some water and a picnic. The beach is never crowded, and the views are tremendous. The walk there along the coastal path is fairly straightforward, with a few hills on the way. If you don't want to walk back, take the bus from Lelant or the scenic train.
Great food, owned by the same brothers who own the Old Coastguard in Mousehole. Lovely ambience, especially when it's cold and their fires are roaring! Good walk down to the sea from this Pub?hotel.
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The Gurnards Head
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Great food, owned by the same brothers who own the Old Coastguard in Mousehole. Lovely ambience, especially when it's cold and their fires are roaring! Good walk down to the sea from this Pub?hotel.
Walk to Zennor (3-4 hours along the rocky coastal path, can be quite arduous, need walking boots), and then treat yourselves to lunch at this gorgeous pub. Great food. Olde worlde. In the summer, eat outside on trestle tables, and dilly dally for as long as you can! Then take the bus back (check the times), walk home through the fieds (an alternative to the coastal walk), or take a cab.
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The Tinner's Arms
67 recommandé par les habitants
Walk to Zennor (3-4 hours along the rocky coastal path, can be quite arduous, need walking boots), and then treat yourselves to lunch at this gorgeous pub. Great food. Olde worlde. In the summer, eat outside on trestle tables, and dilly dally for as long as you can! Then take the bus back (check the times), walk home through the fieds (an alternative to the coastal walk), or take a cab.