Set over three floors:
Ground floor:
Open-plan kitchen, dining, sitting area
Cloakroom with basin and WC
Utility room
Snug/media room
First floor:
Master bedroom with super-king-size bed, walk-in closet, and ensuite bathroom with freestanding bath, walk-in shower, heated towel rails basin and WC
Bedroom with super king-size bed ((zip/link, can be twin on request)
Bedroom with super king-size bed ((zip/link, can be twin on request)
Second floor:
Bedroom with super-king-size bed, private balcony, and ensuite bathroom with freestanding bath, walk-in shower, heated towel rails basin and WC
Bedroom with super-king-size bed, private balcony, and ensuite bathroom with freestanding bath, walk-in shower, heated towel rails basin and WC
Family bathroom with freestanding bath, walk-in shower, heated towel rails basin and WC
St Ives is one of Cornwall’s prettiest harbour towns with narrow streets, tight-packed cottages nestling around the quayside, the iconic Tate Gallery and world famous Barbara Hepworth Museum, fabulous beaches, superb shops, a thriving community of artists, great pubs and restaurants and much more. Several sea fishing trips also leave from the harbour daily. With its semi-Bohemian lifestyle and romantic air, it’s easy to see why this is Cornwall’s premier holiday resort. With something to offer visitors all year-round including food and music festivals, art and cookery classes, Christmas markets and the legendary new year festivities and fireworks displays.
The surrounding area in Cornwall also has much for the visitor to see and do with abundant wildlife, fabulous seaside, coastal and cliffside walks, the unique cliffside setting of the Minack theatre, the Celtic mysteries of the Land’s End Peninsula and Great Britain’s most southerly ‘Lizard point’, are all within easy reach. Cyclists can choose between the Cornish Way and the First and Last trails, and golfers will love the West Cornwall Golf Club. The nearby Geevor Tin Mine offers a fascinating insight into Cornwall’s mining heritage. A superb destination!
With its sweeping beaches, rugged moorlands, hidden woodlands, and rolling countryside estates, Cornwall is a superb destination if you want to spend some time bird watching on holiday.
One of the best spots is Hayle Estuary Nature Reserve, managed by the RSPB. This rich wetland habitat attracts a variety of birdlife, including teals, wigeons, and goosanders. While winter offers the highest numbers, spring and early summer also bring migrant waders such as oystercatchers, dunlins, and whimbrels to the tidal pools and marshes.
Marazion Marsh, also managed by the RSPB and overlooking the iconic St Michael’s Mount near Penzance, boasts Cornwall’s largest reedbed. It’s a haven for species like chiffchaffs, Cetti’s warblers, little egrets, and grey herons. Bitterns are regularly recorded here, and birds of prey, including sparrowhawks and buzzards, are often spotted too.
For a variety of songbirds and raptors, head to the Rame Peninsula near Cawsand. This beautiful area of tidal creeks, sandy beaches, and peaceful farmland attracts goldcrests, firecrests, warblers, and buntings. You may also glimpse birds of prey such as hobbies, merlins, peregrine falcons, and, if you’re lucky, the rare hen harrier.
At Stithians Lake, a large reservoir, breeding birds like little grebes, coots, and moorhens are common. Waders such as greenshanks, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers can also be seen foraging along the muddy banks.
Not far from St Ives, St Ives Island, actually a headland between Porthmeor and Porthgwidden beaches, is a top spot for seabird watching, especially in autumn. Huge flocks of skuas, terns, gannets, fulmars, and auks pass by, alongside waders like purple sandpipers, whimbrels, and turnstones.
Finally, no trip to Cornwall would be complete without exploring Bodmin Moor. This dramatic granite moorland, scattered with ancient ruins and rich in wildlife, is especially rewarding in spring and summer, when skylarks, stonechats, wheatears, and sedge warblers arrive to breed. In autumn and winter, the moor plays host to thousands of golden plovers, along with snipes and the more elusive jack snipe.
