Beaches in and around St Ives

St Ives' only beach that faces open Atlantic swell, with Tate St Ives standing right above it.

The smallest and most sheltered of St Ives' beaches, tucked into a sun-trap cove near the Island.

A working fishing harbour where the sand reappears — and the boats settle onto it — every low tide.

The St Ives branch line runs right along the top of this beach — you can watch trains pass from the sand.

The beach where world leaders gathered for the 2021 G7 summit, small enough to have its own railway halt right above the sand.

Secret low-tide cove offering complete seclusion beneath St Ives cliffs