Coastal Walk from St Ives to Carbis Bay

From the harbour of St Ives take the coast path past the Lifeboat Station through the "Warren" area of St Ives, you arrive at the wonderful Porthminster Beach. You may be tempted to stop off for lunch at the famous and well regarded Porthminster Cafe. The terminus station of the St Ives Branch line is just above the beach but this walk to Carbis Bay is one to to enjoy at your leisure.

The path runs alongside the Porthminster beach and climbs up to the Trelhoyan area of St Ives, along Hain Walk you will come across the Huer's lookout, where you can take time out to recall the history of St Ives. It was here that the pilchard shoals were spotted and their location passed to the many fishing boats in St Ives Bay. 

Edward Hain was a famous local of the mid 19th century who organised the  fishing fleets of St Ives to make this a prosperous industry in the area.  In addition,  the many and varied sailing vessels carried copper ore from the local mines to the smelters in Wales, brought in supplies of coal, wood and slate and exported casks of local-caught cured pilchards to Italy.

You can then walk on to the unspoilt Porthminster Point  which has glorious views across to Carbis Bay Beach, back to the main coastal path you will follow the leafy glades down to the bridge crossing the railway line. Crossing this you descend to the delightful Carbis Bay beach.  The Carbis Bay Hotel is positioned right on the beach-front and serves a wonderful cream tea, a just reward for this delightful 20 to 30 minute stroll.

For the more adventurous, continue this walk over Hawkes Point to Porthkidney Sands and Hayle, if not you could catch the train back to St Ives from Carbis Bay Station.

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