Beaches near St Ives

The beach guide has 12 beaches listed in and around the town of St Ives.

1. Lambeth Walk Beach

   
   

   The oddly named Lambeth Walk beach is easily overlooked, despite being almost in the town centre of St Ives. Part of the reason is it doesn't really exist at high tide. At low tide things are different - the beach joins…

2. Porthmeor Beach

   
   

   Porthmeor is arguably St Ives' premier beach and as such one of Cornwall's finest. The beach consists of a long stretch of golden sand overlooked by numerous artists' studios and the Tate Gallery. Porthmeor is also St Ives'…

3. St Ives Harbour Beach

   
   

   The name is a bit of give away here. Part harbour, part beach St Ives harbour beach offers the best of both. A sheltered sandy beach with plenty going on both in the working harbour and the town behind. There is sand here…

4. Porthminster Beach

   
   

   Large sheltered sandy beach with all facilities one would expect on a Blue Flag beach. Much more sheltered than St Ives' other main beach Porthemeor making it ideal for families.

5. Bamaluz Beach

   
   

   The remains of Wheal Dream tin mine overlook this quiet, sandy beach. Situated between the harbour and Porthgwidden beach, Bamaluz often goes un-noticed by the majority of visitors. The beach itself is fairly sheltered from…

6. Porthgwidden Beach

   
   

   Porthgwidden is often overlooked in the St Ives beaches stakes. Smaller than the others it does benefit from being more sheltered. It sits in the lee of the Island which blocks out most of the predominant winds and makes…

7. Clodgy Point Beach

   
   

   The beach here gets its name from the headland that shelters it to the west, Clodgy Point. Despite being seperated from Porthmeor beach by a a few hundred metres it is a completely different world. Golden sand is replaced…

8. Carbis Bay

   
   

   Large sheltered sandy beach suitable for families with plenty of facilities close by. The beach is protected both by it's aspect and the large tree covered cliffs - a rarity on the North Cornish Coast. At lower tides it…

9. Porthkidney Beach

   
   

   Large sandy beach in front of the sand dunes of Lelant. Reasonably sheltered at the western end and usually quiet. At low tide Carbis Bay Beach is accessible by walking around the point. The river is not suitable for swimming…

10. Black Cliff Beach

    
    

    Long sandy beach stretching from Hayle Towans to Mexico Towans, sheltered by cliffs.

11. Hayle Towans Beach

    
    

    This expanse of beach is what makes up most of Hayle's '3 miles of golden sand'. At low tide all the Hayle beaches join up to provide an impressive stretch of sand popular with sand yachts and kite buggies. Despite being…

12. Mexico Towans Beach

    
    

    Part of the long stretch of sandy beaches backed by sand dunes at Hayle.