The St Ives City Guides deal with the questions every trip to this corner of Cornwall raises: where to eat fish that came off the Newlyn boats that same morning, how to leave the car behind and roll in on the little train along the cliffs, which beaches have lifeguards for the children and when the tide lets you walk across to St Michael’s Mount. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place deserves your time, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the St Ives City Guides
- 79 places
- 4 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four St Ives guides
Food guide
19 places
Proper pasties, chips and clotted-cream ice cream, the St Ives beach cafés, fish in Newlyn and Mousehole, and pubs out towards Land’s End and Zennor.
Things to do guide
20 places
The Tate and the town’s art, the harbour, the Island and the surf beaches, St Michael’s Mount, the Minack, Land’s End, mining history and coastal walks.
Family guide
20 places
Lifeguarded beaches and a seawater lido, seals and parrots, a castle you reach across the sea, tin mines and tunnels for wet days, and food children will eat.
Day trips guide
20 places
The town beaches and Carbis Bay by train, the Tin Coast from Zennor to Botallack, Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole, then Porthcurno and Land’s End.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Porthminster Beach Cafe
Porthminster Beach, below the station
Serious seafood cooking in a white house standing right on the sand. The monkfish curry with prawns and mussels has stayed on the menu for years for good reason, so that is the one to order. From the food guide.
Smeaton’s Pier
St Ives harbour
Built in 1770 to shelter the fishing harbour, with a small eight-sided lighthouse and the old fishermen’s chapel where it meets the land. Walk to the tip and turn round: the whole town climbs in layers above the boats. Free. From the things to do guide.
Crowns Mine Engine Houses
Botallack, near St Just
Two engine houses perched on a rock ledge just above the breaking waves, over shafts that once ran out under the seabed; Poldark was filmed here. No ticket needed: walk down from the National Trust car park at the Count House. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in St Ives
Day one: stay in town and go on foot. Walk to the end of Smeaton’s Pier, give the St Ives Museum an hour, climb to the chapel on the Island, watch the surfers at Porthmeor and book dinner at one of the beach cafés. Day two: time it with the tide, cross the causeway to St Michael’s Mount, then swim in the geothermally heated seawater at Jubilee Pool in Penzance and eat seafood in Newlyn. For a rainy or slow day, go underground at Geevor Tin Mine or in the wartime tunnels of PK Porthcurno, and finish by the fire at the Tinners Arms in Zennor.
Questions about the St Ives guides
What do the St Ives City Guides include?
Four guides covering 79 places in St Ives and the rest of west Cornwall: food, things to do, family, and beaches and day trips. Each entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the St Ives guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are connected and it works offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the St Ives guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the St Ives guides cost?
One guide is £4.49, two are £7.99 and the full set of four is £13.99.
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