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Carbis Bay Beach, St Ives

4.5
#3 of 16 in Outdoors in St Ives
Beach · Nature / Park
Walk along the sandy shores of Carbis Bay Beach, a bay that boasts a 1.6 km (1 mi) beach with spectacular views as well as recreational activities and accommodations. Try your hand at bodyboarding or have a relaxing meal at one of the many bayside eateries. Although the adjacent hotel owns the beach, you can enjoy it for the day free of charge. Explore the coastal footpath or take the train from nearby St. Ives to avoid paying the hotel’s parking fee. Plan your visit to Carbis Bay Beach and a wealth of other attractions, well-known and undiscovered, using our St Ives holiday app.
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  • By mozHillingdon
    Boycott this hotel , what the owners have sanctioned here is nothing short of environmental destruction . I have been coming to the Carbis Bay Area for years to holiday but this area has now been...  more »
  • By lancedyer7
    Sadly Carbis Bay is being ruined as the Carbis Bay Hotel has expanded right up to the beach and is now destroying the clipptop in preparation to host the "green" G7 conference.  more »
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  • By Aaron Chan
    Clear waters, clean beaches, white sand, what more could one ask for
  • By Karl Chambers
    Very nice but difficult to get food without a long wait...
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