Carbis Bay Hotel mapboard August 13

Walks on and around the
South West Coast Path
from Carbis Bay Hotel
St Uny Church
Carbis Bay Hotel
Distance - 1¼ miles ( 2 km) One way
Grade - Easy
Estimated Time - 1 hour
(return by train)
Photographer -Paul Macleod
Clodgy
Point
Carbis Bay
Photographer- Ruth Luckhurst
Maps and Leaflets (including Treasure Trails) for all these walks
are available to purchase from Carbis Bay Hotel Reception and
Carbis Bay Beach Shop. Full details can also be downloaded
by zapping on the QR codes with your smart phone!
T
his very gentle stroll travels above the railway line,
with spectacular views over St Ives Bay. Look for
prehistoric field systems, a Celtic saint's medieval
chapel, a fishermen's lookout hut, shipwrecks, railways,
mining and a twentieth-century novelist. The walk travels
on good paths with gentle ascents and descents.
Porthmeor Beach
Photographer - Sarah Harrison
The National Trust is a charity which
owns about 200 miles of the Cornish
coastline. Its aims are to promote the
conservation of this wonderful
landscape whilst enabling people to
enjoy visiting the countryside
in all sorts of ways.
For more information visit:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Land managed by the National Trust.
Lelant
Distance - 2 miles ( 3¼ km) One way
Grade - Moderate
Estimated Time - 1¼ hours
(return by train)
St Ives
Blue Flag beaches
A
short walk alongside the railway line high above St
Ives Bay. Look for rare wildflowers and migratory
birds. Celtic saints are said to have established
chapels while a St Ives mayor set up his own eccentric
tradition at an obelisk along the way. There is little ascent or
descent but the path can be exposed to sea winds.
1 kilometre
Railway stations on the
St Ives Bay line
St Ives
Station
St Ives
Town Trail
Distance - 2 miles ( 3 km)
Grade - Easy
Estimated Time - 1 hour
(excluding rail journey)
A
gentle stroll around the St Ives waterfront and back
through its narrow cobbled streets, taking in features
from its extensive maritime history as well as the
haunts of the artists who made it famous as a cultural
hotspot from the end of the nineteenth century. Just offroute are Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Gallery.
Clodgy
Point
Carbis Bay
Beach
Carbis Bay Hotel
and Apartments
Distance - 3¼ miles ( 5¼ km)
Grade - Moderate
Estimated Time - 2 hours
(excluding rail journey)
Carbis Bay
Station
A
n invigorating walk, starting from St Ives Station. It
passes through granite-cobbled streets and out onto
the South West Coast Path to the open heathland of
Clodgy Point. The route returns through a landscape of
ancient patchwork fields. The path is rough in places, with
some ascent and descent- none of it steep or prolonged.
Produced by the SW Coast Path Team in partnership with
01736 795311
[email protected]
www.carbisbayhotel.co.uk
Lelant Station
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St Ives
Photographer- Ruth Luckhurst
Stretching 630 miles from Minehead on the edge of Exmoor
through to the shores of Poole Harbour, the South West Coast Path
is the best way to explore the West Country's stunning coast.
To find out more visit www.southwestcoastpath.com