We visited in a hot Saturday in late July so knew it would be busy but it was grim busy Shops too busy to move, full of overpriced tat, restaurants the same - place was dirty and full or very loud rude tourists Definitely give this one a miss in the summer months read more

One of the nicest fishing harbours in Cornwall. Plenty of places to eat and drink (even during the pandemic). Quaint streets with wonderful shops. Loads of places to buy your real Cornish Pastie. We did and it was delicious. TIP; if driving then parking is a real pain. Most car parks are high up and it's a steep walk down and back again. Try taking the Park and Ride train from St Erth. Reasonable price with fab views from the train. Then a short reasonably flat walk to the harbour. read more

St Ives is a stunning Cornish town in England with amazing beaches, a pretty harbour, loads of restaurants, cafes, shops, pubs, art galleries and amazing scenery. I know the area very well as mm Mum n Dad have a holiday apartment there. Also St Ives is known to be THE PLACE to be on New Years eve for their amazing firework show that is located over the harbour and the fancy dressed themed street party that happens year after year. I happened to be there this time for this and it was such fun and we saw such novel and imaginative and funny costumes that only the English in my opinion could pull off. IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ST IVES - YOU MUST! read more

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I recently visited St Ives for the first time - and it definitely won't be the last. What a brilliant place! I stayed in a cottage overlooking St Ives harbour. Watching the tides lift the boats and drop them back onto the harbour floor each day was amazing. The beach in the harbour is clean and very family friendly. A word of warning for anyone with mobility difficulties - although the walk around the harbour is on the flat most of St Ives is extremely hilly. Boy do I mean extremely hilly! Also, if you intend to drive through St Ives be sure you can judge the width of your vehicle and that you don't mind tourists bouncing off the bonnet! The streets are very small and winding. This provides a fabulous atmosphere when wandering and shopping but makes driving 'interesting'. Parking in St Ives is difficult. there are a number of long stay car parks but they are all up hills and away from the harbour. The shops in St Ives are varied and not the usual run of the mill high street stores. There are loads of craft shops and galleries. Overall St Ives is a great place for families, there are numerous beaches, including the one at the harbour. There are shops and restaurants galore and plenty to keep the family entertained. A great place and a visit is highly recommended read more

very picturesque it is everything you would expect from a quaint little fishing village, cobbled little street wind around a fishing town a good variety of surf shops and clouthing shops restaurants and more. a must to while down the west of England read more

this should be a unesco world heritage site, in fact the whole old town should be!! som eof the best afternoons of my life have been spet shooting the breeze on the harbour watching the world go by. visit now or else!!! read more