Local activities

In St Ives and the surrounding area there are wide variety of different activites-something for everyone. Surfing, swimming, walking, bird watching, golf, sailing, horse-riding, wind-surfing, mountain biking, painting, and eating out in a wide variety of outstanding restaurants (early booking recommended) The Tate Gallery and lots of small galleries. The Eden project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, St Michaels Mount are all near-by attractions. Gill Charlton in her article in the Telegraph puts into words our thoughts about what a special place St Ives is.

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• The Barbara Hepworth Museum
• Bird Watching
• Canoeing 
• Cinema-St Ives
• Coasteering
• Cycling in Cornwall-hire and local routes
• Gardens in Cornwall
• Geevor Tin Mine
• Golf
• Flambards 
• The Eden Project
• Minnack Theatre
• St Michaels Mount
• The National Trust in Cornwall
• Painting Courses in St Ives
• Painting Courses in St Ives-with Doris Lindemann
• The Tate Gallery
• St Ives Leisure Centre
• Sailing Schools and Watersports
• Surfing Academy
• Walking