St Ives Cornwall, beautiful location the bears love it there.
St Ives, one of the most famous resort towns in Cornwall, It combines the great Cornish tradition of a fishing harbour enclosed by a circle of magnificent beaches and backed by a glorious maze of narrow streets and alleyways. Artists have always been attracted to the town because of its 'light' and now it boasts the arrival of the 'Tate Gallery of St Ives' which reinforces its claim of being one of the world's leading art centres.
Directly ahead you can see Godrevy lighthouse, which was built in 1859 to protect shipping from a dangerous reef called the Stones which extends across the bay in the direction of St Ives.
Carbis Bay inherited its name when the Great Western Railway opened its St. Erth - St. Ives branch line in 1877. The valley was known as Carbis Valley and Carbis Water was further up at the main road, so the railway decided upon the name Carbis Bay for their station.There are three wrecks on Carbis Bay Beach which you can see at low tide the wreck in the centre of the beach is the "Cintra" a collier of about 400 tons. The other two are at the far end of the beach, Lelant side, they are the "Vulture" 350 tons and the "Bessie", nearly 300 tons. The boilers of the "Vulture" were an adventure playground for children until they went for scrap in World War Two.
St Ives, one of the most famous resort towns in Cornwall, It combines the great Cornish tradition of a fishing harbour enclosed by a circle of magnificent beaches and backed by a glorious maze of narrow streets and alleyways. Artists have always been attracted to the town because of its 'light' and now it boasts the arrival of the 'Tate Gallery of St Ives' which reinforces its claim of being one of the world's leading art centres.
Directly ahead you can see Godrevy lighthouse, which was built in 1859 to protect shipping from a dangerous reef called the Stones which extends across the bay in the direction of St Ives.
Carbis Bay inherited its name when the Great Western Railway opened its St. Erth - St. Ives branch line in 1877. The valley was known as Carbis Valley and Carbis Water was further up at the main road, so the railway decided upon the name Carbis Bay for their station.There are three wrecks on Carbis Bay Beach which you can see at low tide the wreck in the centre of the beach is the "Cintra" a collier of about 400 tons. The other two are at the far end of the beach, Lelant side, they are the "Vulture" 350 tons and the "Bessie", nearly 300 tons. The boilers of the "Vulture" were an adventure playground for children until they went for scrap in World War Two.
