Visiting St Ives Cornwall



by Dave Smith


Located on the southern end of Cornwall, on the coast, is the beautiful seaside village of St Ives Cornwall. The town holds festivals each year and is a popular resort town. It also has a branch of the Tate museum and a sculpture garden.

There are a few major festivals held there every year, except one which celebrates the Knill monument, and is held once every five years. Another festival is the St. Ives feast, celebrating the founding of St. Ives. There is also a MayDay, which is a popular Cornish tradition that celebrates spring.

The largest and most well known festival is the September Festival. It is the longest running festival in England. It runs for about fifteen days and has celebrations of all kinds, such as books and music and film.

The festival has free music in pubs and the local shops open their galleries to the public to display their art making processes. There is also a five hundred seat theater that holds some of the bigger open concerts. Each year the festival attracts tons of people from all over the globe.

You can get to St. Ives from anywhere in the world. There is a train system, a bus service, and flights that go in to Newquay, and Plymouth. It is accessible from anywhere in England and has lovely beaches and fishing villages to visit. The town is a short distance from many attractions such as Land's End and has some scenic vistas.

It is also close to the world's largest greenhouse in St. Austell, which contains two large conservatories - one with a rainforest, the other containing flowers and fruits from the Mediterranean and Africa. There are also many pottery exhibits and guided tours.




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