Cornwall, England

St Ives

An old pilchard port turned art colony, St Ives crams four beaches, a Tate gallery and a maze of whitewashed lanes onto one bright peninsula.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~10h 50m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportLand's End, Cornwall (LEQ)

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About this place

Porthmeor has the surf and the sunsets; Porthminster the calm water and the palm trees. The light really is different here — painters have been saying so for a century. Come in June or September, when the alleys breathe again.

Featured in Ten lovely beach towns for lazy harbourside evenings

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 10°C in January to 20°C in August. Driest in April and June; wettest in December, with rain on about 17 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 17°C, coolest at 10°C.

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August20° · rain 11 days · sea 17°Mild with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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