Hostbnb
Area guides

For travellers

St Ives

St Ives, South West England, United Kingdom

Where St Ives sits, what to see there, and what to book.

Bookable experiences
4
Time zone
Europe/London

St Ives sits in South West England, and this guide is the shape of it: where it is, what it breaks down into, and what there is to do once you are there. There are 4 bookable experiences here in total, with prices, durations and cancellation terms on every card.

United Kingdom › England › South West England › St Ives

Sample itineraries for St Ives

Built from this guide: the sights in the order visitors book them, the areas with a catalogue of their own, and places within day-trip range. A starting shape, not a researched route — check opening hours before you go.

3 days in St Ives

Day trip to Falmouth · Day trip to Cornwall · Day trip to Newquay

  1. 1

    Day 1

    Day trip to Falmouth

    • Early startHead to FalmouthAbout 30 km from St Ives — its own guide has what to see there.
  2. 2

    Day 2

    Day trip to Cornwall

    • Early startHead to CornwallAbout 31 km from St Ives — its own guide has what to see there.
  3. 3

    Day 3

    Day trip to Newquay

    • Early startHead to NewquayAbout 36 km from St Ives — its own guide has what to see there.
Make this plan mine

Plan your trip

Ready to plan St Ives?

Build your own day-by-day plan with our AI guide — real places, maps and photos you can rearrange — or start from one of our editors' researched itineraries.

Build my own plan Explore editor plans

Near St Ives

Other destinations we publish within a few hours of here, closest first.

Falmouth30 kmCornwall31 kmNewquay36 kmPlymouth97 kmDevon149 kmPembrokeshire188 km

What travellers book in St Ives

The experiences Viator ranks highest here, with the price, the duration and the cancellation terms on every card.

Book on Viator

West Cornwall Tour with Poldark Filming Locations

4.7 (15)8h

Explore the hidden Cornwall. Experience the smaller roads and the quieter places in Cornwall as well as seeing the more popular attractions. Our guides will show you firsthand the inner beauty and charm of this magical…

from £900 / personView details
Book on Viator
Free cancellation
Instant confirmation

St Ives Self-Guided Audio Tour: From Fishermen to Fine Art

4.5 (2)1h 15m

Cornwall’s rugged coastline has shaped St Ives for millennia, transforming it from ancient Celtic settlement, to bustling fishing port, to world-renowned artistic center. On this coastal walking tour, you’ll explore the…

from £6.76 / personView details
Book on Viator
Free cancellation

Private Tour of West Cornwall Highly Varied Full Day Experience

5.0 (137)8h

Run by passionate Cornish local tour guides, this experience weaves a magical combination of iconic Cornish landmarks, majestic and expansive beaches and idyllic fishing villages and harbours. But that's not the whole…

from £625 / personView details
Book on Viator
Free cancellation

Private Tour of North Cornwall for Breathtakingly Rugged Coast

5.0 (26)8h 30m

Let your Cornish local tour guide delight you with a highly varied Cornish tour package that is steeped in Cornish history. In this 1 day Cornish tour you will gain a deep insight into Cornish culture and Cornwall’s…

from £625 / personView details

Hostbnb earns a commission when you book through the links on this page. It never changes what you pay, and we only list what Viator can actually sell you today — prices and availability come straight from their catalogue.

All 4 things to do in St Ives

More of United Kingdom

Sights, areas and experiences here were last checked 2026-09-13.

United Kingdom

Staying somewhere that uses Hostbnb?

Your host's guest page answers everything on this page and the ones only they know — instantly, in your language, from a link or a QR code by the door.

See how it works