With the sun rolling high in the sapphire sky, we popped down to St. Ives to enjoy the perfect weather.
Yes, there was a Lion King quote in there somewhere.
I think the last time I’d been to St. Ives was nearly 5 years ago for a school art trip to the Tate gallery. I’ve been wanting to revisit for ages, and the Easter bank holiday seemed like the ideal time to go before the tourists come down for Summer.
I hadn’t anticipated that the Easter bank holiday would in fact be one of the busiest times of the year, with many families enjoying a week long holiday in Cornwall to celebrate.
It was therefore bustling around the town and harbour areas, and there were plenty of people enjoying the beautiful calm waters of the weekend. I quickly regretted not bringing a bikini, or at least some form of summery clothing; the sea was so inviting!
We walked through the quieter, cobbled backstreets of the iconic Cornish town to Porthmeor beach by the Tate Gallery. I have never been to this beach before, and have only ever glimpsed it from the windows of the Tate, but I wish I’d have known it was so perfect!
This is now one of my top 5 beaches in Cornwall. You cannot beat these gorgeous white sands!
After exploring the town some more, we decided to stop for some late lunch/early dinner (Linner? Dunch?). I’d heard good things about the Hub in St. Ives, so we headed there and managed to get a balcony seat!
This was our view while we ate. It felt amazing being able to watch the tide come in and turn the beach into a harbour again.
I ordered the Boston Roll (‘slow smoked pulled pork, apple slaw, salad, mayo, BBQ sauce, with slaw, pickles & handcut fries’) and the homemade lemonade. Let me tell you now that pulled pork and homemade lemonade are both my favourite things ever, so this meal was off to a great start!
To be honest, their whole menu is mouthwatering, and I’m so glad to know that there are several other Hubs/Hubboxes dotted around, including one in Truro where One Eyed Cat used to be.
The food arrived and I was certainly not disappointed. There was probably enough pork in my roll to feed a family of four, and even though every mouthful felt like heaven, I failed to finish it all, and I didn’t get very far on the chips either. Shame on me.
But look at the size of it!
Also, let’s just take a moment to appreciate their ‘apple slaw’. It may be one of the best things I’ve ever tasted, and I don’t even like coleslaw normally! All I’m saying is, if you’re a huge pulled pork fan like I am, you can’t miss out on this beast.
PS. It’s infinitely better than the pulled pork burger from Wetherspoon.
Our afternoon in St. Ives was a success, and I definitely felt like I’d given my eyes and belly a true feast. It was tough walking back up the ridiculously steep hill to the car, but it was worth it to see that incredible view again.
Looks so beautiful!
It really is! Can’t believe it had been so long since I’d been there x
That looks great (I speak about both the beach and the burger!)
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Céline from Larry & Co.
Haha both were amazing! X
Yum! Pulled pork is the best thing ever looks amazing! I just want to come to Cornwall haha
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Yes it is! My favourite :P
You should! It’s so beautiful here :) x
LOVE the hub :D It’s one of our regular St.Ives eats :D
There are some wonderful spots down there ^.^ if you ever get a chance, Porth Kidney beach in Lelant is beautiful and untouristy :D It’s the beach that you see from the other side of the Estuary at Hayle :)
one of my best friends run a jazz jam night down there in the Kettle and Wink so we go there quite a lot :D Also, the train park and ride from Lelant is a super duper way to get there and the ride is amaazzzzing. I took some pictures of the lovely train journey on a blog post last summer ^.^ (It’s in the archives somewhere)
See you this summer! :D xxx
Awh that sounds amazing!
I’d always just assumed that beach was Carbis Bay (I never really venture much past Hayle haha), but I live much closer now so must do some exploring this Summer.
N absolutely loves jazz! We may have to do that some time haha I’m sure he’d be keen for that!
Yes, definitely! Let me know when you’re down and we should meet up :) x
I’m so jealous of this vacation. It looks like you had some yummy food while you were there :)
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It was delicious! Highly recommended :) x
I practically lived in St Ives as my best bud lived nearby in Lelant. We would go and play in the amusement park on the beach front and we would play with a couple of boys who would always throw water balloons at us if they saw us and to get from the main street to the harbour front we would have to run through woolworths where we would always stop for popping candy. We should both blog our top 5 beaches in Cornwall for comparison purposes!! Oooh…I am going to add it to my blog ideas list!!
Awh that’s so sweet! :)
And yes that’s a great idea! We could do it as a link-up with a couple of other Cornish bloggers to see which ones come out top overall. I’ll add it to my list too and try to organise something in May perhaps :) x
What a fantastic idea! I will look out for that!
Woah, that burger is huge! Looks like a fun day, love your photos :)
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Thank you! :) It really was ridiculously big; very generous!
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OMG, that burger is massive! How could anyone even finish that? xD Then again, after a really long day at the beach woth lots of activity, I am sure peopel are craving something like this. :) That beach looked lovely and though I am more a forest type of person, I would love to be at that beach once :D
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I have no idea! They were very generous with portions haha :) x
Yay for the Lion King haha. You’d never know that this wasn’t on some sunny Spanish island if you didn’t say so. The weather over here has been fab lately but with how much closer to the equator you are than I, I can only imagine how it’s been down there.
I live it a seaside town too, though the last town in England before you hit Scotland, and it’s been crazy busy with holiday makers aswell!
Lovely photos.
Best wishes, Danielle. xo
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Thank you :)
I know right; it was just the most beautiful day! The weather has been good since, but not that good! It was pretty busy though for April and I can’t imagine what it’ll be like in July & August!
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Awww this is my home town! Glad you had a nice time! It’s nice to find other Cornish bloggers too!
Oh awesome :) You’re very lucky to live there! And yes definitely; now following you on Bloglovin :) x