Cornwall - St Mawes and St Ives - questions

[Feelingoptimistic]

I need some advice please ! I am going to Cornwall for the first time in July, with 3 year old DD. I am going to be staying for four nights near St Mawes at a family hotel, with a friend and her DC. I then thought that rather than coming back to London I would stay for 2 or 3 days somewhere else in Cornwall. I was thinking of maybe St Ives? Anywhere nice you can recommend for us to stay? (I don't need a cottage, as it's just me and DD, so a hotel or B&B)

thanks !

[Feelingoptimistic]

bump !

If you can suggest anywhere other than St Ives, that would be good too...

[girlandboy]

We're off to Perranporth in July.

It's got the most fabulous beach (3 miles), rockpools to dabble in, and a stream that runs down the beach to the sea. I can't wait!

It's also not far from Newquay which is also good.

I've only been to St.Ives in the pouring rain which does rather colour your opinion of it! Also we had a dreadful meal in a cafe there where the fish dinner was actually served up frozen! Hot on the outside and chilly within.

Enjoy your holiday.

[redflipflops]

www.porthminstercafe.co.uk/

is lovely. haven't stayed in accommodation but you can look on website.

St Ives is lovely - nice beaches etc.... In school holidays it gets very busy tho'

[girlandboy]

Oh, and we went to St.Ives in the January, so perhaps I didn't get the best impression, it being very cold, dark and wet.

[OrmIrian]

St Just is nice. Right down near Lands End and Caper Cornwall. Fowey is beautiful and further north so on the way home.