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St Ives in August - yes or no?

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:47

Cant go abroad this summer so I'm thinking of a family break in Cornwall in Aug. I like the look of St Ives. How busy does it get? Is the weather very unreliable? Is there loads for a wide variety of ages?

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ExitPursuedByABare · 09/04/2025 18:57

Weather can be anything you can think of. Will be rammed. I’m getting stressy just thinking about it. Lots of fabulous quieter places. But no guarantee of good weather.

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:55

@steelseries the weather is what worries me.

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:55

@NameWithChange I don't use facebook anymore. I am looking at places with parking, I wouldn't consider it otherwise.

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:53

@ItsNearlyEaster what do you love about it?

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steelseries · 09/04/2025 18:53

I’ve only been a couple of times but both were in Aug. In good weather it’s heaving. Imagine Regent St on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

Weather is unlikely to be cold but otherwise is pretty unreliable. It can rain very heavily (like anywhere in the UK) and then it’s not particularly pleasant being outside.

NameWithChange · 09/04/2025 18:53

You will probs need to book every meal out now. The parking is a problem - you would need to hope for accommodation with parking. It is absolutely beautiful, but if self catering and not got a parking space this brings it’s own problems as main supermarket just outside - you can get a delivery though.

there are St Ives Facebook groups - ask on there for tips

Tekknonan · 09/04/2025 18:53

You'll never see London as rammed as St Ives. London has the roads to cope with the traffic. St Ives doesn't. It's beautiful, but it's hell in high season.

ItsNearlyEaster · 09/04/2025 18:53

We love it. It's busy, but it's fine for a visit if you stay outside of St Ives itself. It wouldn't be a week of tranquility if you stayed in actual St Ives though, because of the hoards of people! Beautiful part of the UK.

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:52

The plan would be to stay very local & not really use the car.

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Idontjetwashthefucker · 09/04/2025 18:52

Nope

UndermyShoeJoe · 09/04/2025 18:51

It’s the roads to go places if you plan on driving places as well not just it being peopley.

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Trumpsgoneloco · 09/04/2025 18:50

I am a Londoner so very used to lots of people.

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UndermyShoeJoe · 09/04/2025 18:49

Don’t do it. Cornwall gets rammed