Just a mile out of St Ives, Carbis Bay Beach is the perfect destination for a relaxing day at the beach. The bay’s lush cliffsides and position on the Atlantic Coast assure tranquil waters, making it the ideal spot for swimming.
Carbis Bay is awash with plants reminiscent of the subtropics, and between the lush green and turquoise waters, a sunny day out on the beach might just have you thinking you were somewhere much further south.
Explore the coast
The Carbis Bay area presents a number of scenic walks from which you can discover both the history and landscape of the area.
Take the South West Coast Path towards St Ives, exploring prehistoric field systems and a Celtic Saint’s medieval chapel along the way. At low tide, the sands stretch right out past Hawkes Point, and a short walk around the cliffs brings you to the vast Porthkidney Sands stretching to the Hayle Estuary and the Lelant dunes
Perfect for swimming
Tucked away into its own corner of St Ives Bay, Carbis Bay enjoys a perfect, natural shelter from the worst of the Atlantic swell, making its waters a tranquil paradise ideal for swimmers of all ages.
The golden beach itself is perfect for soaking up the sun on warm summer days, or constructing elegant castles in the sand. While surfers might wish to look elsewhere for a swell, any with an interest in stand up paddle boarding or kayaking may just find that Carbis Bay ticks every box.
Carbis Bay Beach was the winner of a Blue Flag Award and Seaside Award in 2024, which celebrates the commitment to environment, water quality, and safety of the beach.
The history of Carbis Bay
Formerly known as Barrepta Cove, Carbis Bay was given its current name in 1884 for an inland farmstead recorded under the family name Carbons.
The 1861 census records 103 people living in 23 houses in the area, most of them dependent on mining, working at the nearby Wheal Providence mine.
While more common minerals and metals such as copper and quartz were mined here, Wheal Providence mine is notable for being the locality, or discovery site, of the rare blue mineral connellite.
Today, Carbis Bay has a population of over 3000, and is renowned internationally for the beauty of its beach and landscape.
Did you know? In 2021, Carbis Bay was announced as the location of the 47th annual G7 summit, and would go on to host leaders from some of the world’s wealthiest democracies in June 2021.
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