st ives.... The famous Cornish resort of St Ives is loved by tens of thousands of visitors for its superb sandy beaches, its narrow bustling cobbled streets and courtyards, its glittering turquoise sea and clear air and for its friendly hospitable people.

This Mediterranean-style resort has achieved all-year-round popularity due to its warmer climate, the world famous Tate gallery (www.tate.org.uk/stives), the Barbara Hepworth museum (www.tate.org.uk/stives/hepworth.htm) and some of the finest restaurants to be found in the South West.

Locally, you can enjoy the newly completed gym and indoor swimming pool, or perhaps the coastal path to Zennor. Bird watching can be found at the nearby protected Hayle Estuary, or further afield you can experience the Eden project (www.edenproject.com), the Minack theatre (www.minack.com), St Michael’s Mount or even enjoy a wonderful helicopter ride over to the Isles of Scilly! (www.rosevear.demon.co.uk/travel).