The Beach Retreat
Resort
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About
The Beach Retreat is a resort in St Ives. It sits close to Porthminster Beach and Carbis Bay Beach, about 0.8 km from St Ives, about 0.7 km from Porthminster Beach. The area has 4 places to eat, 1 supermarket and 4 public-transport stops within a short walk. The most comfortable time to visit St Ives is generally May to July.
Best for
Car-free stay
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Porthminster Beach0.7 km
- Carbis Bay Beach0.8 km
- Shanty Baba's Lantern Ghost Storywalk1.1 km
- Half Moon Gallery1.1 km
- St. Ives Framing & Gallery1.1 km
- St Ives Archive1.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 4 places to eat🛒 1 supermarket🚌 4 public-transport stops
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Tempest Airstrip — 3.1 km
- Nearest station
- St Ives — 0.8 km
- Nearest beach
- Porthminster Beach — 0.7 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 17.9 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- GBP
- Power
- Type G plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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