Godrevy Lighthouse, on its island just off shore and guarding the reef at the eastern extremity of St Ives Bay, was the inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s book “To The Lighthouse”.

The wide expanse of Gwithian beach links to Hayle’s three miles of golden sand. Walk, surf, fly a kite or just bury your toes in the soft clean sand on the shore of St Ives Bay, one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World.