8 days in St Ives & St Austell Itinerary

St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. Step out of the city life by going to St. Michael's Mount and Carbis Bay Beach. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden and St Martin's Church. Change things up with these side-trips from St Ives: Exeter (St Stephen's & Exeter Cathedral). And it doesn't end there: kick back and relax at Porthminster Beach, tour the pleasant surroundings at Gwithian Beach, trek along Cornwall Coast Path, and admire the masterpieces at Tate St. Ives.

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Sofia, Bulgaria to St Ives is an approximately 11.5-hour combination of flight and train. You can also do a combination of car and train; or do a combination of car and ferry. The time zone difference moving from Eastern European Standard Time (EET) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is minus 2 hours. When traveling from Sofia in June, plan for little chillier days and about the same nights in St Ives: temperatures range from 19°C by day to 13°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 19th (Fri) so you can go by car to St Austell.

St Austell is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, UK. Kick off your visit on the 20th (Sat): learn about all things military at Davidstow Airfield & Cornwall At War Museum, then explore the ancient world of Tintagel Castle, and then take in nature's colorful creations at Lanhydrock House and Garden. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 21st (Sun): examine the collection at Wheal Martyn, then take an in-depth tour of Shipwreck Treasure Museum, and then take in nature's colorful creations at The Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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Traveling by car from St Ives to St Austell takes an hour. Cap off your sightseeing on the 22nd (Mon) early enough to travel back home.