American Couple Reacts: St. Ives, Cornwall! Tropical Paradise, In ENGLAND?! FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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- American Couple Reacts: St. Ives, Cornwall! Tropical Paradise, In ENGLAND?! FIRST TIME REACTION!! We are rarely speechless but for the first couple minutes of this video, we couldn't find words! St. Ives is absolutely GORGEOUS! With beaches reminiscent of the Caribbean, this place absolutely stunned us! We certainly don't think of turquoise waters and white sandy beaches when thinking of the United Kingdom! We are really excited to share this with our American friends and family! Let us know if this video did St. Ives justice. We LOVED it!! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! More Links below...
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We are rarely speechless but for the first couple minutes of this video, we couldn't find words! St. Ives is absolutely GORGEOUS! With beaches reminiscent of the Caribbean, this place absolutely stunned us! We certainly don't think of turquoise waters and white sandy beaches when thinking of the United Kingdom! We are really excited to share this with our American friends and family! Let us know if this video did St. Ives justice. We LOVED it!! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
oh yeah....St Ives, great place to go, but it does get very crowded in peak season and what out for the gulls when you get you fish and chips from the harbour takeaway (some of the best F&C, but buy it and then walk away somewhere to eat it)
This is the problem with the advent of the internet and platforms such as TH-cam, people are now starting to realise what England and the United Kingdom is like as a tourist destination, we have managed to keep our little country a secret for centuries but now it seems the the cat is out of the bag and everybody wants to come here😊 lol oh well I suppose you're all welcome see you when you get here after all we were brought up properly to share with our friends, just like all well brought up children😊
St ives do new years eve spectacularly!! The whole town is fancy dress and it is PACKED and full of atmosphere... it was recently rated the 2nd best place i the UK for new years eve (1st was edinburgh)
St Ives suffered from the same thing that happened in many pretty places in the UK. Rich people from London and other cities bought property to have holidays in, and rent out. This caused a lack of affordable and available housing for people growing up in those areas. Some areas have tried to put restrictions on outsiders buying in if they are not planning to live full time. It's sort of understandable. We would all like a nice place to live, but if your money comes from being a complete "banker" in the city, what do you do?
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I have to say that St Ives is maybe one of my favourite places on the English mainland. I spent a week there in a bed and breakfast place high up on the hill that overlooked the surfing beach (that's Porthmeor beach). BUT, if you liked the look of the sea and the beaches there then you have to look at the Scilly Isles at some time, well worth the ferry from Penzance or the short flight out that goes from a couple of places
The cornwall housing crisis is a situation where a lot of people from outside Cornwall are buying up homes and turning them into holiday homes they rent out to holiday makers at a premium rate. This is happening on a huge scale which leaves local people literally unable to find a home in the area. Young people from the area are particularly finding it very difficult to get on the property ladder as all the affordable homes are now holiday lets.
It is all part of the societal move as part of the 15 minute cities, they are not only cutting cities in major areas up into 15 minute cities, they will soon start removing people from out of the 0
It is intended to re-wild areas, in fact huge swathes of land so that normal people can’t and don’t live there. That is part to 15 minutes city system
Where I lived some landowners were given permission to develope tiny stone terraces that fit into the local architectural vernacular. Almost impossible to get in a National Park. The proviso was they could only rent to locals with priority given certain professions. Rural workers were to be given top priority, teachers and there was another category but I cannot remember it. The rent was also controlled and affordable. I know management costs were covered by a charity. I know My friend was lucky to get one as she did not strictly fall into the category when she was investigated as she had already retired 4 weeks prior. If there is a will there is a way. Only if you vote in people who will do it.
Not just Cornwall it also happened in the Derbyshire Peak District. I think the Local councils are introducing measures to stop it .
@@maxmoore9955 I saw something on the news just yesterday about measurements the government are bringing in to control the buying of homes in holiday hotspots and locals being priced out of an area.
Happening in many areas. Problem is they are all empty in the winter. Nearly ghost towns. Local businesses suffer from this to. I know many councils are talking of doubling the council tax on these holiday homes. Will it help ???
Your appreciation for the UK has actually made quite a number of Brits sit up and take notice of our country! We become so used to it that we have a jaded view of things. It takes other nationalities to bring home to us how beautiful and varied the UK is and how grateful we should be. I don't live in UK anymore, but my heart will always be there, especially in the North.
The ten-minute train journey on the branch line from St Erth to St Ives has to be one of the most spectacular in the UK. The reveal as the line opens out onto the bay is simply breathtaking - and St Ives station is literally just above a beach!
Yes, I agree the landscape as I remember so interesting and colourful. Then you get the sight of the first blue green waters of the coast, wow!
Done that journey lots of times and get excited when you see carbis bay.. beautiful ❤️
Thank you.. would love to do that.
Did that train journey last week. Truly beautiful!
We did that back in 2017 and my eyes were like saucers at the landscape around us.
If you're interested in seeing more around Cornwall, there's also The Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, an open air theatre on the edge of a cliff, which is near Land's End. My family are Cornish and I spent almost every childhood summer in some part of Cornwall. It's a shame that none of them can afford to buy homes in the area due to the housing crisis, but it's still a beautiful part of the country.
Yes, any performances at The Minack are a fabulous experience with the backdrop of the sea. Agree, it's a total shame that the locals can't afford to buy homes there. We stayed at Zennor a few times and walked along the coast to St Ives - stunning walk in sea mist!
The Minack Theatre is incredible, as well as the nearby beach Pedn Vounder ❤
Few people out there know how incredibly varied the landscape of Britain is. It has practically everything. Nice sandy beaches, rocky coasts, big cities, quaint villages, rolling green fields, forests, wild moorland, flatlands, mountains, highlands, beautiful islands. And that's just the land. Added to that is the long history, the varied cultures across different areas of England, Scotland and Wales, the huge variety of accents and even the languages. In such a small country it's pretty amazing.
Forgetting Northern ireland, that has one of the best landmarks in The UK
Visit soon though because the accents are disappearing.
@@IanPritchard not true at all.
@Barry Steven I can vouch for that. I know you meant all of the Island, but I was especially struck by the radically different scenery and how quickly it can change in the West Country. I’ve only been to Cornwall once, but I took the bus from Victoria Station to Penzance at the Western tip, incredible. Just the variety of scenery you encounter traveling across Cornwall from the time you cross the Tamar into the Duchy till you get to the other end is phenomenal. I’ll never forget looking through the windows as we drove into Bodmin Moor on a sunny late afternoon. The bleak barren landscape looked like parts of the Western US. I mean if the Brits ever decided to make a Western in their country, I think Bodmin Moor would fit the bill. Then on to so many beautiful villages with cottages built of that amazing Cornish stone. Brilliant yellow Gorse bushes blooming in the sun, just amazing. And passing seaside towns with stunning bays and coves and mountains descending to the beaches. Words fail me trying to describe the beautiful, mystical charm of Cornwall. You’ll have to go and see it yourself N & D.
@@alexrafe2590 I can only assume you fell asleep on the bus when you went through Devon because it's a lot nicer than Cornwall.
So in places like Cornwall, Devon, the cotswolds and the Lake District, the houses used to be cheap and we’re bought out as second homes or holiday lets, which has driven prices up exponentially, while local incomes are really low. Cornwall is actually one of the most deprived areas of the country, with huge numbers of people either unemployed, on very low incomes or seasonal work, while the property prices are some of the highest in the UK. I was raised in the Jurassic coast in East Devon and we have the same issue. I could never afford to live there! The South Hams in south Devon is somewhere where every other house is well over a million but local people don’t earn that sort of income.
I heard a Cornish Estate Agent on the BBC say 75% of Fowey is holiday homes and therefore empty in winter.
i used to live in the South Hams and when i sold my house there in 2010 it was for 3 times what i'd paid for it a dozen years before.. and most of the ppl coming to view were private landlords . i sold it to a young couple expecting their first child , they were getting help from their parents to buy as well as mortgage from bank.
Gloucestershire here, not a chance of getting a decent property at a reasonable price 😩
Rock is lovely in Cornwall ,also in Devon Salcombe Bigbury Dartmouth where the Queen 1st met the Duke of Edinburgh at Dartmouth college Croyde , Staunton Sands beautiful for surfing &Clovelly a privately owned village going down to a little fishing village.
Yup, my mum lives in Plymouth, and the rent and even the water rates are some of the highest in the UK. That on top of the fact that Cornwall has the worst road and rail infrastructure in England too.
Britain is an Island and has many many beautiful beaches! Why the surprise !
Cornwall at its summer best. I was in Cornwall this March 2023 for a fortnight, and I saw the other side of the coin. Visited the fishing village of Polperro went up on the coast path above tha village, not far very real chance of being blown off. Sat on a sheltered seat and watch huge breakers crashing onto the rocks below and the spray reaching me on the cleft path above. Very yery spectacular, powerful and dangerous
I go to Cornwall every year for the past 38 years. It’s beautiful, but avoid in the 6 weeks Sumer holidays. Go in September when the kids have all gone back to school.
West over the sea from Cornwall.......the last outpost....The Scilly Isles !.....GB at Sea . You will be AMAZED....palm trees, beaches.. gorgeous ! Not what you expect...!......Better....!
Don't let the Scillonians hear you call them that; it's the Isles of Scilly. ;-)
The UK is a relatively small island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel. Our beaches are often windy so that you can feel cold on a hot summer day whilst getting sunburnt.
It's so lovely seeing our country through your eyes. It makes us realise how much we take things for granted. Cornwall is so gorgeous and has hundreds of cute bays, coves and beaches to explore.
If I can be permitted a brief snug moment! I live ten minutes away. Yes - it's hell for half the year, and I'm pleased I don't actually live in the town. Even in summer, however, it's relatively peaceful in the early hours of the morning when all the "emmets" are yet to arrive. Great to wander around as the shops and restaurants get ready to open.
The guy that did the previous video was obviously just filming his vacation. He didn't come far enough west to the Penwith Peninsula. St Ives is close to Lands End. A further 20 miles west across the sea are the Isles of Scilly, which are even more tropical. Worth a reaction.
I'd better tidy the guest room!
“Emmets” are called “grockles” in Devon 😂 and same for me for half the year
@@evar7816 Just had to see if someone mentioned "grockles". 😍
As a London lad I did not get to go to St. Ives until I was 17. A week after I passed my driving test! In 1974. I’ve only been back three or four times, but now I live in the north of England! It’s a much longer drive for us! But I still love Cornwall, the best! you need to go! So enjoy yourself girls when you come over. PS I love your reviews. ❤ ❤
i am 77yrs and lived "all over the world' been here in cornwall 20 years now and it truly is the first place god made!
The UK has some truly stunning coastline. From Cornwall and Devon, all around Wales and up to Scotland. On a nice sunny day, there is nowhere better.
As an Englishman approaching 50, all of my childhood holidays were in Cornwall. My memories were of a place indistinguishable from heaven (when the weather was good - it’s not always sunny!). Returned there in recent years with my half Catalan children, used to overseas holidays and Mediterranean islands and fell in love all over again. I was so worried my memories were nostalgia but it really is so beautiful. My children also loved it and were hardly out of the (cold) water.
Thanks for sharing. You’re so right - London is awesome but if you only visit London in the UK you miss sooo much.
If you only visit London you’ve missed the best bits!
Great storm watching in Cornwall huge waves !
Nice cottage,a log fire and a nice single malt ❤
The reason for the wind is partly that we’re an island so all of our beaches are coastal rather than on any lakes as some are in the US, but also because we’re further north than the US - Cornwall is parallel with northern Newfoundland in Canada - it’s easy to forgot how northerly the UK is. And the further north (or south) you get from the equator the stronger the winds get
Cornwall (or Kernow) also gets the full force of the Atlantic winds. There's a dramatic transition much further east near Weymouth - climb Chesil beach and you'll feel the difference. There's a reason why St Ives points east.
Tourists go to London and not St. Ives because of the journey time. Heathrow to London is 30 minutes on the train, Heathrow to St.Ives is 6 hours on the train or 5 hours in the car.
2nd/holiday homes are a massive issue for the Southwest, out of season coastal towns have a fraction of the people there, no employment or industry and house prices that the locals cannot afford. In the summer though, the tourists bring in the economy - it's love/hate.
St. Ives is amazing though, the north Cornish coast is mind-blowing. You should check out South Devon next, it's worth a visit on the way down.
Another few places within this part of England would be The Scilly Isles (pronounced silly) which are an Archipelago of islands just off the Cornish Coast. Ferries from Penzance (2hrs 45mins) or flights on a helicopter or little Sky bus from Lands End, Penzance, Newquay or Exeter will take you across in a shorter time (between 20 mins to an hour). It was fun to see Debbie's face light up when she saw the ice cream van and then the shop. So glad you can see beyond the lure of London which has it's merits but I know where I would rather be and see and I live in the UK! Hope you get to visit and don't forget to have a Cornish Pasty, Cream Tea and some Cornish Ice Cream a long the way.
I think the housing crisis in Cornwall is the same as up here in the lake District. Rich holiday makers buy a second home to holiday in and it stays empty most of the year. This puts the price up of houses and Locals cannot find or afford a house.
The beach at St Michaels Mount is fabulous. We went in summer and it was fairly empty, wide , open and shallow for quite away. And you get this amazing view of a castle in the middle of sea.
I was lucky getting the tides right for my visit there, I was 8 months pregnant at the time, but this didn’t stop me walking across the beautiful beach to the mount and back, it was well worth it
We used to get an amphibious craft to take us to the castle off season and have a one on one guide. The only real way to see it. Well worth the visit.
that lovely Chrystal clear water, even on a nice sunny day is absolutely freezing.
You can avoid parking issues by using the train that runs all along the coast and ends right in the middle of town. Stunning views from the train.
there is also a bus from the car park to the town center
Its a branch line though meaning you'll need to change at St Erth from the mainline.
I avoided the parking by swimming from Carbis bay. Had a drink and swam back
@@dadcanufixit I was only ever going to the nick for work so a warrant card worked too.
I rate the train journey as the best in the whole UK
Wish they could have shown more of the town but it was still so amazing
Hi Natasha and Debbie, I spent a few days in St Ives last year, it was lovely. My father (when he retired and moved down to Cornwall in the 90s) passed away last April. Following the funeral I left the gathering in his village pub and drove south to the coast, taking myself down to St Ives for a quiet break to contemplate and celebrate his life. It helped to 'send him on his way' as I sat by the sea and toasted his memory with a few drinks, nice food and those views.
St Ives is a beautiful little place, just came back from a week in Cornwall with the kids, stayed a couple of miles away from St Ives in Marazion which is a lovely place, it's where St Michaels Mount is!
St.Ives, Cornwall is now on my list of places to visit in the UK. It looks like an inspirational place to explore. Thanks so much, this really made me smile 😊 ❤
Let's meet there! 😉
St Ives is very nice, but it's busy even out of season. Peak holiday season it is unbearably congested.
You should check out the Duddon Estuary & Valley as well as the beaches around the Millom are of Cumbria, very nice area and not packed full of tourists yet still part of the Lake District National Park
You definitely should, I couldn’t of had a better up bringing in the 80s and 90s growing up it’s definitely gotten busier in the last decade but it’s still an amazing place to stay
Two of my sisters live in Cornwall, and it's beautiful in summer. It gets packed with people and life. However, in winter, it is bleak. All the beautiful views look different when it's raining,stormy and cold. St Ives is loverly but you wont find many local Cornish living there,the housing is very expensive in large parts of the county because of outsiders buying everything up so locals find it hard to afford a home. Lots of very famous and rich people live there, and of course, a large part of Cornwall is owned by the Prince of Wales/Duke of Cornwall Prince William and managed by his Duchy of Cornwall. I also warn you that the Cornish are a VERY! independent people and still consider themselves to be an independent Kingdom like they used to be and are NOT!!! English!!! 😊
There are problems with holiday homes in many places around the coast of England and Wales. People who live in big cities will buy houses for exorbitant prices which put the prices up and locals can't afford to buy, therefore end up leaving.
Cornwall is stunning.
This happens here in the Cotswolds too.
I’ve been there many times. It is a complete tourist trap, but you can see why. It’s packed in the summer so I prefer to visit one of the many other equally pretty beaches in the county. Mousehole is a favourite little fishing village of mine. Cornwall’s coast is stunning when the sun is out.
The Cornwall coastline is stunningly beautiful. The Atlantic side in particular is well known here for surfing. Crazily busy in the summer months however.
She was comparing the grass to Australia, that may explain her coat is she was used to Australian temperatures and "human grilling" beaches.
Another beech to look at, is called Sennen Cove and then, have a look at Mousehole pronounced by the locals mouzole 😉 In the late sixties I lived down there and a cousin had a hotel which I think has been pulled down and is the main car park on the top of the hill! At St.Ives! Now! Mousehole is where the R.N.L.I Lifeboat got lost in a rescue and all the crew lost their lives we used to know them all! It was a very sad and tragic event! R.I.P The crew of the Penlee Lifeboat! 😢
St Ives is very seasonal. A lot of people work on zero hour contracts in the town because the companies can't guarantee hours during the quiet months. They get busy during school holidays, its also a popular honeymoon destination so they get semi decent traffic between April and September. Outside of the pandemic they do well around Christmas and new year as there's a big fancy dress thing that goes on on new years, the town gets closed off to traffic and is just full of people dressed up. They then do a firework display off of the pier. There are videos on TH-cam showing it. People come from all over the world for it.
This video was fantastic, St Ives is fantastic, I’ve been about five times but generally Cornwall is a beautiful place. Thank you ladies ❤️❤️
Our pleasure!
Here in the UK there is 5000 miles of coastline believe it or not. And there are some absolutely fantastic beaches. In the north west of Scotland, the sea is crystal clear, and in mid summer it doesnt go dark until 11pm. One of my best memories is swimming in the sea in Dumfries and Galloway, during June 1988, I was 11, and the se was so warm at 10pm. 😊😊
Scotland is beautiful. The sea is incredible. At Ullapool in the summer it’s great.
That is not right. Around mainland Great Britain the ordinance survey says there are over 11,000 miles. That doesn’t include Northern Ireland, nor does it include all of the islands
Measuring the coastline of a country is one of the pursuits that led to the discovery of fractals; essentially, if you include everything down to grains of sand and mud, the coastline is always infinite.
If we draw straight lines where there are none, or follow the three-mile limit of the 'official' border as on some atlases, or just the smooth sea-defined edge of land uncovered at low-low tide, we get different figures.
I’ve stayed in St Ives on holiday and it’s beautiful. I often stay in Penzance and take the 20 minutes train to St Ives. One of the best rail journeys ever. A view down a beach which looks like it goes on for miles.
Have you looked at Portmeirion in Wales yet? If not, I suggest you put it on your 'to do' list. Also, did you know that Cornwall has its own language? Similar to Welsh, which is why some of the place names can be hard to pronounce properly.
That brought tears to my eyes. Whisked back over 50 years to camping holidays as a child. Carbis bay was our favourite for spending the day on the beach. Wonderful memories of the area.
We have just spent a few days in Whitby. What a wonderful revelation that area was. From the Yorkshire moors to the harbour town, the birthplace of Dracula!
I am lucky enough to visit Cornwall 3 or 4 a year and can confirm the sea is that colour on a sunny day. St.Ives is also the home of a family of seals that come towards the beach or waddle up on to the sands and rocks when quiet. On the other side of the headland is the surfers beach.
I could definitely recommend anywhere in Cornwall and Devon for a beautiful holiday. There is so much to see in Britain, although visiting London is a must, but so much more to be seen. The Cotswolds , the Lake District etc, etc!
I walked the entire south-west coast of England (630 miles) over the last couple of years. It’s stunning the whole way - hundreds of cliffs, coves, beaches, pubs, lighthouses and pretty villages. I feel so privileged to have seen it with my own eyes. Love your videos. Keep posting and come and visit!
St Ives is stunning. Stayed at a campsite on top of the hill and walked along the coast path into the town each day. Easily the best place in Cornwall and highly recommended.
Disagree but understand your view, holiday makers only discover 5% of Cornwall’s beauty because they all flock to the common spots. So much of our homeland remains secretly kept to ourselves 😉
A questionnaire was done with pictures of Scottish beaches and Caribbean beaches, and people could spot the difference. The sun, white sand, and turquoise sea. Plockton, a stunning wee village on the west coast in the Highlands, has palm trees along the front !
I'm English and it would be such a long drive. I'd love to go to the beaches up there. I've seen pictures and they look stunning.
We have palm trees in Essex 😂
Goes nicely with the tanned women lol
@@101steel4 😂😂
Could or couldn't spot the difference?
I remember driving to a place on the west coast of Scotland to deliver some equipment for the firm I worked for back in 1990 and it was the first time I’d ever been that far up into Scotland. I was blown away with the stunning beaches and clear seas. It was almost tropical apart from it being cold. I did however have a 660 mile round trip and about a 14 hour day.
Absolutely loved this video, as a UK citizen I'm quite ashamed that Ive been all over the world so many times to the Caribbean as my favourite beaches are there , but never to Cornwall St Ives!! I really need to go it looks absolutely stunning, the UK is such a beautiful country we are really so lucky 🇬🇧❤️
Caribbean is probably cheaper, as well as the nicer weather 😂
@@chrisnorman1902 Caribbean every time 😉
St Ives really is very pretty. I went there with my mum and dad many long years ago, and I can still remember how bright and wonderful everything looked. It sounds odd, but the quality of the light is exceptional over there. Something which, no doubt, helps to attract painters and sculptors. Incidentally, if you like the look of St Ives, you would probably enjoy visiting Tenby in Pembrokeshire, which is similarly unspoiled and idyllic. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
Been to St Ives on holiday a couple of times. Once while camping nearby, and another time as a day trip - they have dolphin watching boat tours too! Very cute little town and worth a visit for sure!
If you wanted more Cornwall content, might I suggest Tintagel. It's one of my favourite places ever to visit in Cornwall. They have tons of little shops with souvenirs and knick-knacks and gems. They also have huge cornish pasties in one of the shops, and you can see them being made! Besides the village itself, you can get tickets to see Tintagel castle, which is where King Arthur is said to have been conceived and born. There's also a little beach and Merlin's cave down towards the castle, which is where Merlin supposedly lived.
St Ives is a truly beautiful place, like much of Cornwall, and is well known for its art scene, having a branch of the Tate Gallery located there.
All about the light. Wonderful for watercolour paintings
@@johnwelch5132 Pastel shades when the sun is shining bright.
And charges a hefty entrance price to see a load of unknown artists, when it's all free in London.
There are loads of beautiful little villages and beaches etc in Cornwall. Tintagel where King Arthur was, Penzance and St Michaels Mount, Charles Town, the Witchcraft Museum etc. you can get ice cream with Cornish clotted cream on top!
I live on the Isle of Wight and there are gorgeous beaches here. It’s just off the south coast so the weather can be fantastic too.
Agree!! (From Chichester)
Living on the NW coast of Ireland..
I can say that most sandy beaches, especially with a gradual slope out(some have a shelf close to shore), look like that on a sunny day, it's not just "tropical" beaches.
The wind breakers are less for the wind, more for the sand that it carries, no one likes sand in their eyes/mouth/food..
South of england in general gets quite a bit of sun vs the rest too and FYI London gets much less rain than NY or other european cities that are much farther south, there is a rain shadow on the SE of england
Have visited Cornwall many times, especially St. Ives. There are also plenty of little hidden bays and places of interest if you venture off the main roads and just drive the B roads, so much fun! Another great place is the Minack Theatre, definitely worth a look. 🥰
scotland and cornwall have the most beautiful beaches. a lot of them are as beautiful as the beaches in the Caribbean, just without the palm trees.
Fistral Beach in St. Ives is literally a world class beach. It's absolutely divine. Happily, I'm heading back there in May ❤
Fistral Beach is in Newquay not St Ives 😊
@@alansmith72 quite right!
Brilliant video, looks like a beautiful place to go 😊
My friends live in St Ives but mainly in the autumn/winter when the crowds disappear the other half of the year in Portugal. The Tate is a branch of Tate Modern and Tate Britain in London the building you said looked Greek was a gas works converted in the 90's and updated and added to a few years ago. St Ives became popular with artists in the early 20th century attracted by the almost Mediterranean like light. Part of the Tate is Barbara Hepworth's studio and sculpture garden the studio has been left exactly as it was on the day she died
Wind-breakers are more of a custom and not necessarily needed against wind. They're often used as a privacy thing, so the people sitting next you can't see everything you're doing and it also just gives you a little house feel on the big open beach. You can bunch personal items right up next to it and it might make you feel that they're safer and less likely to be stolen. The wind-breaking effect, such as it is, more often than not is used to prevent sand blowing into your picnic food.
Been traveling to the UK since 1985 and almost every time I’ve visited St Ives with friends and family. I love it!
Love watching you two and your reactions to this wonderful country that i'm luckily enough to call home ..... and you have the right idea that Britain isn't just London ..... I'm a Yorkshire lad and proud of it ..... I hope you have a great time when you get here and if you want my advice come up here in the North , Yorkshire , Northumberland , Cumbria, Lancashire and Scotland
I was lucky enough to spend a lot of my childhood summers down near St Ives, absolutely beautiful place but gets very busy! Mousehole nearby is a small fishing village & very cute. I’ve not been yet but the Scilly Isles just off Cornwall look amazing x
Every British beach I've ever been to you can usually hire wind breakers for the day from the beach shop. 😊
This is why you need to look more at the South of England. It's stunningly beautiful plus we have loads of castles because we've been the face of pretty much every invasion over the millenia. We also get lovely weather
Utter nonsense, Northumberland has more castles than any other county in England and some of the longest sandy beaches, granted it is a bit cooler.
@@applecider7307 Weather is shite though. 😢
@@samuelbarrett9403 But the people up north are so much friendlier & helpful😝
@@Glenn036 AGREED to be fair! 🥹😁
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Why is the opening post "utter nonsense"? The south of England absolutely DOES have loads of castles and is stunningly beautiful. It's all true, not nonsense.
I just came back from a holiday to the Isle of Wight. Lovely place and great weather. 👍
The whole of the South-West coastline of England is gorgeous - and it continues to be so all the way up to the southern-most coastline of Wales. There's a reason why we have a whole stretch of the South coast nicknamed the "English Riviera" ... there are even palm trees growing along the front and within the little towns and villages! Gives off a _very_ Caribbean vibe, as you said! It's a bit farther East along the coast, between Dartmouth and Exmouth - so that's another area I would strongly encourage you to visit!
Regarding the coastline yes English Riviera is a good name but the quality of life is pretty shocking really and some places look pretty grim! Most locals are struggling and quite a few places are very run down due to lack of jobs and the rich people from the city buying up all the property … it’s shocking really that the councils have allowed this to happen. Now with the catering Industry and hospitality suffering the atmosphere is slowly changing. All these rich people who have homes down there need to spend some of their money on maintaining the external appearance of the towns in the south west because the locals can’t afford it. This whole part of the country needs a spruce up; houses need painting, gardens need looking after, homelessness needs to be resolved, take away food and restaurant food needs to improve and be more healthy and appealing. Instead of continuing building the HS2 train (which really only will benefit commerce and corporations coming out of London) our old train connections need to be rebuilt to reduce traffic …. car bans need to be set in place in parts of the South West in conjunction with this. How do all these people in high positions get their jobs? The mentality of the rich is to only think about themselves! They need to be investing into areas where they have destroyed local people’s lives.
You can add in Dorset and the Isle of Wight for lovely coastline.
This shows St Ives at it's very best in perfect weather. Just checked the weather records and in summer there's an average 8 or 9 rainy days per month i.e. about a third of the time. Also not very hot. Maximum 71 degrees (July) with an average temperature of 63. I once camped in Cornwall and it rained for the entire week!
I have been here so many times from my children being tiny to adults so many happy memories stunning
The tidal range around the Cornish coast runs between 15 to 30 feet, which means that most harbours are completely dry at low tide, and the boats are left to rest on their keels. In the Bristol Channel and the Severn Estuary, tidal ranges can run as high 40 feet or more. Tidal ranges on much of the US coastline are significantly smaller than this.
Cornwall is my favourite area of the UK. When younger our holiday was normally spent there, each time tried somewhere new, it just didn't have the appeal. My parents ended up retiring there. This video shows just one of the larger towns, so many more beaches, hidden coves and cute fishing ports. It has a special charm.
I am glad you were more impressed with Cornwall this time! On a warm sunny day, it can compete with most places in the world! And no, it's not always windy when it's sunny! I live about 15 miles from St Ives, and was born in Cornwall. Pretty much all of our prettiest places have become very touristy, however, still worth a visit. I would also recommend, Falmouth for independent shops, Tintagel, and The Lizard (the most southerly point in England) for spectacular sea views and cliffs. You can also get to see the Cornish Chough, which is a bird that re-introduced itself fairly recently, a black bird from the crow family, with pure black feathers, red legs and bright red bill. I don't have room in my house, but I do work in a local hotel. 🙂
I'm a St Ives lad but been living in north wales for a few years, you wouldn't believe how many people I recognised lol St Ives is also the best place for new years eve its a right piss up.
Hello from St Ives, It's lovely to see you guys react to the town.
This video does show St Ives at its best, and I can guarantee it is a lovey and welcoming town to visit if you're ever aiming towards Cornwall.
Couple of top tips tho: If driving to the town, NEVER aim to park in the island car park, there will not be a space as everyone's sat-nav will have told them to go there I've lost count of the number of times I've had to start yelling and directing traffic, to get it moving again in the small windy roads at the island. The rugby field or up by the leisure centre will have space, and don't need you to slowly work your way thorough town to get to them.
Second, we have some of the best beaches in the world at our doorstep, and they get packed fast, but we also are surrounded by even more miles of empty golden sands and quiet retreats, if you think the town is busy, a half hour to an hour-long walk will reward you with miles of secluded beaches and a little adventure.
Three, the housing crisis, is. brutal. Please understand if you complain about parking or how much you have paid to stay in town or make a complaint to someone working there, most have had to travel miles into St Ives (public transport is great for day trippers, not commuters.) to then work a minimum wage job, and as a group we have developed a rather brash/mean sense of humour. We want people to enjoy the town and are keen to gossip and give advice, but will rarely suffer fools gladly.
That being said, if you're ever in town. Dydh da my love.
Most of Cornwall and Devon especially the coastal towns and villages are amazing. The only downside is many get crazy busy in the summer months. The narrow roads going to the many places in Cornwall and Devon get very busy so train is the way to go if you can.
We truly have some of the most beautiful beaches in the World considering we are such a small island xx I love my country xx
Ladies, the Cornish Coast is stunning, and St Ives is no exception.
However, if you go a mile or two eastwards around the coast, Cornwall has a gem of a beach called Hayle.
3 miles of beautiful golden sand, the same beautiful stretch of sea, but what Hayle has are these amazing dunes, but also, when the tide goes out, it leaves these awesome pools, which when heated by the sun, you can just lie in, read a book....Bliss!
BTW Lovely Ladies, you shouldn't be too surprised how beautiful the British coastline is, after all, we are an island, with some of the best beaches you'll find anywhere in the world!
Keep up your lovely posts Ladies!
If I recall , Cornwall having such beautiful clear water and white sands is because of a lack of rivers, so they dont get all the muck from dirty rivers and streams washed down into the bay.
Saint Ives is a unique little area, all of Cornwall is beautiful, Saint Ives has this beautiful Hugh. There are lots of art shops where you can go to where artists have come down throughout the years and the blue hue has a lot to do with the way it’s sways the artistic output
The south coast of the UK is incredibly varied and each area has its charms. Cornwall is definitely in top three along with Devon and Dorset. If you get the chance check out the jurassic coast in Dorset around Poole and Swanage.
Great vid guys.
I go to St Ives for 3-4 weeks a year and have done for the past 28 years, and it's still not enough.
Loved your St. Ives video , really did look like a scene from the Carribbean ! As always your videos are fun with a real honesty and respect in your reactions coming out of the screen.
Have been watching your reactions for around 12 months not only because the videos are fun, but because as a couple
the love and support you have for each other, is a joy to see, warms my heart and makes me feel better about life.
About respect in particular the determination you show to highlight the respect you have for the Armed Forces is outstanding. My father joined the Royal Navy in 1941 aged 16 years old and in 1945 after several actions ended up on a battleship in the Sea of Japan with the British section of a joint USA/Allied task force. Being a young man at the end of the war he volunteered to stay with his ship for another 2 years while married men were sent home first.
I hope you dont think I am out of order mentioning that while Natasha as always rocked her hair style, Debbies recent new hairstyle shows her warm smile and that cheeky twinkle in her eyes off !
The Cornish coast is amazingly beautiful, 422 miles long. Last year my wife and I walked 180 miles of the North Devon and North Cornwall coastal path. Be warned, it's very hilly quite a challenge at age 75. We came back for more having walked the South Cornwall Coast four years ago. Debbie, ICECREAM! Astonishing number of flavours, I cannot forget two of them, one was liquorice flavour and the other coconut with lemon. Heaven.
It was a good video with the hands-on experience paired with the drone footage. St Ive's looks beautiful!
Literally going to St Ives in 3 weeks for a holiday. Haven’t been for many years, so should be nice! 🧡💚
Devon & Cornwall are beautiful. One of my favourite places is a tiny hamlet in Cornwall called Combe. Just a few beautiful old houses with the wonderfully dramatic sea at the bottom of the lane and stunning countryside around. Try to stay in the Landmark Trust homes there. The Trust restores amazing and unusual properties and rents them out. Not cheap but we’ll worth the experience. They’re all over the UK and a few in the rest of Europe.
I was lucky enough to live and work in West Cornwall for 16 years. Often used to drive the few miles to St Ives with the family, but avoided it in the height of summer when it was rammed with “emmetts” - what the Cornish call tourists. Emmetts is Cornish for “ants”!
🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜😜 Yes, we do call them emmetts(slang) but it's not in a nasty way, it's just tourists "get everywhere!" 😆
It's not cornish for ants - emmets is an old English word
@@chrisnorman1902 an Old English word for ants - today only surviving in Cornwall. There!
@Chris Norman @Michael Foster Yes, you're right an old English word. Here in West Cornwall the term older generations used - sometimes for tourists - was "muryan" - this is the Cornish word meaning "ants".
..yeah as an Island maritime people we're rightly proud of our amazing coast. London is great , but our diverse coast is fabulous. Don't always get the gorgeous weather to match though unfortunately!
There are lots of towns and villages in Cornwall, it’s so beautiful…..also you can get days that aren’t windy especially in a secluded space. I want to go back for a holiday as I live near the Lake District. Devon and Cornwall are known as the English Riviera. Thanks for the video. 🙂
Yet again another great video and thank you for doing another video on my home country I love living here
Been on holiday there a few times, staying so close to the beach front. Lovely walks and the train journey to St Ives is one of the best scenic journeys by trains.
When I was a kid, our family drove down to St. Ives for our summer holidays in 1986 and 1987.
In 2012, I moved down to this area of the UK for my job, which is driving trains. One of the routes I drive is down to Penzance, which means going through a place called Hayle. From Hayle station you can see right down the river mouth, and across the bay to St. Ives.
In fact, I saw it this morning 😀
That’s one of the most beautiful journeys. I’ve done it a few times 😊
I'm going in June for the first time so thanks for this introduction 🙂
Have fun!
Cornwall is my second home. Iv been visiting since the 70's. St. Ives is beautiful but packed with people. My dog loves the beaches and literally disappears into a speck on St Ives beach. The food is yummy fresh seafood and most pubs and restaurants welcome dogs so its a perfect holiday for all the family.
St Ives is a lovely place with a really charming feel. Unfortunately, during peak season it is crawling with "emmets" (Tourists, from the old word for ants) the same as many of the larger towns in Cornwall. However, there is a definite surfeit of lovely places in Cornwall so it isn't too difficult to find somewhere quieter even during the busiest times.
Thank you for a truly inspiring look at St Ives. From the stone structures and walls to the crystal clear waters, this is stunningly beautiful. Love the little boutique shops. My kind of shopping. Thank you so much ladies 🤘❤️🇦🇺😁
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I remember going St. Ives as a childhood destination for summer holidays in the late 70s early 80s, beautiful memories..
Great video. I've heard people say avoid going during school holidays. You guys are going to have to come to the UK for a year to visit all the places you love.
Devon and Cornwall have some of the nicest beaches in europe
We're trying hard to find a Devon video, minus copyrighted music
@The Natasha & Debbie Show I'd love to see you react to Plymouth, my home, its where the pilgrims left to sail to the new world (america) we have the Plymouth marine aquarium, with the world's largest seahorse breading program, we have the lighthouse "Smeatons tower" this was where what we all recognise as the typical lighthouse was invented. And if you get bored of the coast, we have dartmoor, beautiful Moore land, with amazing walks.
Love your content, keep up the great work.
Dorset ain’t bad either- My Mum lives in Swanage. Great beach.
@Diana Phillips I love Dorset, I lived in Bournemouth and Poole for a while, I really think we're spoilt in South of England.
I think you'd love the South Downs coastal path. Its really stunning, goes past/through some famous landmarks and if you like hiking/walking its definitely for you.❤
It's also referred to as The South Downs Way
Also check out porthcurno beach and the minack theatre x
I live in Exeter. It's not that far from St. Ives. I've been there, it's beautiful. Believe it or not the night life is good there too. I wanna go to some US beaches.. :)
Whenever I go to Cornwall I love visiting Looe and Polperro, both lovely villages, the views from the rail journey from Liskeard to Looe are spectacular