St Ives branch line to Lelant!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มี.ค. 2020
- Have you ever taken the St Ives branch line train between St Erth and St Ives? It is one of the prettiest train routes in the uk, as it hugs the coast, passes beaches and tiny rural stations.
We join the train at St Ives, alighting at Lelant, a request stop. This is where you have to let the conductor know that you would like the train to stop! From Lelant station, we join the road, to Lelant Church, unusual in its position so close to the Hayle estuary and with far reaching views. After passing through West Cornwall golf course we cross the vast expanse of Porthkidney Beach, joining the coastal path back to St Ives.
This video was filmed before the latest "Stay at Home" guidance issued by the UK Government.
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Thank you particularly for this memory. Pam & my last stay in Cornwall to attend a family celebration. We made a week of it, traveling via Shearings, staying at the Shearings hotel next to the station.
We used public transport throughout. It was all very reliable.
Again, thank you.
I visited St Ives in Cornwall a few years ago and saw the train coming into St Ives. I was there two nights and barely scratched the surface. Your video of St Ives is wonderful! It showed all facets of St Ives and made me want to go back! Kudos for your humor, video quality and your descriptions!
Oh wow! Thanks for your fab comment, glad you enjoyed the video! Sarah :)
Aww! that brought a big smile to my face on another day of self quarantine. Your smiles are infections and the walk quite delightful, not to mention the scenery. Just the tonic I needed today. Keep safe PS I know someone that just loved the trains.
Hi there..My dog Will and I made this traintrip NEARLY 2 years ago but in the opposite direction...
You call the church Lelant Church - I have always said St Uny`s Church...Amazing to have been on your trails
I’m just impressed Andrew knows what “shabby chic” is. 😆
Hidden talents! Sarah :)
Loved taking the virtual train ride and hike with you in beautiful St. Ives and Lelant while distancing here in Florida.
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope that you are staying safe and well in Florida! Sarah :)
We did this walk a couple of days back but parked at Lelant and caught the train back. Great walk. Thanks 🚶♂️🚶♀️🐕
Should’ve parked at Lelant and got the train in, that view as you round the bend is stunning! Always makes me emotionally as St Ives is my home town ❤️
It was filmed while we were staying at St Ives so it naturally fitted to catch the train from there! Sarah :)
Cornish Walking Trails where about in St Ives did you both stay Sarah?
Oh! What fun! Can't imagine life without the sound of a train in the distance. Delightful walk. Raised my spirits, you two! God bless you!
It seems so long a go, a different world when we filmed this! Sarah :)
Best video yet, for me. Lost count how many times I've walked Hayle to st Ives or the other way round. 👍
Great walk! Sarah :)
I have not walked it . Not fit enough. But we stay on the Towans.
it takes me right to cornwall these r refreshing videos
what a beautiful beach, it looks like a greek beach more than UK beach, and I find it so funny that more people are getting of at the request stop than the normal one. Stay save, see you with summer walks when this is over
Hi Carola! I hope you are coping with the Parisian lock down. We are lucky to have a garden and it is in desperate need of some attention so we will be spending some time out there. I am a key worker so I will be working during the this situation, while Andrew will be home! What a strange world we live in at the moment! Sarah :)
Lol 😂😂😂😂walnut whip 😋😋😋😋 . Yes lovely video and have subscribed . Lovely Cornwall ❤️
Thanks for subbing! Sarah :)
St Ives was my happy place when we visited the UK. We stayed at Carbis Bay and I bought a painting by Herbert Babbage in Hayle, so you gave me a lovely trip down my coastal path of memories. Tell Andrew the Bear joke is not one of his best, but thanks so much for a wonderful walking train journey.
Gurrr! LOL! Carbis Bay Hotel certainly looks amazing, you lucky thing! Sarah :)
Oh lovely St. Ives. I have been there 4 times, taken this branch line 3 times, and walked the South West Coast Path from Hayle to St. Ives 2 times. I never get tired of these views and the place. My favourite things in St. Ives - hard to pick just one. Strolling along the harbour/beaches, eating a pasty sitting on a bench, having the best Sirloin Steak ever at the Beach Restaurant, visiting Barbara Hepworth sculptures, visiting Tate St. Ives, having lunch at Porthmeor Beach café. Strolling the narrow streets, having a tour in the St. Ives museum, enjoying a beer at the Sloop Inn - or at any of the other nice pubs. I have to stop now ;-) Thank you for a lovely video, from my lonely home office, staying at home in Norway
Ahhh! Torunn, you are making me want to visit again! At the beginning of March, we filmed a town walk around St Ives, yet to edit and publish, Sarah :)
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Wonderful views, lovely laugh and jokes - all what we need in these days 💟💟💟
Of course we had to cancel our trip to Jacqui, so sad about it. 😟
Maybe.. hopefully later this year !!
Thank you for giving a little joy.
Take good care,
till next time 💟
If you are able to visit later this year that would be great! Cornwall will still be here! Take care and stay safe, Sarah :)
Great to see you “branch” out and take the train. What a fun walk. Thank you! 😊
Now that's a brilliant pun! Made me laugh out loud! Sarah :)
We both went on holiday to Cornwall and St Ives last year after watching Sarah and Andrews videos. We also did the exact walk that you both did on this Vlog many times and it was great.
Thank you for all of your efforts, and showing people just how great it is being on holiday in that area.
I’m booked in again for a 2 Week holiday but I can’t see myself or anyone going away this year 🙃 hopefully in the future it’ll all return to normal again.
Us Cornish will still be here to welcome tourists and visitors to Cornwall, for many years to come! Fingers crossed, this will pass sooner rather than later! Sarah :)
Cornish Walking Trails Stay safe both of you X
Hi Sarah and Andrew that was a real tonic as me and my family are trying to self isolate as much as possible you have really cheered me up and that looks like another walk for my ever growing bucket list. I hope you are both well? Cheers Glenn
Thank you and yes, we are both well. Lovely area and a great walk! Cheers, Sarah :)
Sarah and Andrew, I'm seriously worried that with the 'stay at home' requirements, what are we going to do without our beloved Cornish walk? Please! Do something! your subscriber fans need you more than ever!!
We have some more that we filmed before the lock down ... Sarah :)
Really enjoyed watching that , locked down in London !
Oh thank you both that cheered me up no end. I’m lucky as I live in a rural area but will still miss Cornwall. Weird when I think your video was only filmed a couple of weeks before the lock down and everything was normal. Be safe both of you and I will look forward to your new walks once things are better. xx
Little did we know that things would change so much. We also filmed a town walk in St Ives the week before and I am wondering if seeing all the people will seem weird! Sarah :)
Thanks guys. Seriously needed. If you can film stuff on your hour exercise that would be great. You are helping so many and probably don't even realise it. X
Perhaps we will! We will obviously be respectful of the guidelines. We are ok for a few more weeks, a couple in the background... Sarah :)
Just love the video. Helps with the stress of self isolation. Hope you and yours are staying well.
We are feeling the stress too, not fun! Sarah :)
Nice walk. Must be about 20 years since we stayed in St Ives. Fond memories. Thanks. 👍
Another fabulous and entertaining walk - the sweeping views of the sands from the train are amazing. Just what we need during these difficult times, thank you. There seems to be something unique about the light in St Ives, and it looked so atmospheric that day. No wonder artists are drawn to it!
Did this walk a couple of years ago beautiful
excellent video, you are very very kind
Thank you very much! Sarah :)
When I caught that train it was with my Mum and Dad and the train was a steam driven tank engine with a push-pull remote coach at the end. That was ... 1957. Thanks again for these lovely walks even though the weather was grim for you, it's still better than being in lockdown. Gradually I'm working my way through them all, but I'm tired now, that was some walk. :-)
Thanks for sharing your lovely memory! And your comment made me laugh! Sarah :)
Brilliant cheered me up no end while in isolation
I am so glad! We feel like we are doing our bit to lift people's spirits! Sarah :)
That was lovely. I love that train, but I've never thought of doing it that way! St Erth is about halfway from our house to St Ives, but because parking is tricky in town, we usually go really early, park at St Erth and get the train with a takeaway coffee from the station. We sit on the harbour, watching the town wake up, then have breakfast, a wander, and then when the tourists build up by midday, we head back again and go to Birdies in Hayle for lunch!
Btw, St Erth is a good locals tip, but don't believe a word of the signs that call it a park and ride. It's a station car park. You pay for the parking then you pay for the train.
Loved it so much. Thank you, Thank you xx
You're welcome! Sarah :)
Brilliant video.
Cheers! Sarah :)
Hi. Great to see you two and St. Ives. Brilliant walk. Thanks for posting 🤗
Great video guys on one of our favourite places in Cornwall. Porthkidney is a particular favourite and lovely to see you walking in places we've walked and stayed near.
That was nice what you did!!!! By train then by foot. Saw a lot of wonderful scenery. Just lovely.👍
Really enjoyable day, despite the gloomy weather! Sarah :)
Awesome video,very interesting to watch your walking trail
Me & my son often go from st Ives to Lelant saltings for Go-Karting at Hayle.
He would rather I’d drive but the views are a must 🚇👌
He will learn to appreciate it... our son loved the karting too! Sarah :)
Hello Sarah and Andrew!! You two are such a fresh breath of air , pure joy to watch right now!! Good Heavens , even in the overcast weather condition, St. Ives is just breathtaking. Your excitement was completely contagious, especially for the train!! Sarah, your skin is just perfect, do you use a skin care routine or something you have been using consistently, I know the subject is way off base lol , but just curious! Sending happiness and health your way, Lori
Hi Lori, Great to think we made you laugh and feel a bit of joy! We had a great day! Cornwall is a public transport nightmare, and most locals have a car due to necessity so travelling on a train is such a novelty, and the guard was lovely; she agreed to be filmed for the request stop request! As for my skin, I do very little, use a light foundation in the day and baby lotion to remove it in the evening! Thank you for the compliment! Sarah :)
Great walk. On the to do list
Another great video, thank you both. Pauline D.
So glad you enjoyed it, Sarah :)
Like 2 big kids, but what fun. It as you say a fantastic walk and the light around St Ives is to die for. Does the diversion still go through the grounds of the Hotel? ( G.U.R means ground under repair.)
Yes, the grounds of the hotel have brand new landscaping, all very mediterranean in style, I think we showed some of the aloe plants and you walk behind the new lodges. Sarah :)
Well this has cheered me up no end, thanks both, we are supposed to be down in Cornwall in June, fingers crossed.
Cornwall will still be here in June, July, August ..... Sarah :)
Brilliant video - one of my favourite walks, and train journeys! And Porth Kidney is one of my favourite beaches - I often come when tide is really low (as it looked in your video too) and you can walk on the beach round to Carbis Bay. Many thanks. Lets hope this virus & lockdown ends soon!
I reckon we could have walked around to Carbis Bay but, when we are filming, we seem to take so long and progress is slow, so we decided it was not a 'goer' (the tide had just turned!) There is a shipwreck on the Carbis Bay side that peeps through the sand at low spring tide and it was just being covered as we walked past, Sarah :)
That was a different one! Fun to watch. What's the Plan Stan?! Love it! Uplifting stuff. Hope you can get out a bit maybe nearby where you live in Cornwall for the exercise we are all being told we can do at the moment. We went on a long walk today....16 years I've lived here & we found a walk where we met no one and I have never been before just about a 1/2 mile from our own home! Mad. You sometimes don't realise what is just on your own doorstep. Take care, stay well you two. J x
Sounds like you are finding a positive from this surreal situation! and that you have sound! Sarah :)
Amazing - lovely string of jokes - very entertaining!
Another great video ( from before the present lockdown)👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 was wondering how you were going to manage through this virus epidemic, so please stay safe and keep these videos coming.
We have a few more, not edited yet, ok for the moment! Sarah :)
This is the only fresh air I'll be getting for the next twelve weeks.
I feel your pain! Keep safe! Sarah :)
I'm first to comment I think! A nice video to end my day with before going to sleep. Thanks for posting Sarah and Andrew!
Sleep well and wishing you all the best! Sarah :)
P.S. Do you know at 5.36 this is the house where Rosamunde Pilcher ( her books are very well known here in Germany) grew up.
In those days it named "The Elms" and she took the train back from school every day using the request stop......🤗
I wondered if someone would spot it! I did include it deliberately. I loved her 'Shell Seekers' book. There is an author, Liz Fenwick, that writes using a similar plot, an older lady reminiscing about her war time experiences, also basing her stories in Cornwall. I am reading 'A Cornish Stranger' at the moment. Sarah :)
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Didn't know her before.
Just googled it...running away to Cornwall, cataloguing a family's library and some secrets...sounds perfect.
Thank you - great tip ❣
We take the train ride to St Ives every time we come to Cornwall. Now that there is a decent car park at St Erth it makes it so much easier to do the whole length of the line. The scenery is the main draw. We really must do the Liskeard to Looe line, then take a boat ride to Polperro and bus back to Liskeard. There is no way I am going to pay the owner of the Polperro car park. I don't begrudge paying for the boat, train and bus as they deserve it.
That would normally be on our list to do this summer, especially with the interesting loop near to Liskeard Station, and with the fabulous Looe at the end of the line. Fingers crossed the restrictions will be lifted sooner rather than later, Sarah :)
Enjoyed watching your video
A big like for your awesome talent👍
A new friend here . Hope we can be youtube friends👍
Sarah and Andrew, I love your videos but may I ask when this was actually filmed? Bit concerned about the both of you in the current situation. I've done that train journey and it's fab. Please be careful you two.
Please see the description. Sarah :)
@@CornishWalkingTrails OK, saw the video on the TV, and thought i'd reply on the laptop so didn't see the description, x
That's cheaper than I paid high summer!
LOL! Locals rates!! Sarah :)
I Just Live Up The Road!
About 9:30 : fun :)
Cheers! Sarah :)
Your fit as!!!! U look like my gf!! 😍😍😍😍
I has disliked your videos because the entire world suffering from coronavirus . You are mean people.
If i can subscribe you i can unsubscribe you. Understand
I understand. We filmed this before the lock down in our Country. I spend a lot of time editing to achieve a good standard, watchable video, usually takes 2-3 weeks. No offence is taken nor intended. Sarah
@@CornishWalkingTrails ok and good nice couple keep it up after lockdown is over one more thing we contributing money why you don't?