TRAVEL
Live life
in luxury
in St Ives
It’s summer, the pound’s weak,
budget flight prices are no
longer so budget, checking
in your baggage can now cost
more than your actual seat
and, to top it all, there’s now the
chance you may not be allowed
on the flight home if you have a
runny nose. The solution? St Ives
– Cornwall’s antidote to soul-
destroying plane food, cramped
flight conditions and tedious
passport-control queues.
Firstly, cast aside those
visions of Fawlty Towers-esque
seaside hotels with inept waiting
staff – Hawke’s Point in St Ives
is everything you could want
from 21st-century luxury
holiday accommodation.
Each self-catering apartment
features high-end homeentertainment
technology,
including a flatscreen LCD
with Freeview, DVD player and
Wii (with Wii Sports), a Bose
SoundDock for hooking up
your iPod, plus a selection of
old-school board games and
even your own picnic hamper
to take to the beach.
WHAT IT’S LIKE
If the term ‘self-catering’ fills
you with loathing, you will
reassess your views after
a week at Hawke’s Point. The
kitchen comes complete with
everything a budding gourmet
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Carbis Bay is one of the UK’s finest
beaches, complete with white sand
chef could need. And to save
you the hassle of a trip to the
local Tesco, Food4myholiday.
com can deliver a hamper full
of Cornish produce, including
locally bred bacon and
sausages for breakfast, Cornish
cheeses, beer and wine, and,
of course, Cornwall’s secondmost
famous foodstuff, scones.
If the idea of cooking on
holiday leaves you reaching
for the takeaway menu, the
Porthminster Café, which
specialises in freshly caught
seafood, is just a 15-minute
walk away. Its crispy fried squid
will change your views on
marine cephalopods forever.
And for a fish-and-chips fix,
Long Jump always
looked forward to
getting away from it all
you’ll find yourself spoilt for
choice (we recommend Becks).
St Ives and the surrounding
area has plenty to keep even
the most restless holidaymaker
occupied. The nearest stretch
of sand is in Carbis Bay, where
you’ll find yourself relaxing on
one of the UK’s finest beaches,
complete with white sand and
rolling waves.
If you’re keen on spending
time in the ocean, you can book
surfing lessons at the Gwithian
Giving you bright
getaway ideas
Pouffe hoped his new
cravat would lend him
an air of sophistication
Surfing Academy (Surfacademy.
co.uk). It can offer pointers for all
abilities, and you’ll leave feeling
like you can ride 8ft surf
like Johnny Utah.
Fancy more of a challenge?
Cornwall is the perfect place to
give kite surfing a go. Mobius
(Mobiusonline.co.uk) will teach
you all you need to know about
power-kiting, strapping a board
to your feet and letting the
wind flip you over the waves
with its range of courses, from
taster sessions to three-day
beginner lessons.
And if that’s not enough,
there’s also plenty of scope for
mountain biking, canoeing and
coastal walks. Alternatively, just
kick back on the beach with a
glass of wine while you smugly
check your phone once again to
see just how badly the pound is
faring against the euro.
NEED TO KNOW
O Prices start at £240 for a long
weekend and £350 for seven
nights based on two sharing a
balcony apartment. For more
information, visit Hawkes-point.
co.uk or call 01726-884072.
WORDS: HOWARD CALVERT
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