Tag: St Ives

Celebrating the Rather Eccentric Mr Knill

July 26, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

John Knill loved St Ives. And more than 2oo years after his death St Ives is still remembering him.  This rather eccentric philanthropist (sometimes smuggler) wanted to provide for the people he had grown so fond of. And to also guarantee that his name would be remembered for all time in the town that he made […]

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Trencrom – A Fort with a View

June 1, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Trencrom offers one of the finest views in Cornwall.  This ancient Iron Age Hill Fort gives you a 360 degree panorama of the Penwith.  It is one of the few places from which you can see both the north and the south coast at the same time. St Ives bay on one side . . […]

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