INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the second post in my series about my recent vsiit to Cornwall. As mentioned in the opening piece in this series I am breaking my coverage of my day out in St Ives into several posts. This post deals with the journey there (for the record, a day return from St Germans to St Ives costs £10.80), which is very scenic. For a Cornish perspective on St Ives check out this offering from the Cornish Maid.

ST GERMANS TO ST ERTH

The railway element of the journey to St Ives consists of two parts – a journey west along the main line as far as St Erth (penultimate stop on that route), and then a short journey north along a branch line which terminates at St Ives. St Germans to St Erth is a scenic journey in its own right:

Camborne III — I was particularly glad to note this tribute to the great Richard Trevithick.

ST ERTH TO ST IVES

Though the route from St Germans to St Erth is scenic by any normal reckoning it is as nothing compared to the branch line from St Erth to St Ives. Although the route lists several intermediate stops the only one still in regular use is Lelant Saltings. I secured a window seat, although it turned out that I was not on the best side of the train and settled down to see what I could capture in the course of this journey.

Heron, Lelant Saltings — The stop at Lelant Saltings enabled to me to zoom in on this heron.

River flows into Carbis Bay — The next few pictures feature mhy attempts to capture the beauty of Carbis Bay from a moving train.

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE MAIN FEATURE OF MY NEXT POST

A few minutes after my arrival at St Ives the decision about my main activity while there was settled. It will be the subject of my next post – for the moment here is a clue to whet your appetite:

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8 thoughts on “A Grockle’s Eye View of Cornwall 2: St Germans to St Ives”

A brilliant post, I love all your photos! My mum lives in St Germans so I know the railway journey very well. I live in Hayle now, the train station just before St Erth for those who aren’t familiar, and I agree that the St Erth to St Ives branch line is incredible! Yes, I believe you have to sit on the right hand side of the train to see the best views of the sea!

Thomas says:

July 24, 2018 at 5:15 am

Thank you for your kind comment – it means a bit more coming from someone who knows the route and the area so well. My next post, possibly late afternoon in between finishing at work and catching the bus, will feature some of St Ives itself and a lot of the surrounding sea (I was fortunate enough to be able to take up a place on a boat trip to visit a seal colony).

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