- Carbis Bay
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caption="Carbis Bay shown withinCornwall "Carbis Bay ( _kw. Karrbons) is a
village in the district ofPenwith inCornwall ,United Kingdom . Carbis Bay is often considered to be part ofLelant , an older settlement to the south of Carbis Bay. The 2001 census gave the combined population of Carbis Bay/Lelant as 3482 [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/CarbisBay/index.html#Population] . The village overlooks a bay, bordered to the west byPorthminster Point and to the east byHawke's Point , which surrounds a popular familybeach after which the village is named. The bay is part of the larger St. Ives Bay, which joins with the Atlanticocean . Wheal Providence in Carbis Bay is the type locality of the mineralConnellite . [ [http://www.mindat.org/loc-1037.html Wheal Providence, Carbis Bay, Lelant, St Ives District, Cornwall, England, UK ] ]Popularity
Carbis Bay is popular with tourists, attracted both by the
South West Coast Path that runs through the village, the longest National Trail in theUnited Kingdom , and the nearby beauty spotHawke's Point . Additionally, the picturesqueSt Ives Bay Line railway , one of the few profit-makingbranch line s in the UK, also serves the village [http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/Carbis_Bay-village.htm] .Knill Monument
The Knill Monument, known locally as "The Steeple", a 50-foot (15 m) high monument to
John Knill , mayor of nearby St Ives during the 18th century, stands on a hillside behind the village [http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/Carbis_Bay-village.htm] .Transport
The railway station is conveniently situated on the cliff above the beach. It is connected to the
St Ives Bay Line , which connects it to St Ives,Lelant , andSt Erth . St Erth station is the connection to the Main line to London Paddington.To avoid congestion, a lot of cars are parked at the
Park and Ride atLelant Saltings railway station . Many cars also travel through Carbis Bay to get to St Ives.Holiday Accommodation
Carbis Bay Holidays are the area's leading provider of holiday accommodation. Working closely with Visit Britain to provide guests assurance as to the quality of their holiday accommodation, over 80% of our properties are graded 5* stars. Visit our website [http://www.carbisbayholidays.co.uk] and choose from luxury apartments, holiday villas, refurbished artist studios and contemporary holiday homes.ee also
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