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The Great Britain Guide

Mountains & hills · South West England

Mother Ivy's Bay

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Free admission

Mother Ivy's Bay — beach in Cornwall, England.

Mother Ivy's Bay, mountains & hills in South West England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
3 h–8 h
Best time of year
Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Mother Ivy's Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "beach in Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.5467°, -5.0165°.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Polventon Bay (Cornish: Poll Fenten, meaning pool of a spring), Mother Ivey's Bay is a bay and bathing beach on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The bay is on east side of the headland, Trevose Head and within the parish of St Merryn. The South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south-west England from Somerset to Dorset follows the cliff above the bay.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The name Mother Ivey's Bay first appeared in 1870 and is named after a local wisewoman and white witch. An auction for the ″Mother Ive Pilchard Fishery″ was held, on 30 September 1879, at the Western Hotel, St Ives. The sale was described as a going concern and included a nearly new, stone-built, slate-covered fish cellar with nineteen sleeping-berths, two seynes, two seine-boats, about thirty oars, horses, forty pilchard hogsheads, 170 tons of French salt, etc. The reserve price of £490 was not met. A second auction was held on 6 September 1881 and included 170 tons of French Salt.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
50.5467, -5.0165
District
Cornwall
Parish
St. Merryn
Postcode
PL28 8SL
Parliamentary constituency
North Cornwall

Sources

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Where to eat & stay near Mother Ivy's Bay

Places to stay

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Restaurants · South West England

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Mother Ivy's Bay?
Mother Ivy's Bay is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL28 8SL), in the parish of St. Merryn.
What is Mother Ivy's Bay?
Mother Ivy's Bay — beach in Cornwall, England.
How do I get to Mother Ivy's Bay?
Drivers can use postcode PL28 8SL.
Is Mother Ivy's Bay a protected site?
Yes — Mother Ivy's Bay is part of the Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
Is Mother Ivy's Bay free to visit?
Yes, Mother Ivy's Bay is free to enter.
How do I get to Mother Ivy's Bay?
Drivers can navigate to postcode PL28 8SL. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.