St Ives Cornwall: I Try Cornish Stuff

Today I took a trip to St ives to try a traditional Cornish Pasty and local beer.
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[@nicnak4475]

The birds are Turnstones James, thanks for posting.

[@samalexleo419]

Pasty is usually beef skirt, potato, swede and onion plus seasoning. People sometimes put carrot in them now, but this is not a traditional ingredient. The crust was usually thrown away as it was the 'handle' the miners used to eat it, to avoid arsenic poisoning! Cornish pasty has crust around the side Devon pasty has crust over the top like a stegasaurus. Glad you enjoyed it a good one is delicious! Nice to see you in the Southwest hope you enjoy your visit with us and come back in the better weather. all the best James.

[@neiljohnson4763]

A hint of black pepper for taste!

[@samalexleo419]

100% 😊

[@thenomad9853]

Is it a myth that the original ones had half meat and potatoes and half apple pie type ingredients such that the miners had effectively a main and a pudding in one package ?.

[@Christophers-Assorted-Stuff]

@@thenomad9853 It's true. I saw a place selling them once but it was only that one time, I have never been able to find them again.

[@nenikiato3230]

What is a swede ? Im swedish so lm a bit confused.

[@bigboost2641]

Absolutely love St Ives, me and my wife long before we married went there over 30 years ago and have been going as often as we can, last went in October this year. Our children now regularly visit too including our grandchildren. Your video bought back so many happy memories!

[@jessieholmes1798]

Don’t feed the gulls, teaches them to steal , and fight.

[@andrewmay6218]

When you get to Falmouth try a pint of Rattlers cider one of Cornwall's quality products from 5 degrees west.(pub)

[@AliceHatter]

We went to St Ives every year (from Barnsley) - and had the best time sitting outside the Sloop consuming masses of Rattlers cider - it's beautiful stuff!!!

[@AlanCooney]

Yes! Rattler is magical!!!

[@countmurcielago9802]

It is cold but no crowds of tourists mobbed in back streets Nice to see the little shops in back streets The sea looks emerald green as well Stay safe look forward to next investigation 😊

[@bythecurb]

Thank you

[@stevensconce583]

Ooh don't let the locals catch you feeding seagulls 😮😂😂 it's fround upon . 😂

[@stevensconce583]

Only know through experience, we went to Cornwall 14 years on the run when our lads were growing up, and we made the mistake of feeding them our left over bits of fish and chips,as a fisherman was walking past, he gave us a right rollicking. 😂😂 never fed them again. Love your vlogs by the way.

[@G4RY1159]

Nice place, only ever visited the once that being September 1996 - stayed in a little caravan site near Truro, bugger of a drive down from Glasgow and I seen a ghost on the way home, only ever time in my life I seen a ghost, headless fella walking in the direction we were heading ''North'' when we were returning back home. I swerved past him in lane 3 - The weird thing is, the following month I was sitting feeding my daughter while watching Richard & Judy and it was Halloween, they were asking people to phone in with any ghost stories, a lady called in saying she seen a ghost on the motorway and described the very ghost that I also seen, apparently it was a biker that was killed and a few people have seen him, had never seen a ghost ever before that, or after. Thanks again James.

[@PhilArn713]

Lucky you James we love Cornwall try a pint of tribute or rattles cider on your journey you will have to take Helen down in the summer she will love it cant wate for your next vlog Falmouth. phil & tina barnsley

[@lukeappleton3669]

So sweet, feeding the birds and seagulls. That pasty looks lush.

[@micro_adVANtures]

Whenever I park in a new place I always go on google maps and ‘drop a pin’. Just in case I don’t recall how to find my back - which is frequently.

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Loved your walk-about and seeing all those lovely cottage homes in the back streets, each one added onto the next building, higgledy-piggledy style. Perfect views without all the summer tourists 😍

[@kevjaffray]

If you're going to Falmouth without stopping in Marazion, Porthleven or on the Lizard Peninsula, then you're missing out on some of the best bits Cornwall has to offer. Turn around immediately 😉

[@kaikito7662]

That opening was stunning; absolutely stunning. I didn't want it to end. Those images! That music! Truly beautiful, James. You definitely have a talent for making videos. I didn't expect to be made to feel sad and, later, very, very nostalgic. Just keep doing what you are doing for you are doing something right.

[@dee_owen]

💯 agree ❤

[@bythecurb]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. 🙂

[@gavlosmedia6323]

That Tesco in St Ives used to be a caravan site called Chy An Gweal. Thats where we'd stay as a family every summer for my 1st 14/15 years Was ace.....peaceful, calm, used to have a shop and an arcade on site Many hours spent playing Space Invaders and Defender in there! Getting all nostalgic now

[@sandrapaterson8678]

Oh what a view to wake up to, absolutely stunning. Beautiful place and lovely seeing all those windy streets and cottages. Pasty looked right filling and delicious 😋 your vlogs and music are exceptional now James 😊

[@bythecurb]

Thank you Sandra

[@LuketheSmith]

10:40 a little cameo of our local window cleaning company doing some gutter clearing @smithstives . You coped really well editing out that noise. 👏🏻 I could tell you were a pro vlogger by your equipment. What a brilliant video!

[@smithstives]

🤙🏻 St Ives Bakery has the best pasty available in our opinion. 👌🏻

[@cultfiction3865]

You gotta have a pasty when you’re in Cornwall. It’s just the done thing. It looks a pretty little place. There is actually a Cornish witchcraft museum somewhere in Cornwall which looks mint but it’s actually shut until April 2024 but if you and Helen are back there in Spring then you could both check it out. Maybe pick up merch and a few books to read at night in the cosy van. Apparently they have some really interesting books. Not sure about the prices mind. But it’s well worth a look James

[@anniew3294]

The Witchcraft Museum in Boscastle x

[@vanandcountry]

We went to St Ives in the summer. Both of us lost our ice creams! Apparently standing back to a wall does the trick.

[@AlanCooney]

Same here! Gone in a flash - cornet n all!!!

[@daverobinson377]

If you go anywhere near plymouth you can park up kitt hill for free no one a bother you and the views up there are breathless plus you got louis Tea Rooms at the bottom that do really great foods , just down the road in gunnislake you have a fish and chip shop called daves that does good fish and chips

[@PaulFisher-uj9vb]

Also the Cornish Ancestor pub in Callington, best beer for miles around, all at £3.80 a pint.

[@MrRockit64]

Those little birds are called turn stones 😊 StIves’s is my home town .

[@bythecurb]

Thank you!

[@mickstupp6300]

Lovely looking place. I feel sorry for posties and couriers, having to navigate those little back streets! Winter is definitely the best time to visit seaside places, nice and quiet. Enjoy.

[@bythecurb]

I bet they are quite fit 🙂

[@PatriciaMegna]

Wow what a beautiful town,so quaint.

[@chrisgavin342]

Having walked the entire length of the Cornish SW Coast path, every single foot of the most arduous up hill and down hill walks i have ever done. I love the place. I would move there in a heartbeat. If I won the lottery, it would be my favourite place to live. Stick South of France and the Caribbean, Cornwall for me 🙂👍

[@suzieq2958]

Beautiful opening!! Those seagulls are dangerous! We were walking along and one nicked the top of hub's ice-cream!! Don't let the locals see you feeding them!!😮 Did you see Virgin Street? My dad used to live half way up😊 great trip down memory lane for me, thank you 💜

[@AlanCooney]

They nicked my ice cream WHOLE THING cornet n all in the blink of an eye!!!

[@elizabethdunn2992]

A lovely episode James very enjoyable. The bird sketch was very funny 😅 First class content as always.

[@bythecurb]

Thank you!

[@annjj]

Found your channel when you were 1st in Benidorm, loved it & had to watch everyone of your videos, keep them coming, what a lovely genuine couple. X

[@bythecurb]

Thank you so much 😊❤️

[@lorraineburchett655]

Hello James. We are definitely spoilt for choice in the UK. It is beautiful. Have never been to St Ives. What a lovely place, wouldn't fancy going there in the summer though. Thanks for taking us on your journey. Love to Helen, you are so lucky to have found each other.

[@bythecurb]

Thank you, we are! 😍

[@philcarson6731]

Like a scene from Hitchcock's the birds with em all ganging up on you 😂

[@martinpigott3936]

James i cant believe you feed the flying rat !!! Love a pasty me , youve got to try a pint of Rattler cider its crazy juice

[@davidlawrence7540]

Enjoying the content as always. They are Turnstones, as you experienced very friendly chaps😄

[@daveturner1956]

Glad you had a good time in St Ives its the best place in the world 💙

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

St Ives… beautiful place! Expensive mind down there. Hey wicked video James, loved it as always pal! Falmouth is meant to be ace, never been there. So many places of Cornwall I would like to visit! …. Smithy

[@MrStephen54]

Happy trails....

[@Jiayne1335]

Cant beat a well made Cornish pasty.That one looked scrummy. Oh and ive witnessed a seagull swooping down and knicking an ice cream from a childs hand. They are ready in an instant to make a play for food. As usual enjoyable viewing James. Again im watching the older vids way out of order. Will eventually get through them all.

[@zodiac2263]

Hi James! Another great video. My husband and I go to St Ives every summer for our holidays. We love it there. It certainly is a beautiful place. Glad to see you enjoyed it.

[@cassyburton6813]

Ha ha love it, 'wait a bit' to the seagull. We were there once and saw a seagull nick a chicken leg, fly off and gulp it in one, talk about cannibalism!🍗

[@DownTheRoadWithDiane]

The size of that pasty it's huge and full. St.Ives looks a lovely place to visit I have never been.

[@mickfoskett6629]

I went last year with my wife..it is beautiful!..best time to go would be april/May or September to avoid the crowds,but it is truly,truly beautiful!👍

[@daviddack1930]

It's James o'clock... ....when you mentioned how beautiful the bays were, my inner self heard Jane's voice replying ''Ooohh. I wonder how many families were conceived on here then" 🐚⛱

[@smeghead7698]

If you find yourself down that way again, try a beer called 'Betty stogs' from the skinner's brewery. It's sold in plenty pubs. One of the best beers I've ever tasted. 👍

[@bythecurb]

Thank you for the tip 😊

[@stuart4024]

Absolutely love St Ives and Cornwall as a whole ,it's beautiful and just keeps drawing me back.Always have a nice warm feeling when I'm there,and the sloop inn I've had many a pint inn just love the place..All the best to you and Helen James. Stuart ( the mad Yorkshireman)

[@corinnemartin6456]

Ahh beautiful Kernow , my happy place , haven't been for 6 years 😢 ❤❤

[@johnr4066]

Day after we arrived in gorgeous St Ives i ripped my ankle tendons on the narrow cobbled streets. My foot was the size of a football in seconds. Had to go home to North Yorkshire! 😢 Would love to go again

[@Sidchasingclassiccars]

I live 5 miles outside Snives. I only ever visit it in the winter as normally you can hardly walk as you are crushed shoulder to shoulder with visitors! 😆

[@jonathanfinan722]

I was there just after lockdown and it was full of Italians for some reason. Summer is a big no. I was busking there millions of years ago one summer and you can’t move.

[@electroid8119]

Pleased you made it down all the way to St Ives!

[@rosieraver1]

At the end of that vlog bud,you look like you were thinking what the fu@k am I doing here for a split second ,keep it going man I’m loving this sh@t,you’re one of the best you tubers I’m watching at the moment,hats off!

[@LoftechUK]

7:14 that must get repointed every year. What a view.

[@mgaka47]

Pop up the road to Hayle and get yourself a Philps pasty , absolutely delicious

[@JimLatimer]

Another interesting video James keep it up thanks

[@tomjohntig]

James fit a dog tracker in your van and you can track it on your mobile so never get lost when you go on walkabout lol. The price of a pint in St Ives is a bit expensive but the place looks fantastic as long as you are fit and don’t mind climbing hills. Take care James and keep smiling Tom

[@cornwallandbeyondwithsmith8119]

Lovely place st Ives shame about the weather but it is mental in summer james.

[@mattred1200]

Birds are Turnstones, mums house in Porthmeor square. Never go April to October as too many Emmets

[@Farleysontour]

Hi james, the birds were Turnstones as far as I can tell from the video. Purple sandpiper look similar but don’t have the white underparts. Also Turnstones are not afraid of people. Superb content mate so true to yourself. Good luck to you and to Helen.

[@bythecurb]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@buxtonmick]

Yes, lovely little winter visitors to Cornwall!

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Hello there. My mother used to make Cornish pasties. Way used to call um torpedoes.

[@andrewmitchell8859]

Beef skirt , potatoes, turnip or Swede onions Cornish butter to make the gravy , salt and white pepper

[@garyhillman4899]

U got your surf 🏄‍♂️ board James

[@leeyoung9469]

Stunning part of the country but not sure about visiting in winter time.

[@37bluboy]

Resided up in Norway square, winter and spring are the best times, summer? Forget it you can’t move for tourists lol,

[@pjf1957]

The birds that you were surrounded by are Turn-stones. love St Ives. Pasty depends where you buy them as to how they taste. Next time try a slice of heavy cake , seedy cake , and my favourite is Lardy cake with a cup of tea. Keep up your honest none bias reviews and vids . I've just subscribed and look forward to watching more.

[@Prasutagucaster]

You found the best pastie shop in St Ives and the Sloop for beer. A magical place but not during school summer holidays it gets too busy. The galleries, beach cafes, restaurants and bars are excellent. Three main beaches one ideal for surfers, one for bathers and the small one great for young families.

[@BecToria_and_Co]

Top tip mate for next time so you don’t lose where you parked the van try using the app what 3 words! 😊

[@steve-r-collier]

i always parked in tremar rd for the last 10 years near the rugby club..used porthgwidden car park too but you have to watch wardens..i never pay anywhere

[@kennybrydges9084]

I just watched this again... I love places like this.. if I had the funds, I would come back to south England, or Cumbria area

[@juliepickles3394]

Great vlog james take care see ya soon 🙋‍♀️👋🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄

[@jamesdean1148]

in cornwall you must try healeys cornish rattler cider its great

[@AlanCooney]

I’ll second that!!!

[@Red-ns9ny]

I’m back to work for the long haul. Will have a break in Spring and maybe will go there 🤔

[@kimharrop4301]

Beautiful St Ives even in winter in summer every man and his dog is there lol....ramed 😂...enjoy James 😊

[@susanhillier5635]

James when you come up the other side of the coast check out, Polperro and Looe, you won’t be disappointed. Ironically you passed the cottage that we were staying in. Just back home now watching your video, strange, keep safe, keep well and keep doing what you are doing…..

[@he_finds_his_way]

Think you were missing Helen mate.. 😂 full blown convo with the birds..

[@buxtonmick]

Used to go to Cornwall 2 or 3 times a year for 46 years. We don’t bother anymore after Cornish animosity in recent times.

[@rebekahsalt26]

Where is yr bobble hat? 😊 The Tate gallery is beautiful there on the beach. It might have closed? I stayed there once and had 2 pasties a day 🤣 That blue van on the beach ‘Coned’ 😁 As a seaside town St Ives is well cultured. Those cute little alley ways and palm trees 🌴 The Sandpipers are soooo cute. 🥰 Thank you for feeding the baby seagull.

[@ShaneGilbert-cx4th]

Hi I love st just and Penzance, I have family drown that way and we go and SEE them.hope you have a wonderful time .Take care. 👍👍

[@markhingston1]

Torquay and Brixham well worth a visit if youre still down this way.

[@neiljohnson4763]

Beautiful part of our great country. Chilly on the coast, even down south. No 2here like in the world really, unique in its pure format! Lovely!!

[@Christophers-Assorted-Stuff]

I like St Ives when it's as quiet as that. In the summer it really is packed and I have a suspicion that prices go up then. The car parks are full as well. If you go there again, park at St Erth station and take the train, it's a 10 minute coastal journey and is well worth the price. There are plenty of videos of it including one I did.

[@helenreasbeck1348]

It is beautiful down there, We went 2 years ago for the first time to St Ives, we stayed just outside in Hayle and caught the train in as in summer its very hard to find parking and so glad we did it was a lovely train ride, Carbis Bay is stunning and the sea is so Blue ♥ the journey down for us was a bit of a pain as the roadworks around Newquay was horrendous in the Sept when we went down and we said we wouldn't go back until the main road was finished as it was very stressful. I was fortunate that a friend from work used to live down there and gave me all the best bits to visit. Hopefully we will go again and maybe stay around Godrevy as we spotted Seals and there was a decent pub that served my favorite drink Blue Moon !

[@andrewfox7861]

Sennen cove is beautiful

[@campervannie5948]

Thanks so much for showing us beautiful St Ives, i went about 40 years ago and it was busy and expensive then and at more than £4.00 for 4 hours parking in the winter i wont be hastening back. Head over to France, equally beautiful and free parking everywhere 😂

[@kevinastle3736]

Hi using maps on phone it will tell you where your car is and navigate you back using walking directions you can keep phone in pocket using vocal instructions. I used it in Great Yarmouth when I was staying in Waverley Hotel. Couldn’t find a parking space so drove round a bit eventually found a space a quarter of a mile away. Next morning couldn’t remember where I’d parked it but looked at maps on phone and it told me where my car was parked. Brilliant although it might seem obvious but a good tip if you don’t already know. Love your videos by the way. Been the St Ives many times, I prefer Carbis bay nearby great hotels and lovely quiet beaches. 👍🏻

[@kendavies4840]

If ya down in Stives again try the Three ferrets proper beer and no ripoff prices . The sloop is a tourist pub . The ferrets is a local pub with down too earth people . Enjoyed your vlog cheers

[@37bluboy]

Used to use the ferrets all the time , a real pub, the others are just wanna be restaurants selling beer,

[@bettyourcampervan]

All your videos are ace 👍👍

[@davewelbylivinginhistinyti4796]

You're doing what l did last year James, I was there in June, and stayed there for six months in a place called Boscastle. For obvious reasons lol. At the moment I've been spending time in Saint-Tropez. Good content, l really enjoy your videos brother 👌

[@jorgecadette1127]

Hi James - Excellent video as usual. My daughter’s mum is Cornish so this brings back memories of visits to Cornwall.

[@BLUEsurf63]

Your in my favourite place love St Ives, be down again in June 2024, the small beach with the huts was Porthgwidden, very popular family beach in summer.❤❤

[@andywright3450]

Hi James I went too st Ives it's a beautiful place mate isn't it ... I went in summer 5 years ago ... That much too see the old back streets are wonderful mate thanks for video cu on next one 💯🤗

[@chrisbranchett4586]

I live near st.ives and I still love the place , even in summer when its heaving !

[@alanpunter8029]

Beautiful start and wonderful scenery, you show us what other videos don't. Your videos are getting better all the time. But the best of all is that you are you and not putting on an act. Great stuff keep it up.

[@keithgarner4299]

Another great video, St Ives is lovely but gets absolutely packed in the summer.. I do enjoy a pasty with a beer afterwards 😊

[@antjones3495]

Get stuff again james 😎 if you are still around in south Cornwall, Visit Porthleven and a great fish a chip shop called catch in the mainstreet, and say hi to Barry and boris 👍

[@mickfigis17]

Hopefully you’re still knocking around Cornwall fella.. please don’t leave until you’ve gone to Mousehole near Penzance and the Outdoor Minerc Theatre Keep on living the dream 🤟💯

[@lisagelder1859]

That was a great watch 👍 havn't been to St Ives since i was a kid. Still looks lovely though. Love all the little cobbled streets, and the old buildings, bet there's some history there. A lot would have been fisherman's cottages i presume. So glad you fed the baby seagull, i was hoping you would 😂. I feed all the birds, we have a lot of seagulls here in Lancaster, and theres one with one leg, i hand feed him he's become very tame. I call him Mr One Leg 😆🦤 But a lot of the others bully him. The bloody swines.. Anyway this was a great video thanks James. 👍😁🍺

[@bythecurb]

Thank you, we always feed the birds. People tell me not to but I ignore them! 😊

[@StevenHolmes-s3e]

Amazing van conversion! Narrow streets remind me of Mousehole or ‘Mouzel’ as the Cornish pronounce it!

[@dessysmith2514]

Pasty chipd and beans with brown sauce us lovely! The Beach Restaurant that you were sitting right infront of feeding the birds I highly recommend for Chips...but that's just my personal opinion ❤

[@janeevans4758]

What a beautiful place, I've only been once and that was trawling a minibus full of ppl around, them small streets are definitely a test of the driving skills, especially a mini bloody bus 🤦‍♀️🤣. I'm sure the cornish pasty used to be a whole meal in a pastry for the minors, meat & veg and the seam on the pastry is where they would hold it so as not to get the parts dirty that they were eating, as they would eat them down the pit so no cutlery etc. Fab thinking really, no plate or utensils required and a full meal in a 1. Great vlog & looking forward to foul "mouth" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lovelyflares]

The birds are either Turnstones or Sandpipers like you say. They are always a lot on Smeatons Pier (left of harbour) as the Harbour Master and public feed them on the wall.

[@MarkHughes-hn8yc]

Good stuff jud🎉🎉 living the dream pal 🎉🎉...nice n quiet aswell....I'd hate Tobe down ther in summer....done it once.. never again in August....👍 Keep m coming

[@Bossstangs197]

Pop into Mevagissey it’s a lovely Cornish fishing village.And have a pint in the Fountain inn the olds pup in the village.

[@susanhillier5635]

Glad you got to St Ives, we left this morning, had a week there. Best beach in the world, check out the house that you were parked next to in Porthmeor beach, it was an old council house now look at it, check the rental rates on it, you will be amazed. Great video as usual

[@moomountain]

If only it was like that in the summer.

[@Goodvibesonly-e2k]

Port Issac where they film doc martin worth a visit 👍