St Ives: Westcotts Quay
The landscape around St Ives is a compact Atlantic harbour of granite quays, sandy shoreline and steeply rising streets, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. Westcotts Quay forms part of the working edge of St Ives Harbour, where small boats settle alongside the tide-dependent foreshore. The town occupies the western side of St Ives Bay on Cornwall’s north coast, facing the Atlantic and long associated with fishing and seafaring. Its sheltered harbour helped support the pilchard trade, while the narrow waterfront quarter remains defined by stone walls and closely packed houses. St Ives later became an important centre for modern British art; Tate St Ives opened here in 1993, close to Porthmeor Beach.
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Built around rural lanes south-west of Ringwood, St Ives grew into a residential community close to the Dorset–Hampshire border. The settlement lies near the Avon Valley, shaped by the River Avon on its route towards Christchurch Harbour, while Moors Valley Country Park extends to the south through woodland, heath and open space. St Ives forms part of the St Ives and St Leonards area, on the settled fringe between Ringwood and the Bournemouth–Poole urban area. Moors Valley is also home to a miniature railway, adding a family-oriented local landmark to this corner of east Dorset. Browse additional webcams from the Avon Valley and east Dorset to extend your view of this corner of England.
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