St Ia, Castle Approach, Tregenna Castle

St Ives, Cornwall

With views towards Tregenna Castle and St Ives Bay, and less than a mile from the beach, this beautiful holiday home is the perfect place for your coastal getaway

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Overview
Things to Know
Rooms
Availability
Location
Reviews

key features

Sea View

Within 1km From Beach

Wi-Fi

Parking

Woodburner / Open Fire

Patio/balcony

Children Welcome

Near Coast Path

Family Friendly

Dedicated Workspace

Bathtub

Washing Machine

Tumble Dryer

Dishwasher

Cot Available

High Chair

Coffee Machine

Near A Golf Course

Hair Dryer

Microwave

Refrigerator

Oven

Iron

Overview

One of a handful of exclusive holiday homes set overlooking St Ives Bay, St la, 3 Castle Approach is just 3 minutes' drive from Porthminster Beach or a short stroll across the castle grounds. The harbour and town centre are 6 minutes by car making it exceptionally well-placed to enjoy at that St Ives and the coastline around the bay has to offer.

With plenty of space both inside and out, guests can look forward to beautiful bedrooms, gorgeous open plan living, an amply equipped kitchen and outdoor entertainment, with views towards the castle and sea. Fantastically well-equipped for families and groups of friends, there are entertainment features galore including TV’s with Freeview and Sky Glass, a games console, DVD player and Bluetooth speaker. The downstairs snug doubles as a children’s playroom so for those travelling with youngsters in tow, this is a terrific space for them to hang out.

Arranged over two floors with the lounge / dining area and kitchen upstairs and three of the four bedrooms on the ground floor, guests can relax and socialise in style and complete comfort. Two terraces, including a wraparound deck on the ground floor and a balcony upstairs, create wonderful places to enjoy unwinding in the sunshine, fresh air dining or simply spending time together with views over the extensive shared grounds, 9-hole golf course and down towards the bay.

St. Ives is an award-winning destination and it’s easy to see why. With its cobbled Downalong; independent shops, famous Tate art gallery, and fabulous restaurant scene there’s plenty to keep visitors of all ages entertained during their stay. The ace up its sleeve however is the abundance of sandy beaches on its doorstep, the most popular of which being Porthmeor, Porthminster and of course, the harbour where you can swim, sunbathe, SUP, surf and kayak to your heart’s content.

*Tregenna Castle lies within a short walk and offers a host of on-site features including a restaurant and brasserie, swimming pools, golf, a spa, tennis courts and children’s club. These facilities are independently offered by the Tregenna Castle site. Some restrictions and charges apply.
Please contact Luxury Coastal for more information.

Things to know
Check in time: 16:00
Check out time: 10:00
Good Housekeeping Bond or Accidental Damage Waiver
We ask our guests for a £250 Good Housekeeping Bond, pre-authorised against your credit card. This is in case there is any damage to the property during your stay. The money is simply reserved and then released afterward if there is no damage. We will contact you nearer the time of your arrival to arrange this. 
Alternatively, a one-off, nonrefundable Accidental Damage Waiver of £30 can be added to your booking to replace the Good Housekeeping Bond and can be added as an extra when processing your booking.
Number of steps: 7 external steps, 1 flight of internal stairs
Type of heating: Electric
Linen & Towels: Bed linen is provided for your stay, however, if you require use of the travel cot you will need to bring your own cot linen. Each guest will be supplied with one hand towel and one bath towel for their stay. (if your holiday is longer than 10 days, please contact the Luxury Coastal team to discuss a mid-stay linen change)
Wi-Fi: This property offers free Wi-Fi for guests, however, we cannot guarantee the speed and connectivity. Therefore, if you are planning to work during your holiday, we recommend bringing a wifi dongle.
Wood Burner: There will be Logs and firelighters are provided for the first fire only. Guests are asked to bring their own if they wish to use the wood burner during their stay.
Coffee Machine: Nespresso Creatista coffee machine, no pods provided
Smoking: All of our properties are non-smoking and we ask that any party member who smokes, do so off the premises.
On-site Pool: Although Tregenna Castle on-site facilities are available for our guests to use at an additional cost, the indoor pool cannot be used during school holiday periods. The outdoor pool is not available to our guests.
Additional Extras: Bookable directly with Tregenna Castle
- Indoor swimming pool (£7 per person for non-residents and restricted to one hour per session. £3.50 for ages (3-12years). Free for under 3's. Towel hire - £1 per towel. - Non-resident swims are restricted to one hour and are not available during school holidays. Balls and inflatables are prohibited.
- Two all-weather tennis courts (for non-residents £10 per hour will be charged. Please pay at reception). Tennis rackets and balls can be hired at the leisure reception (£1 per racket).
- Badminton courts - (£8 per hour for non-residents).
- Outdoor playground

Room Information

Living
The property is accessed via 8 steps up to the small front terrace which has a bench

Entrance porch
With built-in cupboard and shoe storage

Living Room
Positioned on the first floor up a flight of 12 wooden steps with a glass balustrade and handrail
Large, spacious, light-filled and airy with plenty of seating in the form of sofas, armchairs and occasional chairs
Open plan with the kitchen and dining area
Flat screen Smart TV with Freeview and Sky Glass, Blu-ray DVD player and Bluetooth speaker
This room has sliding door access out to the furnished upper floor balcony with incredible views over the grounds, Tregenna Castle and the sea
Wood-burning stove

*Logs and firelighters are provided for first fire only. Guests are asked to bring their own

Study / office
On the first floor off the kitchen and adjoining the single bedroom
This room has a desk, chair and lamp

Children’s Playroom / Snug
Overlooking the shared grounds with sliding door access to the wrap around decking terrace which has a dining table and chairs
Furnished with an occasional table, sofa, storage trunk, flat screen Smart TV with Freeview and Playstation
Kitchen & Dining
Kitchen
The kitchen is spacious and has a breakfast bar with stools, integrated oven and grill, an induction hob, fridge, freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster and *Nespresso Creatista coffee machine
A range of cookware, utensils, glasses, crockery and cutlery are provided

*Guests are asked to supply their own pods

Utility Room
The separate utility is on the ground floor and houses a washing machine, tumble dryer and sink
Iron, ironing board and vacuum cleaner

Dining Area
Open plan with the living room and kitchen
Furnished with a large table and 8 chairs
Bedrooms
En-suite Bedroom One
Positioned on the ground floor
Furnished with a king size bed, side shelves with lamps, huge built-in wardrobe which also houses the Smart TV which has Freeview
This room has sliding door access out to the terrace

*A hairdryer is provided

En-suite Bedroom Two
This ground floor bedroom is furnished with a king size bed, built-in wardrobes, dressing table with chair, mirror and bedside tables with lamps

*A hairdryer is provided

Twin Room
Located on the ground floor off the entrance hall and furnished with twin beds, bedside tables with lamps and a mirror

Single Bedroom
Situated on the first floor off the kitchen and study and with its own cloakroom with basin and WC
This room is furnished with a single bed, side table with lamp, and chest of drawers
Bathrooms
Bathroom One
The ground floor family bathroom has a bathtub with hand-held shower attachment, basin, heated towel rail, cabinet, mirror and WC

Bathroom Two
En-suite to Bedroom One
Walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, cabinet with mirror, and WC

Bathroom Three
En-suite to Bedroom Two
Walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, cabinet with mirror, and WC

Bathroom Four
En-suite to the single room on the first floor
Cloakroom with hand basin, and WC
Outside
A large wrap around decked area off the ground floor snug with views over the 9-hole golf course, Tregenna Castle and down towards the bay
Furnished with a large outdoor dining table and chairs
Upstairs on the first floor, a second furnished balcony provides amazing sea views and is accessed from the living room via sliding doors
Parking
This property offers two parking spaces as well as plenty of visitor’s parking on a first come first served basis

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Good Housekeeping Bond or Accidental Damage Waiver

We ask our guests for a £250 Good Housekeeping Bond, pre-authorised against your credit card. This is in case there is any damage to the property during your stay. The money is simply reserved and then released afterward if there is no damage. We will contact you nearer the time of your arrival to arrange this. 

Alternatively, a one-off, nonrefundable Accidental Damage Waiver of £30 can be added to your booking to replace the Good Housekeeping Bond and can be added as an extra when processing your booking.

Please note, although Tregenna Castle on-site facilities are available for our guests to use at an additional cost, the indoor pool cannot be used during school holiday periods. The outdoor pool is not available to our guests.

Welcome to Castle Approach, Tregenna Castle

Large, light and thoroughly well-equipped this collection of select properties are not only beautifully designed to offer space and comfort but are also in one of Cornwall’s best seaside holiday destinations – St Ives!

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Reviews

Overall Rating - 4.7

A great Cornwall holiday
5/5

We had a great extended family holiday here. The accommodation and location was perfectly suited. The accommodation is finished to a high standard with open space on the top level for the family to be together. The outside space provides a great view and offers a relaxed space to enjoy a few G&Ts in the evening sun. Not far to walk into St Ives or Carbis Bay and enjoy the surrounding areas bars, restaurants, shops and beaches. Overall a great stay!

Antony, 05 Sep 2026

Family Reunion Holiday
4.8/5

We set up a family reunion - with 3 generations under one roof. This property worked out fabulous for us! Great location, top quality, very well equipped!

Daegal, 15 Jun 2026

Thank you so much for your review. We are delighted to hear that you were able to have a family reunion in St Ia. Its also great to hear that the property was well equipped too! We do hope to welcome you back for another great stay. Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team.

Indigo- Luxury Coastal

Well be back!
4.8/5

We stayed at St Ia for two weeks in May and absolutely loved the place. The weather wasnt great so we didnt get to enjoy the balconies, but the house is very comfortable, quiet and well equipped (particularly the kitchen) and we loved the big TV and corner sofa. A couple of previous reviews said that the beds were not very comfortable, but this was definitely not the case and we all slept very well. There is loads of storage in the bedrooms, plenty of good quality hangers, and the showers are fantastic. The walk across the grounds and into St Ives is fabulous.

Lisa, 06 Jun 2026

Hi Lisa, Thank you for your wonderful review of St Ia, it sounds like you enjoyed a really lovely holiday and we so appreciate your comments about the location of the property as well as the space and facilities on offer. We'd love to have you stay again and wish you all the best until then.

Larah - Luxury Coastal

St Ia
5/5

beatiful property, spotlessly clean, in a great location walking distance to the lovely St Ives. We really enjoyed our stay, had a great meal at the Talay Thai, great places to get craft beers, and enjoyed the escape room

Ruth, 08 Feb 2026

Hi Ruth, Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the property and found everything spotless and well?located for exploring beautiful St Ives. It’s great to know you made the most of the local area too. We’re really pleased you had such an enjoyable stay and hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Hope - The Luxury Coastal Team

Very good, could have been excellent.
4.5/5

Overall the property and our stay was very good. Attention to detail with cleaning and the provision of a couple of spare towels would have made it excellent, although there was a washing machine it wasnt big enough to wash all towels together so a couple of spare towels would have helped. The property was equipped with an electric vehicle charger which was unavailable for use, one of our cars was electric and we would have been happy to pay for the convenience of charging at the property. I did make enquiries and left a phone message requesting a callback but unfortunately no one returned my call, perhaps this could be looked at in the future. The location and Tregenna estate was excellent, we would certainly consider staying again.

Guest, 16 Aug 2025

Hello, Thank you so much for your detailed feedback, we’re really pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the property and location to be excellent. It’s great to know the Tregenna Castle estate worked well for your visit, and we’d be delighted to welcome you back in the future. We truly appreciate your comments regarding the towels and the EV charger, extra towels are provided when stays are over 10 nights. We’re also sorry to hear about the difficulty with the EV charger and the missed call back, that’s not the experience we aim to provide, and we’ll be reviewing our communication process to ensure better support going forward. Thank you again for your kind words and constructive suggestions, they help us improve and continue offering a great experience for our guests. Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Hope - The Luxury Coastal Team

Wonderful stay
4.8/5

Absolutely stunning property Had everything we needed. Couldn't fault it. Would definitely stay again.

Emma, 15 Nov 2024

Hi Emma, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you found our property absolutely stunning and that it had everything you needed. It's great to know that you couldn't fault your stay and would definitely stay with us again. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Chloe-Luxury Coastal Team

A Five Star Holiday Property
5/5

Expectations before we went away were very high from all the reading and research we had undertaken, and expectations were well and truly exceeded. A superb holiday rental in every conceivable way, with all holiday needs more than adequately catered for. St Ia is up there with the very best UK rentals we have stayed in

John, 13 Oct 2024

Hi John, Thank you so much for your glowing review! Were thrilled to hear that St Ia exceeded your high expectations and provided everything you needed for a superb holiday. Its wonderful to know that you consider us among the very best UK rentals youve experienced. Your kind words mean a lot to us, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another exceptional stay in the future! Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Chloe-Luxury Coastal Team

St La, Castle Approach, Tregenna Castle
4/5

We chose this property as it was positioned within walking distance of St Ives and it had secure/off-road parking facilities. The Tregenna estate is well maintained and although we stayed right at the end of the summer, there is normally a choice of facilities to enjoy although there are limitations as to what lodge guests can use. Like a number of properties we looked at, accommodation arrangements are upside down - the bedrooms are on the ground floor and the lounge/diner/kitchen upstairs in order to make the most of the views. We found the lodge spacious (2 double bedrooms, both with en-suites, a twin room with access to the "house" bathroom and a single room upstairs which has the benefit of a wash handbasin and toilet), very clean and well presented with outdoor seating both at ground level and on the first floor. The surroundings are very quiet and peaceful. We did enjoy our stay but we found the mattresses on the beds too firm for our liking and the sofa upstairs was not comfortable and the sofa provided to watch the TV downstairs (it looked like it might open out to be a sofa-bed) was particularly uncomfortable. We would have expected better quality appointments for a property of this cost and quality. Other slight negatives during our stay were (i) laundry bags, presumably from the previous guests, were left on a bench on the front porch (presumably for collection by a laundry service) when we arrived and they were still there a week later when we left (ii) the wheelie bin provided was full from the previous guests (who had clearly made no attempt to re-cycle anything) and was not emptied during our stay (iii) on arrival we noticed a tile in one of the en-suites was coming away from the wall and tiles around it were loose which effectively made this shower un-useable (water ingress would have caused damage) during our stay (fortunately there was only 2 of us so not a problem but one wonders why the cleaners/property managers had not picked this up).

Paul, 23 Sep 2024

Hi Paul, Thank you for your detailed review. Were glad to hear that you appreciated the convenient location, spacious layout, and peaceful surroundings of the property. However, were sorry to learn about the issues you encountered during your stay. We apologise for the discomfort caused by the mattresses and the sofas. We understand that mattress comfort is subjective, but we will pass your feedback on to the owners and we will look into this to ensure a more comfortable experience for future guests. We also regret the oversight with the laundry bags and the full wheelie bin. This is not the standard of service we aim to provide, and we will address these issues with the cleaning team to prevent such occurrences in the future. The bin collections have recently been changed so this may have been why the company had not yet collected it. Regarding the loose tiles in the en-suite, we apologise for the inconvenience and this was addressed upon your departure so thank you for bringing this to our attention. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back. Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal team

Hope - The Luxury Coastal Team

Beautiful house in a great spot
5/5

We had a wonderful week here. The house is beautiful - great layout, quality furnishings and well equipped kitchen for cooking. Really relaxing to chill out in the upstairs space. Balcony with views over the castle grounds and golf course to watch sunset in evening. There is a large lawn at the back of the houses where our teenagers enjoyed playing football. About a 20 minute walk down through the Castle grounds to Porthminster beach/ St Ives. Similar time to walk to Carbis Bay beach. Would really recommend walking on the coastal path round to Porthkidney Sands - amazing views and stunning quiet beach. Icing on the cake would have been to have been allowed to use the EV charger.

Susie, 24 Aug 2024

Hi Susie, thank you for your review regarding St Ia, Tregenna Castle. We're delighted to hear about your wonderful holiday and that everything was perfect for you. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Best wishes, James

James - The Luxury Coastal Team

Stunning house, location and service. Perfect!
4.8/5

WOW, the house is simply stunning, the best we have ever stayed in. Perfect location. 5-7 mins walk down the path to Porthminister beach and coastal path for Carbis or St Ives centre. Set within Treganna castle grounds, the setting is beautiful. Beautiful gardens and views. Everything in the house is top quality and of the highest spec including Dyson fans! There is a communal green area at the back of the house which acts like a garden. Lovely space for the kids to run around. There is absolutely nothing to consider - BOOK! Great service and communication too. We would love to return.

Thegla, 19 Aug 2024

Hi Thegla, Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We're delighted to hear you had such a wonderful time and loved the property so much. The location is fantastic and we're glad you used the path down to the beach. We look forward to welcoming you again in the future. Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Laura - The Luxury Coastal Team

Great location
4.5/5

Compared to the cramped towns of Cornwall like St. Ives, staying in this location was fantastic. Great views of the golf course, spacious and bright, and lots of room to breathe, park a car and enjoy the quiet. I visited slightly off-season (before Easter) so take that with a grain of salt but I couldn't fault the location. Most rooms had ensuites which was nice that everybody had their own bathroom. The bed mattresses could definitely be improved. All other furnishings we very comfortable but one spends 8 or so hours in a bed so when a property is labelled as "luxury" it should have mattresses that reflect that. These were all very hard. The morning wake-up conversation was all about how uncomfortable the sleep was. That was really the only downside of the property.

Karl, 07 Apr 2024

Hi Karl, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are so glad to hear you found the location to be fantastic with good views of the golf course. Thank you for the kind words regarding the property being spacious and light. In regards to the mattresses we do find these to be of personal preference but I do apologise you did not enjoy them. Best wishes, The Luxury Coastal Team

Chloe-The Luxury Coastal Team