Welcome to Ivy House Cornwall
A new boutique Bed & Breakfast in the historic market town of St Austell, in the heart of Cornwall
Ivy House Bed and Breakfast St Austell Cornwall
About the property
A warm welcome awaits you at Ivy House Cornwall B&B – a traditional Cornish manor house dating from the 1830s.
Please see the pages for details about the house and our rooms.
We’re just a short walk from St Austell train/bus station and the town centre – and a few miles from the Eden Project.
Please book direct through this website or email bookings@ivyhousecornwall.co.uk for the best rates.
We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful home.
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The house is situated in a private park surrounded by gardens and greenery. Despite its proximity to the town, it offers guests a quiet and relaxing location for their stay.
Visitors are also welcome to enjoy the gardens, which feature a collection of flowering shrubs and plants – including magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas and hydrangeas – which provide year-round colour and interest.
Breakfast is served in Ivy House’s large dining room, which features antique furniture and collections. The room offers a view over the garden and gets the morning sun. During winter weekends, we make use of the room’s open fire-place, so guests can enjoy a warming log fire as they eat their breakfasts.
We aim to source all our food and produce as locally as possible – including some from the Ivy House garden!
Eggs – are sourced from local Cornish free-range hens.
Fruit – including apples, plums, strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb – come from the Ivy House garden, when in season. Out of season, we use up any surplus fruit from the freezer. Other fruit and vegetables come from our local greengrocer in St Austell.
Dairy products – including milk, butter, yoghurt and clotted cream – all come from a dairy a few miles from St Austell, who take their milk from farms in the local area.
Meat products come from our local butcher in St Austell, who buy their meat from Cornish farmers.
We also offer home-made marmalade and other jams – as well as a varied selection of home-made products including muffins, pancakes and other cakes.
The menu includes options for Vegetarians and Vegans – and we seek to accommodate other dietary requirements too.
The breakfast menu changes depending on the seasonal availability of products – and is also added to to reflect events such as Christmas, Easter, fruit harvest, etc.
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Room information
Bedroom One
A large bedroom with a beautiful King-sized character bed. The room has an en-suite bathroom, with walk in shower – as well as an additional basin in the bedroom. The room offers views over the garden.
The room includes: a large wardrobe with drawers, a chair and writing desk, an
Bedroom Two
A light, wooden-floored bedroom with a double bed. The room has an en-suite bathroom, with walk-in shower. The room offers views over the garden and surrounding countryside.
The room includes a large wardrobe, a chair and desk, an armchair, a luggage rack, a hairdryer, tea/coffee making facilities, towels, soap, shampoo and body lotion.
Price: £70 per night (£60 for single occupancy)
Bedroom Three
Local Information
Ivy House is situated in the middle of Cornwall, making it the perfect location to explore the county. It is possible to visit all parts of Cornwall on a day trip while you’re based here. For ideas and inspiration the Visit Cornwall website is a good place to start. We can also offer advice and information about various sites and attractions during your stay. There is so much to see and do, it’s impossible to list everything! However, here’s our Top 5 of local attractions – all a short journey from Ivy House:
The Eden Project – the world-famous attraction has to be seen to be believed, with its huge space-like biomes and plants from across the World. Just a few miles from Ivy House, you can also get a bus there from the bus station at the end of the drive. For more information and to buy tickets online, see here.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan – while Cornwall is famous for its huge range of gardens, this is certainly one of our favourites! The beautifully restored site has so much to see and explore. Details here.
Charlestown – the historic port of St Austell is now a UNESCO world heritage site. It’s also a famous filming site and frequently featured in the BBC drama Poldark. It’s free to walk around the 18th century harbour and enjoy the views. The Shipwreck & Heritage Centre is recommended. More details here.
Mevagissey & Fowey – visit one or both of these beautiful fishing harbours during your stay. Both feature picture-postcard views and have plenty of cafes, restaurants and shops. You can combine the visit by using the ferry that connects the two harbours.
St Austell Brewery – a short walk from Ivy House, this famous brewery makes beers including Tribute, Proper Job and Korev. It’s one of St Austell’s oldest businesses and, when the wind is blowing the right direction, you can smell the beer being brewed at Ivy House! You can visit the shop, bar and visitor centre – details here.
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Directions
Ivy House is located in the town of St Austell and is a short walk from all the shops and services guests require – including cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars – as well as chemists, clothes stores, banks, a Cinema, and a range of other shops.
Ivy House is also a very short walk away from St Austell train and coach/bus station. St Austell is on the national rail network and there are direct trains to many destinations – including Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, London, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh – as well as to towns across Cornwall. You can also travel to St Austell on the national coach network. The bus station offers services to destinations across Cornwall.
By car, you can easily reach us from both the A30 and A390. There is free, unrestricted parking outside Ivy House.
By air, you can fly to Cornwall Airport at Newquay (15 miles away), which offers direct flights to a number of locations, including London Heathrow (some routes are seasonal; please see the airport’s website for the latest list of destinations). A taxi from the airport to Ivy House will cost around £30.
If you need any information about how to travel to Ivy House, please get in touch.
Directions:
By car – using the postcode for Ivy House PL25 5QJ normally works for most people. If in doubt, follow signs to St Austell railway station. The entrance to North Hill Park is off Palace Road (which runs alongside the station), next to the old signal box and green pedestrian bridge. Follow the drive parallel to the railway line until you come to a gravel area, where you can park. Ivy House is on your right.
From the train/bus station:
From Platform 1 (trains from Plymouth) and bus/coach station – use the grey pedestrian bridge to cross the railway line (using the lifts, if necessary) to Platform 2.
From Platform 2 (trains from Penzance) – walk through the car park towards the exit (next to the old signal box and green pedestrian bridge). The entrance to North Hill Park is in front of you. Follow the drive parallel to the railway line until you come to a gravel parking area; Ivy House is on your right.
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