Tate St Ives
Tate St Ives is an art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall. Its 2009 visitor count was 214K. There are 37 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (200 m).
Art gallery in St Ives
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#173 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside St Ives
Tate St Ives is inside St Ives’ built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
In St Ives, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.
Tate St Ives
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 15 languages.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Visitors
- 214K visitors a year (2009)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 15 languages
- Town
- in St Ives
- Official site
- tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives
Visiting: the details
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Tate St Ives
Tate St Ives is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Ives’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
With 9,040 people, Hayle is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
St Ives
Carbis Bay
Lelant
The Towans
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tate St Ives is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives | It’s in town | 5,413 | 12 |
| Carbis Bay | 1.1 km south of it | 3,967 | 12 |
| Lelant | 4.1 km southeast of it | 949 | 11 |
| The Towans | 4.2 km southeast of it | 259 | 10 |
| Hayle | 5 km southeast of it | 9,040 | 9 |
| Canon's Town | 5.9 km south of it | 547 | 8 |
| St Erth | 6.6 km southeast of it | 1,128 | 5 |
| Crowlas | 7.6 km south of it | 1,054 | 12 |
Next door to Tate St Ives
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 forts and a zoo, among 37 within 15 km.
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden200 m away2
MuseumThe Leach Pottery1.2 km away3
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill4.6 km away4
ZooParadise Park5.7 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate12 km away6
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens12 km away7
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum12 km away8
FortChûn Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tate St Ives: the answers
Where is Tate St Ives?
Tate St Ives is in St Ives, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Tate St Ives?
Art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall.
How many people visit Tate St Ives?
About 214K visitors a year, in 2009 (the latest count on Wikidata).
When is the best time to visit Tate St Ives?
June to September are the warmest months in St Ives, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Tate St Ives?
Within 15 km: Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (200 m), The Leach Pottery (1.2 km), Trencrom Hill (4.6 km) and Paradise Park (5.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Tate St Ives: flickr user "Steve Parker", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Leach Pottery: Jordanhill School D&T Dept, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trencrom Hill: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paradise Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godolphin Estate: waterborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trengwainton Gardens: N p holmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penlee House, Gallery & Museum: Purely Penzance, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chûn Castle: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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