Hayle

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Hayle is a small town in the Penwith District of Cornwall and is situated at the Southern end of St.Ives Bay on the estuary of the Hayle river.

In 2006 Hayle became successful in a World Heritage bid due to its historic mining landscape.

'Hayle Towans' courtesy of www.ocean-image.com

The town has had several successful regeneration schemes aimed at regenerating the local economy in Penwith including; the ongoing Foundry Project which has seen the development of business and residential units in the hope of attracting employment in the area.

Hayle's position by the sea and its 3 miles of golden sandy beaches allowed it to develop as a holiday destination. Hayle still has much holiday accommodation particulary camping and self-catering. The sand dunes or towans at Gwithian and Godrevy favoured locations by many.

Godrevy Lighthouse by Adam Gibbard

Gwithian and Godrevy are not only picturesque, but also favoured for many watersports including surfing, windsurfing and body-boarding. The dunes are also attract paragliders over looking the popular Sandsifter resort, which has been transformed into a bar, restaurant and nightclub.

Sandsifter: Favourite with surfers & partygoers

Transport Links and How to get to Hayle

Most train services are operated by First Great Western both local services to Hayle, Camborne, Redruth and Truro and direct trains linking Hayle with Plymouth, Exeter St.Davids, Bristol Temple Meads, Reading and London Paddington. The night train offers an overnight sleeper service to and from Reading and London. Journey time to Plymouth is typically under 2 hours; to Bristol around 4 hours, and London less than 5½ hours.

Cross Country run a small number of services (departing in the morning, returning in the evening) via Bristol and Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central via Preston and Carlisle, also to Dundee via Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley The journey time to Birmingham is just under 5½ hours, and nearly 10 hours to Glasgow.

National Express operates coach services to London Victoria (taking around 9 hours) via Heathrow Airport. Local bus services connect Hayle with most major towns in Cornwall.