Hi Jodi, I just visited your channel Read what you’ve been through I can only say how amazing you and your beautiful family are … what a team … Love and Best Wishes to you all ❤️
@jodicross439Күн бұрын
Oh thank you for such a lovely message, your kind words mean alot to me, I have come a long way and now doing things I didnt think was possible at one point in my life and my family definitely help me through, I will read your comment to them. Thank you 😊
@richjackson8349Күн бұрын
A lovely blog, as a Cornishman living close to St Ives (in a village near Hayle) but travelling to London for work fairly often - I empathise with the journey length. We have the same experience travelling UP to the Lake District (10 hrs in July). Cornwall is a wonderful place tp live, however, the sad thing is that tourists visit only the “hot spots” which means they miss that vast majority of Cornwall we know as locals. It also causes awful congestion in certain areas. Just please don’t be tempted to buy a second home here -it’s caused total desolation of places like St Ives and Mousehole etc For a true picture of Cornwall by the way, come down in the winter when the second homes are empty and the shops are shut because the towns are dead - especially St Ives and Newquay etc Final note - locals dread summer but know we need the tourists. It just makes it a crap place to live unfortunately, our homeland becomes a theme park.
@jodicross439Күн бұрын
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video. And I can understand if you lived there you would prefer it not to be over run with people. Thanks for taking the time to comment it's interesting for me and I'm sure other people that watch this video too. We will definitely think about visiting out of season next time 🙂
@ianbernardthompson50252 күн бұрын
Yeah, love your video but the next one you make don’t put music on it just natural sounds that would be wonderful
@jodicross439Күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video, and yes completely agree with your comments but the music helps me bring all the short clips together into one section but will keep that in mind, thanks
@nigelknight66882 күн бұрын
Lovely video looks like you had a great time in beautiful St Ives👍👍
@jodicross4392 күн бұрын
It was beautiful, very happy memories of St Ives 🥰
@stevecompton71975 күн бұрын
That's changed a bit since we took our kids about 25 years ago.,but some of it looks familiar lovely video
@jodicross4394 күн бұрын
Oh really! I bet the changes are really interesting, i last went when I was one so have no memory of it, but I just loved the feel of the place and all the history. Glad you liked the video 🙂
@truthbeknown63175 күн бұрын
💛💛💛💛
@simonwindsor72207 күн бұрын
just subbed. i think i was there the same time as yourselves. 18/07-27/07 love this place with a serious passion. going back for the 3rd time in 12 weeks 07/09/ for another week. truly amazing place.
@jodicross4397 күн бұрын
Aww thank you so much, we were actually a couple of weeks before you. Its so beautiful isn't it! Hope you have an amazing time in September and fingers crossed you get some nice warm weather 🙂
@PaulK-ve1pu8 күн бұрын
I live in Cornwall and I must say, I've fallen out of love with St Ives recently. It's beautiful but has been hollowed out by tourism. It's a theme park now really. I've moved to Penzance, which has a lot more going for its residents.
@jodicross4397 күн бұрын
Oh really, I guess it's different for you having seen it change through the years and watch it get busier. We went in June and loved it but maybe different if we went in the high season, glad your happy in Penzance now 🙂
@PaulK-ve1pu7 күн бұрын
@@jodicross439 Really glad you enjoyed it. Try and come back off season next time. There's still lots to do and it's much cheaper. You can even park!
@jodicross4397 күн бұрын
Thank you, yes definitely want to come back and do more exploring but it is expensive so the out of season sounds perfect. Thank you 🙂
@richjackson8349Күн бұрын
Agree 100%, very sad - it’s lovely to look at if you look in the right places. But as with every Cornish town the simple fact is that social deprivation is always behind the curtains - in st Ives case most definitely. Tourists are seeing an “idea” of what Cornwall is, not the true Cornwall we live in. Just a fact of life.
@PaulK-ve1puКүн бұрын
@@richjackson8349 So true. Before moving away late last year, I volunteered at St Ives food bank. Shocking. 70% of users were in work. In half of those, both adults were working. And 20,000 on the social housing list in Cornwall. There is something rotten in the kingdom of Kernow.
@arnoldkalanbanda685010 күн бұрын
Amazing
@jodicross43910 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@naumansulaiman885611 күн бұрын
Hi , awesome video . Where did you stay and how much for 1 week
@jodicross43910 күн бұрын
Hi, thank you I'm happy you enjoyed the video🙂 We stayed in Carrack Widden apartments looking down on Porthminster beach. I just had a look on booking.com to find the price because I couldn't remember exactly and it's hard to find as many dates are booked but I found a price for March which was around £600 for a week and I believe we paid £200 more then that, but high season I expect to be a lot higher. Hope this helps 🙂
@wish2110011 күн бұрын
What a beautiful vlog I wish you could have heard my wife @ 20:45 her brother used to live in Cornwall and whenever we visited I’m sure she looked forward to the pasties as much as seeing him 😂
@jodicross43911 күн бұрын
😂 I just watched my video to see what was at 20.40 and haha it made me hungry😆. It has to be a top reason to visit Cornwall doesn't it, to be honesr it was our first pasty of our holiday but not our last lol. Really glad you enjoyed our vlog 🙂
@TM-vg4mx14 күн бұрын
where did you stay?
@jodicross43914 күн бұрын
Hi, we stayed at Carrack Widden apartments which looks over Porthminster beach, there were also different apartment blocks along the same road so a few different places to chose from, we found ours on booking.com.
@V8Jack0416 күн бұрын
I went the same time as you did
@jodicross43915 күн бұрын
Oh really! Hope you enjoyed it as much we did 🙂
@redfilfil17 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this video and I'm so glad that you and your family had such a lovely time. You highlighted how lovely Penwith can be; I think you were lucky to have some very good weather days. I did not think that £62 was unreasonable for 4 x meals and drinks, especially as it is right on the sea front. Hope you have many more enjoyable holidays .
@jodicross43916 күн бұрын
Thank you I'm really glad you enjoyed this video, it was a beautiful place to show off and yes the weather definitely helped 😊 I completely agree with you the food was reasonable especially for St Ives, we just aren't used to spending a lot of money on food, we never eat out because we are always saving money for our next adventure. In our local area they do kids fish and chips that would feed an adult for £2 so I think it was just a shock for us 🤣 but as the week went on and got used to it we ended up paying £30 for a coffee and 3 ice creams in the tate without thinking to much of it lol. Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words 🙂
@janegolby467818 күн бұрын
On the water thing that comes up first
@janegolby467818 күн бұрын
I went to the exact same place
@jodicross43917 күн бұрын
@@janegolby4678 hope you had fun 😊
@paullawrence857220 күн бұрын
Lovely family vid! ❤
@jodicross43919 күн бұрын
Thank you 🥰
@GRANMotherH3N27 күн бұрын
Having live here, I watch a lot of videos looking through the eyes of visitors. I must admit, this is a refreshing video to the usual ones. A very professional blog, and well done for taking the initiative to use the local transportation. Parking in ST Ives is almost impossible. A visit to the restaurant at West, down at Porthmeor beach, is a must the food there is fantastic.
@jodicross43926 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for taking time to write such a lovely comment, I haven't been doing blogs for very long, but i do feel proud of this one so i really appreciate your kind words. We all loved st ives and we definitely want to go back one day so thanks for the recommendation. So glad you enjoyed this video 😃
@Catavlogs_Site28 күн бұрын
Hey Jodi, love the travel vlogs! I wonder if you'd be happy for us to add your channel to our site?
@jodicross43927 күн бұрын
Hi thanks so much, and yes of course 😊
@nevillechant27Ай бұрын
Hi I’ve just subscribed to you, as your logs are brilliant and so interesting but most of so relaxing , many thanks guys
@jodicross43929 күн бұрын
Thank you 😃 that's the best comment I can receive, I'm so glad you enjoyed this video 😊
@RHCPsteАй бұрын
Such a heartwarming vlog! You’re such a lovely family who are so present for your kids! It’s so beautiful to see!
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
This means so much to me, as that is how we try to be as parents so I'm really touched by your comment, thank you so much 🥰
@markward203Ай бұрын
Born and raised there (Island Road boy), down by the Island/Breakwater/Arches/Meor & Widden beach with my mates; unfortunately now just a theme park.🥹
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Wow I couldn't think of anywhere better to grow up, must have been great, And yes it must not be nice watching it get busier through the years! I'm the same with my home town, everytime i go back another block of flats and housing estate has been build and the roads are blocked with traffic but it's not a beautiful place like St Ives. I love how st Ives has still kept its original charm 🩵
@markward203Ай бұрын
@@jodicross439 My mother and grandmother 12A and 14 Island Road took in B&B; people came back year after year and they had a wonderful time on the beaches etc. However, in the last 30 years or so second homes have hollowed out the town and the community. Some will say that there is still a community there but when I lived in Island Road - 30 houses between Island Road and Burrow Road opposite, all were lived in by St Ives people (family ties back 100's years) and it was the same in all the rows. What makes me sad is that the childhood that I had will not be shared by children anymore; mine grew up on the outskirts of the town. No go area for me now in the height of the season!
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
@@markward203 awww that is sad, I guess people know if they have property there they can make alot of money letting it out. It's a shame, I can see why you would feel the way you do about it, being born and breed in St Ives.
@elizabethbennettsАй бұрын
@@jodicross439. It’s a Stunning place to grow up in, Spent all Summer holidays on the Beach with my friend. If Cornwall didn’t have Visitors it Wouldn’t Survive, if we need to go out Shopping or anything else, we would go out and back home before the roads get too busy. I was born and bred here 63 Years ago and I still love it.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
It's such a beautiful place, can see why you do 😊
@Fidel-tk5rqАй бұрын
Hi , I live in Edinburgh, never been to Cornwall before, and planning to visit the area with my small family( 3 adults) for one week using my own car (about 10 hours driving) between 15 August -15 September! Any advice from your experience to make this trip successful ( best time ,itinerary, accommodation,..etc) is much appreciated.Thanks in advance.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Hi sorry about the delay we were on a day out yesterday so have only just got around to replying. I would say if you can go when kids are in school then definitely take advantage of that as everything is always nicer when it's less busy. September is a great time to go but just like July we really can't depend on the weather so it's always a risk but definitely one of the best times to go. If you are taking your car find an accomodation that has a set parking spot as parking is really hard so if you have your own space then you don't need to worry. We were on the outskirts of st Ives with a 5 minute walk to the harbor which was perfect for us, we loved being near to Porthminster beach which made our hoilday. Take advantage of the public transport, the train station next to Porthminster is only £1 to get to carbis bay (the next beach along) and it is stunning and is a must to visit. Porthkidney beach is also amazing. For days out as shown in this video we visited paradise Park which was lovely for kids and we really enjoyed that, and the Minack Theatre and porthcurno is so beautiful but could be hard work with young children. But definitely take time just to explore St Ives and enjoy the beaches and let the kids play in the sand and the shallow waters. Porthminster really was our favorite and the calm harbour sea. But be warned everything is up and down hills so can be quite walking sometimes. And make sure to watch a sunset on porthmeor beach one evening 😊
@jenniferesiri710419 күн бұрын
Hi, i’m planning to do the same as well in September. Is it ok to tell me the name of the lodge you stayed at? It really looked beautiful. We’re planning to go from Manchester to St. Ives and we’re a family of 5😊
@jodicross43919 күн бұрын
Hi, our accommodation was an apartment over Porthminster beach called Carrack Widden apartments and they can be found on booking.com. but ours was only suitable for a family of 4, but they may do bigger ones 🙂 I hope you have a great holiday in September 😃
@martynadams2011Ай бұрын
10 hours??! Where did you come from - Mars???
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Lol no just the north east of England, it takes 8 hours to drive but the train is much easier, and with the couple of change overs it took 10 hours all together! It takes 6 hours from London, doesn't look that far away on the map though 😊
@laverdajota8089Ай бұрын
Takes that on a bad day from Kent to Cornwall
@jodicross43929 күн бұрын
Yes I can imagine that, South of Englands traffic can be terrible sometimes that's why the train was a stress free option for us 🙂
@Fidel-tk5rq15 күн бұрын
@@jodicross439 Hi, my wife feels motion sickness in the train so we have to drive about 10 hours to arrive st.ives? Is it really worth it? please advise.
@jodicross43915 күн бұрын
@Fidel-tk5rq hi, I'm not sure if I would recommend the 10 hour drive, only because the drive could end up taking a lot longer with traffic and stops. I get motion sickness but I never get it on a train so I personally couldn't go by car. But obviously it's a very beautiful place and if you don't mind the drive then it's definitely worth it. But unfortunately it comes down to personal preference so I couldn't answer if it's worth it or not. Have you thought about flying? There is an airport in newquay and then a train to st Ives from there.
@Gizmo409Ай бұрын
Wonderful, just wonderful. Thanks for that.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed this video 😊😃
@u2coop2003Ай бұрын
One of my favourite places, but can't think of a more horrible place during school holidays!!
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Yes it's a shame it gets so busy but I guess so many people love it there, we were lucky to stay there as we got to explore the surrounding areas and go to the harbour in the evening and early mornings when it was quieter 😊
@Fidel-tk5rqАй бұрын
Hi, What do you think is the best time to visit Cornwall? Thanks
@u2coop2003Ай бұрын
@Fidel-tk5rq outside school holiday times it's perfect, though we have done May holidays recently and it wasn't too bad. For me August is a no for certain places in cornwall...St Ives, Padstow and others as it just gets too crowded.
@Fidel-tk5rqАй бұрын
@@u2coop2003 Thanks for your reply. I 'm thinking of early September, however as you know holidays in this country are always at the mercy of the weather! please advise.
@u2coop2003Ай бұрын
@Fidel-tk5rq September should be perfect, like you said the weather would be the only random
@DsinkzАй бұрын
Hi whats the name of the holiday let?
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Hi the apartments are called carrack widden apartments, there is a whole block of them we stayed at number 35, you can find them on booking. Com or cornish escapes 😊
@DsinkzАй бұрын
@@jodicross439 ok cool thanks 👍
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
My favourite place ever💛
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
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@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
Thank you and keep up your very good work Jodi💛
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
😍
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
New subscriber here. I just watched your St Ives video - brilliant so going to biggest watch the rest Jodi💛
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your support 😊💛
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
Meant to say binge watch🤣 Mary 💛
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Haha I did think that is what it was meant to to say, it just took me a few minutes to work it out 🤣💛
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
Brings back wonderful memories. Thank you for a superb video. Im a newew subscriber❤
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, im so glad that you enjoyed the video 😊 im quite new to doing vlogs and feel my videos are improving so that is really lovely to hear, thank you ❤️
@ccOrangePepsiАй бұрын
Hi, how do you get to the park from the cruise port? Also how long it take to get there? Thank you.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Hi, we took a taxi and it took about 20mins to get there, it cost around 35/40 euros. Once we got off the ship there was a long line of taxis waiting so we didn't need to book. We were lucky and didn't depart until midnight so we got the bus back into Palma and spent some time there afterwards, the bus stop was close to katmando park but I think it took about 45 Mins to reach Palma. The park closes at 5 so if your short for time I would recommend booking a taxi prior to pick you up as there wasn't a taxi rank near by. The bus we got was just after 5. The park is amazing for children, it's so different and cool we loved it, just make sure you have your travel sorted for your return 😊
@ccOrangePepsiАй бұрын
@@jodicross439 Thank you. This is very helpful!
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Your welcome, glad it was helpful 😊
@elizabethbennettsАй бұрын
I’m down Long Rock beach now with my little dog at 06.20am
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Aww how lovely, your living the dream 😃
@elizabethbennettsАй бұрын
I Live near St Michael’s Mount, about 5 minutes away, we have both Marazion and Long Rock Beaches. I’ve lived In Cornwall all of my Life.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Oh how wonderful, I really wanted to visit st Michael's mount but unfortunately we didn't have enough time, hopefully next time. Your so lucky to have those lovely beaches so close to you 😊
@elizabethbennettsАй бұрын
Thank You Jodie, there are so many Wonderful beaches here In Cornwall. On the Promenade in Penzance there’s an outdoor Lido with part of the Pool has Geothermal Power and the water is Warm
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful place, could hardly believe we were in the uk! I remember going past the pool when we were on the bus it looked amazing, I would love to come and spend a lot longer in Cornwall to explore all the beautiful places. It must be a great way of life 😊
@elizabethbennettsАй бұрын
It’s the best way of life, there’s a Cornish Saying that we say and it is, well do it dreckly which means that we aren’t in any hurry to do things, we have just got a new family that has just moved down here from Ipswich and they can’t believe how laid back it is down here, they live on the estate where I live,
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Sounds like a great place to live, i did get the impression actually whilst we were there, everything seemed so laid back with no stress, I would love to move to Cornwall once the kids are older 😊
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
❤
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
hello! what bus and time did you take? thank you!
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
There is a bus from St Ives malakoff bus station which is just by Porthminster beach BUT the earliest bus in mid season was 10.30 so we actually caught the 8am train to Penzance so we could get the 9ish bus to porthcurno from there, and it took 30mins from there. But the times do change depending on low, mid and peak season but you can find the time table by searching lands end coaster timetable, it is quite hard to follow though. Hope this helps
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
@@jodicross439thank you for answering my questions! all best the to your family ❤
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
@@janemadrigal7506thank you, I hope you have an amazing time when you go 😊
@truthbeknown6317Ай бұрын
So beautiful
@jaypeejjАй бұрын
You bought a hot drink to eat with your food?? 😂😂😂
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
I had hoped nobody noticed, so thanks for pointing it out 🤣
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
can i know where did you guys stay? is that an airbnb?
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
@@janemadrigal7506 hi sorry I thought I had put it in the comments, we stayed at the carrack widden apartments, it was a lovely stay 🙂
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
@@jodicross439do you have the link where you booked?
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
do you have the link where you booked?
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
You can book through cornish escapes but we booked ours through booking.com if you go on there and type in carrack widden you will find it 🙂
@janemadrigal7506Ай бұрын
@@jodicross439thank you so much!
@Eve_453Ай бұрын
I’m lucky enough to live here as my parents decided to move a couple years ago to escape the hectic London life and I still have to kick myself that I live in my dream place. We’ve always gone on holiday here and I’m so grateful to be here permanently now. ❤
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Oh wow how amazing! It must be so nice to live there, not just for st Ives but to have easy access to the rest of Cornwall too. Your so lucky 😀
@Eve_453Ай бұрын
@@jodicross439 yesss ❤️
@Fidel-tk5rqАй бұрын
Hi , I live in Edinburgh, never been to Cornwall before, and planning to visit the area with my family( 3 adults) for one week using my own car (about 10 hours driving) between 15 August -15 September! Any advice from your experience to make this trip successful ( best time ,itinerary, accommodation,..etc) is much appreciated.Thanks in advance.
@incognito8763Ай бұрын
Stayed at this same holiday let a few Easter’s ago. It’s really great isn’t it.
@jodicross439Ай бұрын
Oh really! Yes it's wonderful 😃 I miss the view it, it really was amazing 🤩
@simpson10662 ай бұрын
My childhood holidays were always by train. Never wished we had a car! Looks like you had a great time in great weather!
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
Train hoilday are great aren't they, my children were very excited! And yes we were very lucky, everything was looking it's best 😊
@PatriciaSmith-bb1tq2 ай бұрын
Looks beautiful ❤
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
It really was a beautiful place 😊
@Lemon-pie13872 ай бұрын
england 1% of the time:
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
We got lucky with the weather the day we went went, hopefully it's the start of lots more nice sunshine to come 🌞
@InvestedAdventure2 ай бұрын
Those waters sure look incredible - so clear! Speaking of, I'm in the UK too right now, on the hunt for cool spots and film for my channel. This is definitely going on my list! !
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
You definitely won't be sorry if you go it's truly stunning 😀 but it is down by lands end so it is quite a trek, good luck if you go, I have just uploaded a video on our day there if you needed any info 🙂 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y76ijLVqureRfIU.htmlsi=9qR6naX_ZD5TLM0y
@St4rbxrry_Gacha2 ай бұрын
Fact:my grandad died in st Ives near the beach :) so I'm happy he's at my favorite holiday place
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
Aww it must be a very special place for you, sorry for your loss x
@Darkhorse1978-c6w2 ай бұрын
there is a nice caravan park just up from it with an outdoor swimming pool, disco bar.etc went there when i was working
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
Oh really! That sounds perfect to stay at as a lot of the accommodation seemed very expensive around the area so that would be a lot more affordable, I'll look into it next time we go, thanks 🙂
@boogiebear30272 ай бұрын
This gave me instant Calm. Thank you ❤
@jodicross4392 ай бұрын
It was a beautiful sight, so glad you enjoyed the video 🙂