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Carbis Bay (, bordered to the west by Porthminster Point and to the east by Hawke's Point , which surrounds a popular family Beach after which the village is named. The bay is part of the larger St. Ives Bay, which joins with the Atlantic Ocean .

Carbis Bay is popular with tourists, attracted both by the South West Coast Path that runs through the village, the longest National Trail in the United Kingdom , and the nearby beauty spot Hawke's Point . Additionally, the picturesque St Ives Bay Line Railway , one of the few profit-making Branch Line s in the UK, also serves the village {Link without Title} .

" The Knill ", a 50-foot high monument to John Knill, mayor of nearby St Ives during the 18th century, stands on a hillside behind the village
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