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The Leach Pottery - Getting here

Leach Pottery
Higher Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2HE

By Road:
The Leach Pottery is located at Higher Stennack (B3306), on the upper outskirts of St Ives, Cornwall.

From St Ives centre: go up the hill at Royal Square (by the Royal Cinema) - approx. 15 minutes walk.

From the A30:  Follow the brown signs for Tate St Ives. At the Penzance/Zennor junction on the B3306 continue following the road down towards St Ives.  The Leach Pottery is one of the first places you get to - on the right after the fire station.

Parking:

There is only a small amount of parking at the pottery site.  The nearest public carpark  is at Trenwith (Pay & Display) near St Ives Leisure Centre.  This is approximately 6 minutes walk from the pottery.

By Train:
A frequent rail service operates between Paddington and Penzance, with a connection at St Erth station for the branch line to St Ives. Detailed information is available from National Rail Enquiries (0845 748 4950).

Local Bus Services:

National Express provide high-speed connections from main towns in the South West. Click here for their website or call 08717 81 81 78 for further information.

 

Regular local bus services into St Ives also run from most towns in Cornwall:

 

Western Greyhound operates the 518 and 516 which stop right outside the Pottery. Click here for their timetables and website or call 01637 871 871 for further information. Save £1 on admission at the Pottery when you present your Western Greyhound ticket!

 

First Devon and Cornwall also operate the 300 throughout the Summer. Click here for their website or call 0845 600 1420 for further information.