Cornwall and St Ives ARE NOT DOG FRIENDLY. The council have decided to treat dog owners as lepers. They are shunted to desolate places without facilities, or into an actual leper colony in St Ives. called Bamaluz Beach. The beach is 100m wide and one of the smallest beaches available. It is much much much more crowded than other beaches because there are more lepers than the colony can contain. I think you would need a measure something like "Dogs per square inch" to help quantify the problem. My visit was BEFORE the school holidays. I shudder to think about the overcrowding in summer when the bulk of dog owners arrive with their kids shunted into this 100m space! The council has a discrimination policy against dog owners. My suggestion to them is to is that if they are going to create a leper colony, then I think they will need to choose a bigger facility if they want to be considered dog friendly. Let's face it, the town wants our money but not our dogs. So don't be conned. Cornwall and St Ives markets itself as "dog friendly" but forgets to tell your dogs will be banned during school holidays. So please bring your pet to our lovely town, our the hotels and campsites will accommodate you and your pet, but while you are here please don't let your dog out.