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Pilchard Press Alehouse, St Ives

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Opens at 4:00pm
Operator: Independent
Wharf Road, St Ives, TR26 1LF (View on Google Map)
(01736) 791665
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Opened in 2016, this tiny bar in an old stone-walled cellar is Cornwall's first micro-pub. Located up a slightly off-putting alleyway off the harbourside near the Lifeboat Inn, it can be difficult to find; look out for the A-Board as it is well worth seeking out. The friendly little pub, with a good mix of locals and tourists, has a wood-topped bar, it is furnished with bar stools and a few tables with chairs, offering space for around 20-25 customers, many accompanied by their dog. On the rear wall is a mural depicting life and characters in the town, and there is a ‘window’ with a webcam showing the harbour outside. It typically offers up to five real ales in the summer reducing to two in the winter, mainly from Cornish microbreweries and all served from wooden stillage behind the bar accompanied by two ciders. Food is limited to snacks, though you can purchase a tin of pilchards!!

Information for this venue is provided by the Cornwall Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cornwall
Last updated
23/04/2025
Last surveyed
01/03/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
COR/756
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Treen's - Sunbeam TasteMatch Prediction

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Treens Sunbeam Pump Clip-1
Treen's - Sunbeam Premium Pale Ale • 4.8% Spotted once.
Treens Sunbeam Pump Clip-1
Treen's - Sunbeam

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 5 days ago at Pilchard Press Alehouse, St Ives.

ABV 4.8%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

St Ives - Meor IPA TasteMatch Prediction

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St Ives - Meor IPA
St Ives - Meor IPA Premium Pale Ale • 4.8% Spotted once.
St Ives - Meor IPA
St Ives - Meor IPA

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 5 days ago at Pilchard Press Alehouse, St Ives.

ABV 4.8%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Firebrand - Patchwork Rocket Pale TasteMatch Prediction

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Firebrand - Patchwork Rocket Pale
Firebrand - Patchwork Rocket Pale Session Pale Ale • 4.2% Spotted 6 times.
Firebrand - Patchwork Rocket Pale
Firebrand - Patchwork Rocket Pale

Spotted 6 times. recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Pilchard Press Alehouse, St Ives.

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Driftwood Spars - Stippy Stappy TasteMatch Prediction

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Driftwood Spars - Stippy Stappy
Driftwood Spars - Stippy Stappy New World IPA • 5.5% Spotted once.
Driftwood Spars - Stippy Stappy
Driftwood Spars - Stippy Stappy

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Pilchard Press Alehouse, St Ives.

ABV 5.5%
Style New World IPA
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free Yes
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Penzance (varies) , St Ives (varies) , Treen's (varies)

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Facilities
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Camping Camping
(2000m)
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (430m)
First Kernow: T2, Lands End Coaster
Other routes available
Nearby Station (730m)
St Ives (Cornwall)
Ordnance Survey Reference
SW518406
Directions
At the back of an unlikely looking alleyway, between Talay Thai and the Cornish Pasty Shop

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