Hayle is a village, civil parish as well as cargo port in west Cornwall, UK. It is located at the mouth of the Hayle River (which releases right into St Ives Bay) and also is approximately 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance. Hayle church was developed in 1888 from part of the now defunct Phillack parish, with which it was later on incorporated in 1935, and also bundled part of St Erth in 1937. The modern-day parish shares boundaries with St Ives to the west, St Erth to the south, Gwinear and also Gwithian in the east, and also is bounded to the north by the Celtic Sea. Hayle's position by the sea as well as its 3 miles of golden sandy coastlines permitted it to develop as a holiday location. Certainly, Hayle still has much holiday lodging. The dune or Towans are the favoured area for a number of holiday villages as well as caravan and also camping sites. The Gwithian coastline near Godrevy is attractive and a prominent location for water-related sporting activities including surfing, windsurfing and also body-boarding.