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Watergate Bay Hotel is so close to the sea you can watch the surfers from the pool. It’s about the balance in life: getting among the elements, eating and drinking well, having a good time with family and friends.
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Stargazy salted caramel hot chocolate recipe
Caramel, Cornish sea salt and gorse flower rum warmed through with your choice of hot chocolate, makes a thick and indulgent drink ideal for colder winter nights.
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Fish & chips recipe | The Beach Hut
Learn how we make our batter to fry your own fish at home, or book a table and eat overlooking the horizon as the sun sets out at sea.
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Cornish Christmas punch recipe
A Christmas punch that can be made in advance, heat up when needed or share among friends.
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Tarquins bramble cocktail recipe
British blackberry and Cornish honey Tarquins gin, lemon and Atlantic cassis in our version of a bramble.
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Hash it up recipe | The Beach Hut
Caramelised, balsamic red onions and potato hash with salami slices, red peppers and runny eggs. A dish packed with flavour, follow the recipe below and make it at home.
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Orange and passionfruit mojito recipe
A non-alcoholic 'mocktail' with inspiration taken from the well-loved mojito. The usual suspects, mint and lime, but with orange juice, passionfruit puree and grenadine.
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Raspberry gin cocktail recipe
A refreshing gin-based cocktail, with cream of coconut, lime, mint and raspberry.
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Cornish Scones Recipe
Take a look at Neil Haydock's recipe for Cornish Scones using Rodda's Cornish clotted cream.
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Strawberries and lemon meringue recipe
Our recipe with Cornish heritage strawberries, complimented with light and creamy white chocolate mousse and classic lemon meringue.
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Umami mushrooms recipe
Large field mushrooms, strips of cavolo nero, fresh sourdough and an umami dressing with ginger, garlic and grape molasses.
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Perennial passions
Drinks writer Alice Lascelles dives into the delicious world of botanical experimentation.
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Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall at Watergate Bay
In May 2006 Fifteen Cornwall opened its doors for the first time to the people of Cornwall.
Read moreWatergate Bay on Film
Our films of what you can discover at Watergate Bay beach and Watergate Bay Hotel on the north Cornwall coast.
Events calendar
On a blustery September evening 500 people came to Watergate Bay to watch the first ever polo match to be played on a beach in the UK. Ten years on it became firmly established in the Cornwall event calendar drawing crowds of over 10,000.
Polo on the Beach
Polo on the Beach was always designed to break down the elitist barriers associated with polo, letting as many people as possible have a taste of this dynamic, action-packed spectacle, capturing their imagination and inspiring them to try something new.
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