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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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Three spring cocktail recipes
Bring Watergate flavours to your home bar, with our three spring cocktail recipes.
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St Michael's Manhattan story and recipe
A Manhattan is one of those retro cocktails that still holds its own - but this one has a subtle change; a whiskey distilled in oak barrels by St Michael's Mount here in Cornwall.
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Winter cocktail recipe list
Twelve winter cocktail recipes that will warm and revive as you come inside and sink into the sofa.
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5 minutes with: Christina Knight
Christina Knight tells us about the drinks that embody the smells of Christmas, tasting with the nose and kitchen experiments.
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Blueberry gin and rose collins recipe
Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a handful of blueberries.
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Limoncello fizz cocktail recipe
From organic lemons comes this organic Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from the hotel.
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Cucumber and elderflower cooler recipe
Ribbons of cucumber, non-alcoholic gin, elderflower presse and soda water blend to create a thirst-quenching and refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail.
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Tommy's margarita cocktail recipe
A twist on the classic margarita, with agave syrup rather than triple sec.
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Poinsettia recipe
Cornish Arancello from Atlantic Distillery, cranberry juice and champagne make up this poinsettia recipe. Ruby red in colour, it's named after the festive poinsettia flower.
Read moreApple and vanilla mojito cocktail recipe
Rumbullion rum brings warmth to our winter apple and vanilla mojito, with zesty lime, fresh mint leaves and a dash of soda.
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State side mule recipe
Tin Cup American whiskey, raspberries, mint and lemon, topped with London essence ginger beer to finish.
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Cornish negroni recipe
A Cornish take on the classic Italian Negroni cocktail, using vermouth from the Knightor Winery and a very special Cornish gin from Tinkture.
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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