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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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Perspectives: Owen Tozer | Watergate Bay Hotel
Watch the film: Owen Tozer shares Watergate wavescapes and reflections, shot in black and white film.
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Andy Cameron | Wavehunters | Watergate Bay blog
We catch up with Wavehunters founder, Andy Cameron as a new chapter begins for the Extreme Academy.
Read moreInterior Design Masters
Banjo Beale won series three of Interior Design Masters and with it the prize contract to redesign a self-catering Beach Retreats apartment in Watergate Bay.
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Wave pictures - An interview with Sean Pertwee
25 years after the release of the British surfing classic Blue Juice, we caught up with actor Sean Pertwee about his breakthrough role as a Cornish surfer.
Read moreMeet: Abstract artist Jethro Jackson
Watch and meet: Jethro Jackson, local contemporary sea-scape artist Jethro Jackson.
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Mark Kermode top 10 films set in Cornwall
The Observer's chief film critic and BBC film reviewer, Mark Kermode, celebrates the films in which Cornish scenery has starred.
Read moreSeven Short Sea Films
We've selected seven beautiful and enlightening short films to deepen your understanding of the many benefits the sea brings.
Read moreWarrior of the Surf
Standing at 15ft tall, the giant Warrior of the Surf is the latest addition to the Bay. Created by local sculptor Richard Austin.
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Jo Atherton flotsam artist
Jo Atherton is a local artist who uses the marine litter as her inspiration to create individual pieces of Flotsam and Jetsam art work.
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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