Stories from the Bay
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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Carl Coombes
We catch up with Carl Coombes as he prepares to retire after almost 20 years at the helm of the Extreme Academy.
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Asparagus recipe | Meera Sodha
Surprisingly easy to make with seasonal vegetables, Meera Sodha's spring pilau recipe with asparagus, fennel and pea is light, fresh and delicious.
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Three spring cocktail recipes
Bring Watergate flavours to your home bar, with our three spring cocktail recipes.
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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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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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.
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Meet Clara Jonas
We meet Clara Jonas, local illustrator, surfer and mural artist of the colourful artwork on the side of the beach food pop-ups at Watergate Bay聽
Read moreMeet: Abstract artist Jethro Jackson
Watch and meet: Jethro Jackson, local contemporary sea-scape artist Jethro Jackson.
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Meet Emily Scott | Watergate Bay
We catch up with Emily Scott following the restaurant's first full year at Watergate Bay and the inspiration around her new six-course set seafood menu.
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Penguin's essential 2022 reading list
Penguin's 2022 reading list of 12 new fiction and non-fiction releases.
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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.
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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