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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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Joe Kirby sitting at his piano

Musician in residence: Joe Kirby

Our first musician in residence kicks off between 16 - 19 November. We caught up with pianist, Joe Kirby ahead of his musical residency.

Our first musician in residence kicks off between 16 - 19 November. We caught up...

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Round-up: Arts on the Beach

Children bounced to the beat, air-borne dancers soared and towering puppets stopped revellers in their tracks. Crowds came, crafted, sang and danced as the sun went down on our first creative festival, Arts on the Beach.

Children bounced to the beat, air-borne dancers soared and towering puppets stopped revellers in their...

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View of the Eden Project

Things to do in Cornwall

A selection of our favourite places to visit and events in Cornwall. Gardens, power boat tours, museums, art galleries and many more.

A selection of our favourite places to visit and events in Cornwall. Gardens, power boat...

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Arts on the beach

A free family weekend of street-theatre, aerial performance, dance, music and creative workshops. And... a 13-foot roaming puppet.

A free family weekend of street-theatre, aerial performance, dance, music and creative workshops. And... a...

Arts on the Beach

Artist in residence: Becca Hall

Meet illustrator Becca Hall as we chat story, coastal colour palettes, drink and draw workshops and her residency.

Meet illustrator Becca Hall as we chat story, coastal colour palettes, drink and draw workshops...

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Sea giant puppet

Line up for Arts on the Beach

A guide to our performances and workshops taking place over our Arts on the Beach weekend, 9&10 September.

A guide to our performances and workshops taking place over our Arts on the Beach...

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Sea giant puppet

Meet Eko's creator, Johnny Autin

Meet the creator of Eko, a playful four-metre sea puppet set to roam the beach at Watergate Bay for our Arts on the Beach festival.

Meet the creator of Eko, a playful four-metre sea puppet set to roam the beach...

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Writers' to reads with Pandora Sykes

Five books from What Writers Read: 35 Writers on Their Favourite Books, and our favourite places to read them. You'll find the whole selection in the Watergate Bay library.

Five books from What Writers Read: 35 Writers on Their Favourite Books, and our favourite...

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Emily Scott's sausage roll recipe, with apricots and honey

Emily Scott's sausage roll recipe, with apricots and honey

Caraway seeded sausage roll recipe straight from Emily Scott's brand new cookbook, Time & Tide.

Caraway seeded sausage roll recipe straight from Emily Scott's brand new cookbook, Time & Tide.

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Watergate Bay on Film

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.

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A surfer rides a wave

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.

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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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A polo jockey chasing after the ball

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