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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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Round up: Arts on the Beach 2024

Round up: Arts on the Beach 2024

Making waves at Watergate Bay, the second year of our two-day free family festival drew over 4,000 people to celebrate on the sand for Arts on the Beach 2024.

Making waves at Watergate Bay, the second year of our two-day free family festival drew...

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Roaming theatre for Arts on the Beach

Arts on the Beach 2024

Arts on the Beach is back for 2024, packed with some of last year’s favourites and a whole raft of fresh new acts. 15&16 June.

Arts on the Beach is back for 2024, packed with some of last year’s favourites...

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Mindfit walking

Walking for wellness

Find out how walking by the ocean, whether alone or side by side with a colleague, can improve the way we work.

Find out how walking by the ocean, whether alone or side by side with a...

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Choughs

Cornwall's wild coast

Cornwall Wildlife Trust introduces us to some of the visitors you might spot in our waters and along our coastline.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust introduces us to some of the visitors you might spot in our...

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Rockpool ramble with Newquay Wild Activities

Newquay Wild Activities

Learn about the varied wildlife that share our coastline and shores. Book onto a Rockpool Ramble or a guided Wildlife Walk with Newquay Marine Activities.

Learn about the varied wildlife that share our coastline and shores. Book onto a Rockpool...

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Mariana Popejoy with At Home with Nature

Love of life: Marianna Popejoy

Biopic design gives a connection to the natural world and creates places where people and communities thrive, it takes on six recognised principles.

Biopic design gives a connection to the natural world and creates places where people and...

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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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St Michael's Mount

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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Curtains framing the photo with a view of a surfer walking into the sea with their surf board

Getting out of your comfort zone

From the team at The Know, here are our three top tips for getting out of your comfort zone on your next break away.

From the team at The Know, here are our three top tips for getting out...

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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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