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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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Good Food, Well Earned

We speak to three nutrition and exercise experts to find out the relationship between getting active outdoors and good food, including ten top tips.

We speak to three nutrition and exercise experts to find out the relationship between getting...

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Christmas pudding gin in a gin glass with a twist of zesty orange peel

Atlantic Christmas pudding cocktail recipe

The Christmas pudding in this cocktail comes from the Atlantic distillery. Follow the recipe here.

The Christmas pudding in this cocktail comes from the Atlantic distillery. Follow the recipe here.

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Helford blue, spring onion, leek, creme fraiche and thyme tart

Helford blue, spring onion & thyme tart recipe

Straight out of Emily Scott's new cookbook get the recipe for this salad onion, leek and crème fraiche tart with thyme and Cornish Helford blue cheese. Discover the recipe.

Straight out of Emily Scott's new cookbook get the recipe for this salad onion, leek...

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Sophie Allport's top 10 tips for a Cornish beach picnic

Sophie Allport's top 10 tips for a Cornish beach picnic

Laying on a blanket, sipping an ice-cold drink, and eating your way through your favourite foods. Read Sophie Allport's top 10 picnic tips.

Laying on a blanket, sipping an ice-cold drink, and eating your way through your favourite...

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Smoky Jollof recipe

Smoky Jollof recipe

Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her Smoky Jollof recipe straight from her new cook book, Africana.

Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her Smoky Jollof recipe straight from her new cook book, Africana.

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Melissa Hemsley sitting in the beach lofts with a dog

Listen to Melissa Hemsley

We ordered, told them we’d be back in five minutes, and ran to the tide…” From maximising eating time to minimising food waste, hear Melissa's Watergate memories.

We ordered, told them we’d be back in five minutes, and ran to the tide…”...

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Chana Masala recipe

Straight from The Beach Hut kitchen comes our Chana Masala recipe, serve with fresh bread, a roti, naan, or a bowl of rice.

Straight from The Beach Hut kitchen comes our Chana Masala recipe, serve with fresh bread,...

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Espresso martini

Affogato Espresso Martini

A twist on the classic espresso martini, with Black cow vodka, Kahlua coffee liquor, Origin coffee, and a scoop of your choice of ice cream.

A twist on the classic espresso martini, with Black cow vodka, Kahlua coffee liquor, Origin...

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Poulet Yassa dish

Poulet Yassa recipe

Grilled chicken in caramelised onion and lemon sauce, a recipe full of flavour from Senegal with readily available ingredients.

Grilled chicken in caramelised onion and lemon sauce, a recipe full of flavour from Senegal...

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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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