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.
Blood orange & cranberry fizz
Cocktail recipe - from St Ives comes this unique blood orange gin, mixed with Cointreau, cranberry juice, and topped with Laurent Perrier Champagne.
Cocktail recipe - from St Ives comes this unique blood orange gin, mixed with Cointreau,...
Apple & rhubarb sour mocktail
A non-alcoholic apple and rhubarb sour with apple juice, lemon and foaming bitters.
A non-alcoholic apple and rhubarb sour with apple juice, lemon and foaming bitters.
Figgy Pudding martini recipe
The Figgy Pudding in this cocktail comes from Tarquins. Our twist includes cider brandy from Fowey Valley. A proper Cornish cocktail.
The Figgy Pudding in this cocktail comes from Tarquins. Our twist includes cider brandy from...
Chai white Russian recipe
White Russians are traditionally made with vodka and coffee-flavoured liqueur, mixed with heavy cream.
White Russians are traditionally made with vodka and coffee-flavoured liqueur, mixed with heavy cream.
Sloe gin spritz recipe
Juniper, sloes and notes of orange and lemon zest, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg make up The Wrecking Coast's honey sloe gin liqueur.
Juniper, sloes and notes of orange and lemon zest, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg make up...
12 drinks of Christmas
We’re popping the cork on the festive season and transporting you to Cornwall’s most enchanting locations with our 12 Drinks of Christmas.
We’re popping the cork on the festive season and transporting you to Cornwall’s most enchanting...
Winter colada recipe
Winter white with flakes of coconut, a thick and creamy cocktail with spiced Golden Barrel Aged Rum.
Winter white with flakes of coconut, a thick and creamy cocktail with spiced Golden Barrel...
The Living Space Spring cocktails
Bring Watergate flavours to your home bar, with our three spring cocktail recipes.
Bring Watergate flavours to your home bar, with our three spring cocktail recipes.
St Michael's Manhattan
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.
A Manhattan is one of those retro cocktails that still holds its own – but...
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.
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.
