Stories from the Bay and beyond

Incessant emails, an overflowing to do list, relentless rushing, constant fatigue, a fleeting mind; is the treadmill of modern life taking its toll? If you feel a desire to breathe, restore, move, be inspired, escape or simply press the pause button on this relentless ‘on call’ lifestyle then an active break at the beach might be just what the doctor ordered!

Our new coastal fitness weekend at Watergate bay is the perfect tonic for body and mind. What to expect and how to book.

Every Saturday at 10am or 2pm (tide dependent) you might be surprised to find our weird and wonderful beach fit equipment lining the sand, followed by Pete our fitness instructor putting a red-faced – but smiling – group through their paces.

The Extreme Academy team at Watergate Bay are complete surfaholics, so who best to ask for their favourite UK surf breaks? Here's their pick.

Planning on getting fit post-Christmas? Our Swim Clinic instructor, Salim, tells us how swimming can improve your overall fitness and well being.

SUP - Stand Up Paddle Boarding

The Face Works is a new Swim Club 75 minute facial treatment which cleanses, exfoliates, combines massage and hot and cold stones, a mask and moisturises.

On the weekend of Saturday 30 November to Sunday 1 December the Watergate Bay Hotel hosted its first Swim Clinic with Swim Lab. Check out how it went.

Watergate Bay is in North Cornwall, the perfect place to catch some waves and learn to surf with Extreme Academy, but before you start read our top tips.