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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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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.

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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...

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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...

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Three spring cocktail recipes

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.

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St Michael's Manhattan

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...

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Winter cocktail recipe list

Twelve winter cocktail recipes that will warm and revive as you come inside and sink into the sofa.

Twelve winter cocktail recipes that will warm and revive as you come inside and sink...

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5 minutes with: Christina Knight

Christina Knight tells us about the drinks that embody the smells of Christmas, tasting with the nose and kitchen experiments.

Christina Knight tells us about the drinks that embody the smells of Christmas, tasting with...

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Blueberry and rose collins cocktail in a short glass with petals dusted on top

Blueberry gin and rose collins recipe

Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a handful of blueberries.

Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a...

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Limoncello fizz cocktail recipe

Organic lemons comes this Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from the hotel.

Organic lemons comes this Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from...

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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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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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