Festive Nights
From 1 December
As shadows grow long on the beach, Watergate lights up with seasonal spirit…
New dining experiences on the shoreline, hands-on workshops and Champagne tastings, intimate music sessions and a dozen Christmas trees each telling a different story. Join us for an advent of Festive Nights this December.
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Zacry's
We've welcomed Zacry's to a new home on our sea wall. Centered on provenance, place and perspective, the horizon wide views are setting the scene for a masterclass in elegant simplicity.
Eat, drink, be merry
![The Beach Hut Friday Curry](/media/lcellwoz/the-beach-hut-friday-currty.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133409707875100000)
Curry Fridays
Every Friday in the Beach Hut, Indian feasts for two.
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Zacry's on the sea wall
A new chapter is unfolding on our sea wall.
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Discover Cornwall
With our Christmas cocktail list in The Living Space
![Origin Hot Chocolate Beach Hut Recipe (1)](/media/inuhkbbu/origin-hot-chocolate-beach-hut-recipe.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133111691180500000)
Extreme Hot Chocolate
Is what the Beach Hut is famous for
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Festive workshops
Perfecting your penmanship with Wild Sea Calligraphy in time for your Christmas cards and labels. Trying your hand at monoprinting with artist Natalie Day, whose semi-abstract pieces can be spotted inside the new Zacry’s. Expect lantern making, winter wreath making, and festive pottery with our family Kids' Zone workshops... Join, create and take a new skill home with you.
Book your workshop through the event below.
Upcoming workshops and community events
![The Beach Hut 12 trees](/media/2v1bt3np/img_7603.jpg?width=338&height=0&quality=70&rnd=133459111251370000)
The Twelve Trees of Christmas
Discover twelve inspiring sustainability tales across twelve Christmas trees at Watergate Bay. Weaving stories of ghostly fishing gear and lobsters delivered at dawn, seeds fit for a queen bee and coffee beans traversing the oceans.
Snug sessions
As part of our Festive Nights line-up, we’ve curated a handful of musicians to share their talents as part of Snug Sessions.
Settle in for all-female sea shanty collective Kana, the poetic sounds of acoustic duo Our Atlantic Roots, Charlie Scoble’s laidback melodies and odes to the ocean with Oll an Gwella.
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Upcoming Snug Sessions
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Snug sessions: Joe Francis
From 7pm - 9pm in The Living Space snug, multi-instrumentalist, Joe Francis has toured and...
![New Year - gin cocktail](/media/wcxouwde/gin-cocktail-watergate-bay.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133094588946470000)
Snug sessions with Peri Rae
From 7pm - 9pm, guitar and vocal driven indie rock songs inspired by the ocean...
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Snug sessions: Daisy Clark
Singer and songwriter, Daisy Clark sounds out with her guitar from The Living Space snug...
![Our Atlantic Roots](/media/leedsx3d/our-atlantic-roots.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133434936979570000)
Snug sessions: Our Atlantic Roots
Sounding out from The Living Space Snug, transatlantic husband and wife duo with a folk...
Family workshops and Kids' Zone sessions
Explore our rooms
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Beach lofts
Stay closer to the horizon in one of our seven new beach lofts, with beach access.
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Suites
Contemporary open-plan with baths in the bedroom bay windows and ocean views.
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Family suites
A spacious double room and a separate bunk room for your family of four or five.
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Double rooms
Modern beach living comes as standard. Choose a sea view or non-sea view option.
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Village apartments
Stylish two-bedroom properties designed for families to really relax and feel at home.
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Four bedroom apartment
Available for a limited time only, from 19 - 30 July. Sleeps ten people with full kitchen and living area.
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New Year by the sea
Ten, nine, eight…count down to the New Year with us. Rosy cheeks, music for dancing and plenty of champagne – and don’t forget Cornwall’s obligatory New Year’s Day beach walk (or swim/surf for the hardy).
Discover more
![Black Forest Gateau](/media/kxwmynrj/black-forest-gateau.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133210530019100000)
Black Forest Gateau
A clarified milk punch cocktail recipe with Tarquins black cherry gin, cherry liquor, lemon juice,...
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Jack Frost cocktail
Built in the 1930’s, Bude sea pool provides the inspiration for our rum based Christmas...
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Twelve Trees of Christmas
This December, we're telling twelve inspiring sustainability tales across twelve trees here at Watergate Bay....
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Blood orange & cranberry fizz
Cocktail recipe - from St Ives comes this unique blood orange gin, mixed with Cointreau,...
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Apple & rhubarb sour mocktail
A non-alcoholic apple and rhubarb sour with apple juice, lemon and foaming bitters.
![Figgy Pudding Martini](/media/vtrnuyq5/figgy-pudding-martini.jpg?width=342&height=192&quality=70&rnd=133211070392630000)
Figgy Pudding martini recipe
The Figgy Pudding in this cocktail comes from Tarquins. Our twist includes cider brandy from...