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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Ruark post surf playlist
We asked Ruark Audio to put together a playlist that celebrates the ocean.
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Mark Kermode top 10 films set in Cornwall
The Observer's chief film critic and BBC film reviewer, Mark Kermode, celebrates the films in which Cornish scenery has starred.
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Colours of Watergate Bay
We invited Falmouth-based photographer Rhona McDade聽to capture the colours of the rainbow through a distinctly Watergate lens.
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Meet artist: Maia Walczak
Meet Newquay-based Maia Walczak Artist, author, and award-winning children's book illustrator.
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Power of photography
Intrigued by ideas of how sight translates into emotion, we asked two photographers to explore the evocative power of photography.
Read moreShooting stars with Aaron Jenkin
West Cornwall-based photographer Aaron Jenkin makes his living from night time photography.
Read moreWarrior of the Surf
Standing at 15ft tall, the giant Warrior of the Surf is the latest addition to the Bay. Created by local sculptor Richard Austin.
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Jo Atherton flotsam artist
Jo Atherton is a local artist who uses the marine litter as her inspiration to create individual pieces of Flotsam and Jetsam art work.
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Becky Bettesworth Prints
Becky's vintage-railway style Watergate Bay poster gives a nod to the hotel's railway heritage, find out more.
Read moreWatergate Bay on Film
Our films of what you can discover at Watergate Bay beach and Watergate Bay Hotel on the north Cornwall coast.
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.
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