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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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Arts on the Beach 2024
Arts on the Beach returned on 15&16 June 2024, packed with some of 2023 favourites and a whole raft of fresh new acts.
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Walking for wellness
Find out how walking by the ocean, whether alone or side by side with a colleague, can improve the way we work.
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Cornwall's wild coast
Cornwall Wildlife Trust introduces us to some of the visitors you might spot in our waters and along our coastline.
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Newquay Wild Activities
Experience Newquay in a green light, learn about the varied wildlife that share our coastline and species that share our shores. Selected dates throughout the year with transport included.
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Love of life: Marianna Popejoy
Biopic design gives a connection to the natural world and creates places where people and communities thrive, it takes on six recognised principles.
Read moreRound-up: Arts on the Beach
Children bounced to the beat, air-borne dancers soared and towering puppets stopped revellers in their tracks. Crowds came, crafted, sang and danced as the sun went down on our first creative festival, Arts on the Beach.
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Things to do in Cornwall
Step from the hotel straight onto the coastal path, hire a bike and explore some incredible landscapes. Walks through forgotten gardens and stepping stones for giants, there's plenty to do around Watergate and further afield.
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Getting out of your comfort zone
Three top tips for getting out of your comfort zone when on your next break away, from the team at "The Know".
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Finding your rhythm | Stories
Why does the shift from winter to spring affect our minds? What rhythms and routines should we follow and which should we challenge?
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High times at low tide
The annual battle between darkness and light, day and night, comes to a head on the spring equinox. And with it comes a celestial tug on the ocean that makes for some extra low (and high) tides.
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Northern lights
The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis are rarely seen as far south as Cornwall, but thanks to recent clear skies the light spectacle was captured by an astrophotographer, Mark Hobbs.
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Discover the north end of Watergate Bay beach
Find out what to expect at Watergate Bay's far north end
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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