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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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Affogato espresso martini
A twist on the classic espresso martini, with Black cow vodka, Kahlua coffee liquor, Origin coffee, and a scoop of your choice of ice cream.
Read moreChana Masala recipe
Straight from The Beach Hut kitchen comes our Chana Masala recipe, serve with fresh bread, a roti, naan, or a bowl of rice. Follow the recipe below to make your own version at home.聽
Read morePoulet Yassa recipe
Grilled chicken in caramelised onion and lemon sauce, a recipe full of flavour from Senegal with readily available ingredients.
Read moreSmoky Jollof recipe
Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her Smoky Jollof recipe straight from her new cook book, Africana.
Read moreBlack Forest Gateau cocktail recipe
A clarified milk punch cocktail recipe with Tarquins black cherry gin, cherry liquor, lemon juice, double cream, and whole milk.聽
Read moreThe Cornish story behind our Jack Frost cocktail
Built in the 1930's, and sheltered on Summerleaze Beach, Bude sea pool provides the inspiration for Jack Frost, our rum based Christmas cocktail from Cornish Distilling Co..
Read moreLost Garden Pineapple
120 bottles of rum were made by Trevethan distillers from the pineapples grown at Heligan Gardens, read the full story.
Read moreApple & rhubarb sour mocktail
A non-alcoholic apple and rhubarb sour with apple juice, lemon and foaming bitters.
Read moreBlood orange & cranberry fizz cocktail recipe
From St Ives comes this unique blood orange gin, mixed with Cointreau, cranberry juice, and topped with champagne.
Read moreFiggy Pudding martini recipe
The Figgy Pudding in this cocktail comes from Tarquins. Our twist includes cider brandy from Fowey Valley. A proper Cornish cocktail.
Read moreVegging In: Meera Sodha
We catch up with food writer and Guardian columnist, Meera Sodha, to find out why going meat-free doesn't mean you have to miss out on delicious food.
Read moreFour land&water ingredients
Land&water's four all-natural signature ingredients are beneficial for your body and skin, the kitchen, and the cocktail shaker.
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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