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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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Hot honey margarita, 12 drinks of christmas 2024 at Watergate Bay Hotel

Hot Honey Margarita

A spicy twist on a classic margarita, with Ocho Reposado tequila, lime, Cointreau and hot honey.

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Blackberry and vanilla bramble as part of 12 drinks of Christmas at Watergate Bay hotel

Blackberry & Vanilla Bramble

Discover the recipe for our Blackberry & Vanilla Bramble, featuring our new Watergate Bay x Loveday Gin and finished with frosted blackberries.

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Loveday x Watergate Bay - love & lemons cocktail

Love & lemons

Made with our own Watergate Bay x Loveday Gin; balancing the lively freshness of lemon verbena with the creamy floral notes of coastal chamomile and elderflower

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Banana rum old fashioned at Watergate Bay Hotel

Banana Rum Old Fashioned

Warming flavours of winter spices, toasted banana bread and dark chocolate, this take on an Old fashioned features sustainable discarded banana peel rum.

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Paloma cocktail at Watergate Bay Hotel

Paloma

Kick off any festive celebration with this refreshing, vibrant and zesty cocktail. Pairs perfectly with party canapés.

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Remy's Espresso Martini as part of 12 drinks of christmas at Watergate Bay

Remy's Espresso Martini

A Cornish spin on an espresso martini, made with Cornish coffee, vodka, demerara and cognac.

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Blood Orange Fizz as part of 12 drinks of Christmas at Watergate Bay

Blood Orange & Cranberry Fizz

Our Laurent-Perrier sparkling cocktail this year, complete with classic Christmas cranberry and orange flavours. Blood Orange & Cranberry Fizz recipe.

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Old Saint Nick cocktail at Watergate Bay Hotel

Old Saint Nick

Rye whisky, Ruby port, cherry, velvet falernum, cinnamon and lemon, the Old Saint Nick is full of festive flavours

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Chai White Russian as part of 12 drinks of christmas at Watergate Bay

Chai White Russian

Rich coffee liqueur, creamy coconut milk and warm chai spices make for the perfect post dinner cocktail.

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Brandy snap as part of 12 drinks of Christmas at Watergate Bay hotel

Brandy Snap

Featuring our new Watergate Bay x Loveday gin, the Brandy Snap brings vibrant, lemony freshness to Christmas drinks this festive season

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Cornish Negroni as part of 12 drinks of Christmas at Watergate Bay hotel

Cornish Negroni

Exclusively Cornish made, this blush pink negroni is best enjoyed pre-festive feasting.

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The Matterhorn as part of 12 drinks of Christmas at Watergate Bay hotel

The Matterhorn

"With its nostalgic notes of Toblerone and amaretto, The Matterhorn cocktail sums up that Christmassy feeling for me” - Meg Clark, resident mixologist

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Watergate Bay on Film

Our films of what you can discover at Watergate Bay beach and Watergate Bay Hotel on the north Cornwall coast.

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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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