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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Good food, well earned
We speak to three nutrition and exercise experts to find out the relationship between getting active outdoors and good food, including ten top tips.
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Helford blue, spring onion & thyme tart recipe
Straight out of Emily Scott's new cookbook get the recipe for this salad onion, leek and creme fraiche tart with thyme and Cornish Helford blue cheese. Discover the recipe.
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Meringue roulade recipe | Emily Scott
Straight from Saturday Kitchen with Matt Tebbutt, you can now make Emily Scott's meringue roulade, clementine curd, Cornish cream and passion fruit at home with her delicious recipe.
Read moreMeet Emily Scott | Watergate Bay
We catch up with Emily Scott following the restaurant's first full year at Watergate Bay and the inspiration around her new six-course set seafood menu.
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A new home for Emily Scott
Following the success of her 2020 summer pop-up, chef Emily Scott opened a restaurant overlooking the beach.
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Emily's chocolate mousse recipe
A pudding that is rarely met with anything but delight. A mousse that is rich but light. Top with Rodda's clotted cream or delicious with vanilla ice cream.
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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