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.
Meet: Lerato Umah-Shaylor
We talk to Lerato about her earliest experiences, her love of the sea and the ethos behind her cookbook.
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Anna Jones
Award-winning cook, writer and Watergate Bay regular, Anna Jones talks to us about working up an appetite surfing, the recipes she cooks on repeat and her ultimate post-surf brunch.
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Andy Cameron | Wavehunters | Watergate Bay blog
We catch up with Wavehunters founder, Andy Cameron as a new chapter begins for the Extreme Academy.
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Meet Clara Jonas
We meet Clara Jonas, local illustrator, surfer and mural artist of the colourful artwork on the side of the beach food pop-ups at Watergate Bay聽
Read moreMeet: Abstract artist Jethro Jackson
Watch and meet: Jethro Jackson, local contemporary sea-scape artist Jethro Jackson.
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.
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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