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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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Blood orange & cranberry fizz cocktail recipe
From St Ives comes this unique blood orange gin, mixed with Cointreau, cranberry juice, and topped with champagne.
Read moreSloe gin spritz recipe
Juniper, sloes and notes of orange and lemon zest, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg make up The Wrecking Coast's honey sloe gin liqueur.
Read more12 drinks of Christmas
We're popping the cork on the festive season and transporting you to Cornwall's most enchanting locations with our 12 Drinks of Christmas.
Read moreWinter colada recipe
Winter white with flakes of coconut, a thick and creamy cocktail with spiced Golden Barrel Aged Rum.
Read moreThree spring cocktail recipes
Bring Watergate flavours to your home bar, with our three spring cocktail recipes.
Read moreSt Michael's Manhattan story and recipe
A Manhattan is one of those retro cocktails that still holds its own - but this one has a subtle change; a whiskey distilled in oak barrels by St Michael's Mount here in Cornwall.
Read moreWinter cocktail recipe list
Twelve winter cocktail recipes that will warm and revive as you come inside and sink into the sofa.
Read moreFast times
We're devouring 'fast casual' dining the world over. Gareth May tucks into the global food trend that's found its way to Cornish shores.
Read moreBlueberry gin and rose collins recipe
Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a handful of blueberries.
Read moreLimoncello fizz cocktail recipe
From organic lemons comes this organic Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from the hotel.
Read morePoinsettia recipe
Cornish Arancello from Atlantic Distillery, cranberry juice and champagne make up this poinsettia recipe. Ruby red in colour, it's named after the festive poinsettia flower.
Read moreTommy's margarita cocktail recipe
A twist on the classic margarita, with agave syrup rather than triple sec.
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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