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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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Penguin's essential 2022 reading list

Penguin's 2022 reading list of 12 new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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Winter cocktail recipe list

Twelve winter cocktail recipes that will warm and revive as you come inside and sink into the sofa.

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The sea, the sea!

Allison Sadler on the joy, healing and solace time by the sea gives her...(3 minute read)

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Ruark post surf playlist

We asked Ruark Audio to put together a playlist that celebrates the ocean.

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Moules Marinières

Moules Marinière is a Beach Hut classic, and it's a dish that you can recreate at home by following this simple recipe.

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Tate's Colours of Cornwall

What colours spring to mind when you think of Cornwall?

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Water 101

Tristan Gooley, the Natural Navigator, picks out five things to look out for the next time you're walking on the beach.

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Why holidays matter

We explore what holidays mean to us, and why it's important and why holidays can be a positive force.

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5 minutes with: Marina Huxley

Our Pilates instructor Marina talks about staying in touch - with ourselves, our bodies, and nature.

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Mark Kermode top 10 films set in Cornwall

The Observer's chief film critic and BBC film reviewer, Mark Kermode, celebrates the films in which Cornish scenery has starred.

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Colours of Watergate Bay

We invited Falmouth-based photographer Rhona McDade聽to capture the colours of the rainbow through a distinctly Watergate lens.

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Cornwall's best kept secrets

We've made a list some of Cornwall's best kept secrets, but shh don't tell anyone!

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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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