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Book a table in Zacry's

Book a table in The Beach Hut

Book a table in The Living Space

Includes use of Swim Club before dinner in Zacry's

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Book a surf, yoga or HIIT lesson

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Watergate Bay on film

The beach lofts

Sliding floor to ceiling windows, private access to the beach, Japanese or freestanding window baths with surf-in surf-out access.

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Surf-in surf-out beach lofts

Contemporary Cornish beach living with unbroken sea views. Right over the beach, journey out through the full length windows to the sea and surfers in the distance.

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Taste of the Bay

Three nights, three restaurants, a three-night stay at Watergate Bay hotel with dinner included each night. Available for mid-week stays outside of school holidays.

Taste of the Bay

Escape the everyday

Lazy breakfasts and beach strolls, sea view saunas and chatting for hours. Sea view suites with roll-top baths, double bedrooms with an outlook across the bay. Take some time for you both.

Take time out together

Northern lights

A rare phenomenon captured over the Bay by Mark Hobbs. 

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Interview with Salim Ahmed

Meet Salim, experienced swim instructor and open water coach of our two-day swim break. Find out why you should join our programme.

Why choose swimming?

Two-day swim break

Have you always dreamt of becoming a stronger, faster and more confident swimmer? Discover our reimagined swim break with indoor and outdoor swimming as part of our active break programme.

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Night sky timelapse

A night sky time-lapse of Watergate Bay filmed from the coast path above the hotel, by Aaron Jenkins. Take a look at Aaron's guide on how best to appreciate the night skies.

Look up!

Winter timelapse

Moody clouds, ebbing tide, dog walkers and crying gulls. Our winter hours timelapse from the north end of Watergate Bay.

Arts on the beach 

Annual event of arts and creativity on the sand. 

Owen Tozer

Ethereal Watergate wavescapes and reflections, seen through the eyes of filmmaker and photographer, Owen Tozer.

Discover Owen's perspective

Zacry's restaurant

Contemporary dining that shifts with the seasons. Seasonal menus focusing on local produce, our evening hotel restaurant is in the main hotel.

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Heading North

If you take the time to walk beyond the rocks to the right of the hotel there is a whole beach to be discovered at low tide. Head north on Watergate Bay and find some solace.

Heading north

Surf lessons

On the doorstep of our hotel and right on the beach, hire kit or book a lesson.

Wavehunters at the Extreme Academy

Watergate Bay Hotel

It’s about the balance in life: getting among the elements, eating and drinking well, having a good time.

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Polo on the beach

A mid-summer festival spanning three days including family entertainment, food, drink and live music. A beach festival that brought a new sport to a new audience.

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Polo on the beach

A 64-metre sand drawing, created by an estimated 3,840 cantering hoof prints, and 50 mallet marks by Polo horses on Watergate Bay beach, marked the start of Polo on the beach 2015.

Polo on the beach

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Three restaurants

Food & drink

Swim Club

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Surfing with Wavehunters

Surf lessons

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