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Find out session times for the Kids' Zone, family drop-in sessions, early supper offerings and FAQ's for your upcoming stay. 

Kids' Zone sessions

Summer holidays

Early supper

Baby sitting and baby monitoring

Surfing lessons

FAQ's

Kids' Zone

Upcoming daily sessions for Summer holidays 2025

Toddlers: 3.30-5pm

Kids: 1.30-3pm OR 3.30-5pm and 6-9pm

XA Club: 1.30pm and 6-9pm

Make the most of some child-free time. Lunch with a sea view, take a treatment or your pre-dinner drinks - we'll take care of the rest.

Book through our app or with our Kids team kidszone@watergatebay.co.uk

School holidays themes for 2025

Find out our themes for school holiday Kids' Zone sessions

WILD

Cool Kernow

Celebrating our Cornish heritage with camping inspired den building, carnival crafts and beach cleans along with pasty and scone making competitions.  

Legends & Mythical Creatures

We’ll be developing the skills needed to tame dragons, learning the werewolf howl, taking some flying lessons from a certain wizarding school and whipping up some truly disgusting potions.

31 October: Halloween face painting, spooky Early Supper and Halloween parties

Getting into the festive spirit with snowball challenges, winter Olympics, Christmas crafts and New Year resolutions.

Summer holidays

Cool Kernow

Celebrating our Cornish heritage with camping inspired den building, carnival crafts and beach cleans along with pasty and scone making competitions.

  • Morris dancing inspired music and movement. Think bells, coloured scarves and wrist ribbons

  • Ocean sensory play with coloured sand, ‘rockpools’ and ocean animals

  • Cornish Flag bubble wrap finger painting

  • Making ‘saffron buns’ with saffron inspired playdough

  • Cornish storytelling with finger puppets

  • Camping inspired den building with ‘camp fire’ sing songs

  • Cornish ‘Bake Off’- think armpit fudge, homemade sweet and savoury scones, ice-cream in a bag.

  • St Ives Art – using seaweed, sand, pebbles and shells to create art worthy of ‘The Tate’

  • Junk model challenges creating Cornish landmarks such as Eden Biomes, Heligan ‘Mud Maid’, Minack theatre.

  • Become a pirate for a day with face painting, grog making, pirate passports and treasure maps

  • Festival fun with welly wanging, coconut shy and candyfloss

  • Discovering Cornish Folklore through creating myth and legend story boxes

  • Haberdashery using Cornish tartan. Think fashion shows, accessories and surf bands

  • Sea shanty workshops and ‘jam sessions’ with ukuleles and banjo’s

  • Cornish ‘Bake Off’s focussed around the Pasty and inspired by the original sweet and savoury  all in one ‘complete meal’

  • Lino printing Cornish landmark and ocean inspired postcards

  • Souvenir challenge – Design and make a boutique gift shop with local inspired art, crafts and accessories etc

  • Mini-boardmasters Festivals, Quiz nights and Cinema Club.

Early supper

Time: 5pm-6pm in The Dining Room

Price: Under 2yrs - £4, 3yrs+ £15

A three-course buffet with complimentary unlimited tea for the adults. Think Taco Tuesdays and Fish Fridays with a build-your-own ice cream station.

Book on the app or with our team tellus@watergatebay.co.uk

Baby monitoring

Subject to availability, we have a baby monitoring camera and tablet we can provide for your room. On its own private network, the tablet will work across all three of our restaurants and areas of the hotel. 

Baby sitting

For babysitting requests, complete our enquiry form

Prices
2hrs: £35
3hrs: £52.50
4hrs: £70

Same-day cancellations: £35

Surfing lessons and hire

  • Beginner lessons, learn how to pop up to your feet, available for ages 7 years and older. 

  • Private lessons for the whole family, or one on one tuition. 

  • Two-hour group lessons are £45

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For families

Kids' Zone

Kids' Zone sessions from 6 months to 12 yrs included with every stay.

The Kids Zone

Surf lessons

Year-round surf lessons for 7yrs+ with all the kit to keep you warm.

Surf lessons

Family suites

Time together and time apart with separate bunk bed rooms.

Family suites

Baby monitoring and babysitting

Available on request, camera and tablet for your room and babysitting.

More details

Swim Club

25-metre ocean view swimming pool with shallow section for children.

Swim Club

Restaurants

Three different restaurants with children's menus and a buffet-style early supper during school holidays.

Food & drink

What to do during your stay

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