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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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Warm up with an Extreme hot chocolate in the Beach Hut

Extreme hot chocolate recipe

The Beach Hut is famous for its Extreme hot chocolate and now you can make it for yourself by following our recipe, making it even thicker and creamier.

The Beach Hut is famous for its Extreme hot chocolate and now you can make...

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Bowl of lemon drizzle, with cream and rhubarb

Lemon drizzle recipe

A pairing of lemon drizzle, rhubarb and clotted cream, served up against the backdrop of the waves at the Beach Hut.

A pairing of lemon drizzle, rhubarb and clotted cream, served up against the backdrop of...

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Blueberry and rose collins cocktail in a short glass with petals dusted on top

Blueberry gin and rose collins recipe

Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a handful of blueberries.

Curio Blueberry and Lime Gin, a few drops of rose water, soda water and a...

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Spider crab on a metal tray

Spider crab poke recipe

Plenty of white meat which is sweeter and meatier makes this spider crab recipe a firm favourite.

Plenty of white meat which is sweeter and meatier makes this spider crab recipe a...

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Halloumi burger on a plate

Grilled halloumi burger recipe

Swap your beef burger for halloumi and you've got a surprisingly healthy vegetarian alternative. Here's how we serve our grilled halloumi burger at The Beach Hut.

Swap your beef burger for halloumi and you've got a surprisingly healthy vegetarian alternative. Here's...

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Chocolate mousse on a plate

Emily's chocolate mousse recipe

A pudding that is rarely met with anything but delight. A mousse that is rich but light. Top with Rodda's clotted cream or delicious with vanilla ice cream.

A pudding that is rarely met with anything but delight. A mousse that is rich...

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Chocolate mousse

Chocolate mousse

Everyone loves chocolate mousse, and now you can make your own at home! Follow this recipe from The Living Space at Watergate Bay Hotel and enjoy!

Everyone loves chocolate mousse, and now you can make your own at home! Follow this...

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Black bean and mushroom chilli recipe

Simple, adaptable, nutritious and vegan. Executive chef, Neil Haydock shares his smoked black bean and mushroom chilli.

Simple, adaptable, nutritious and vegan. Executive chef, Neil Haydock shares his smoked black bean and...

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Laurent Perrier bottle for a cocktail

Limoncello fizz cocktail recipe

Organic lemons comes this Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from the hotel.

Organic lemons comes this Cornish Limoncello from Atlantic Distillery, created a few miles away from...

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Watergate Bay on Film

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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Looking through the glass into The Living Space restaurant
A surfer rides a wave

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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A polo jockey chasing after the ball

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