10 of Cornwall’s best winter holiday stays | Cornwall holidays

Port Isaac

The Golden Lion pub, perched excessive above the harbour in Port Isaac, has all of it – snuggly wooden panelling, a roaring fireplace and good beer. Winter is the proper time to go to this fishing village – the present outlets could also be closed, however the village received’t be swamped with the Doc Martin fanclub. There’s a spectacular round stroll previous Kellan Head to Port Quin – or proceed on to the Rumps, an iron age fort jutting out from the Pentire headland. Stay in a former pilchard cellar, a National Trust property nestled proper on the shingle at Port Quin – and brace your self for a gale.
Carolina Cellar, from £307 for 2 nights in January, nationaltrust.org.uk

The Roseland Peninsula

Good cheer: The Roseland Inn, an incredible place to cease for a pint. Photograph: Car PubImage/Alamy

On the south coast, the Roseland Peninsula is a hidden gem with stunning seashores and secluded bays. In Portscatho, early risers can watch the solar give you espresso and custard tarts at Tatams café above the seashore or have a winter sea swim, should you dare. There are a lot of pubs to take a look at – the Plume of Feathers in Portscatho, the King’s Head at Ruan Lanihorne, and the Roseland Inn at Philleigh are all cosy locations for a pint by the fireplace. Stay at Cow Parsley Cottage, a brief stroll from Philleigh. With two outside baths set side-by-side in its backyard, what could possibly be higher than taking a sizzling bubble bathtub within the chilly air at sunset? If you’re fortunate, you’ll see the resident barn owl, too fly previous.
Cow Parsley Cottage, from £180 per night time, penhallowfarmholidays.co.uk

Zennor, close to Penzance

Warm your cockles: there’s good meals and an open fireplace at The Gurnard’s Head. Photograph: Kevin Britland/Alamy

You can’t miss the Gurnard’s Head. This vibrant yellow pub is sort of a dollop of English mustard on the cliffs, a beacon of heat and hospitality above the jagged rocks. Weary walkers can discover good meals and an open fireplace. There are pretty bedrooms upstairs. Before you agree in, clear your head with a stomp throughout the fields to the Gurnard’s Head itself, a towering rock promontory with large Game of Thrones vitality. Once the cobwebs are handled, head again to the pub. You’ll need to guide desk 18 within the window, with the best views of the ocean.
Winter breaks from £185 for 2, dinner B&B, Sun-Thu, gurnardshead.co.uk

Mousehole

Cosy up: the Old Coastguard at Mousehole is kid- and dog-friendly. Photograph: Paul Massey

Mousehole does winter in model: in December and January, the harbour is festooned in a spectacular show of old school Christmas lights. Stay within the Old Coastguard – sister resort to the Gurnard’s Head. It has the identical irresistible providing of good meals, good wine, cosy bedrooms – and it’s kid- and dog-friendly. Catch a matinee on the close by Newlyn Filmhouse, in a transformed fish service provider, earlier than heading again to the Coastguard for dinner. Winter breaks from £185 for 2, supper and B&B, two nights Sun-Thu; Sunday Sleepovers £207.50, for lunch, supper and B&B, oldcoastguardhotel.co.uk

Falmouth

Falmouth at nightfall: keep on the Star and Garter, a pub with residences and nice views. Photograph: Allan Baxter/Getty Images

Spend lazy days exploring Falmouth city and calm down with a Breton cider by the fireplace at pub-bookshop Beerwolf Books. Eat the best pasty of your life at Proper Pasties, a hole-in-the-wall joint on Upton Slip, or get pleasure from an espresso and a few socialist principle at Rubicund, a radical bookshop-café within the historic St Georges Arcade. Stay on the Star and Garter, a foodie pub with three residences upstairs, which have the whole lot you want within the depths of winter: a tender mattress, a deep bathtub, an enormous telly, and killer views. The residences are self-catering, however the meals (and rum) within the pub downstairs is phenomenal.
Apartments from £170 per night time. Breakfast containers can be found for £35 further, which embody the whole lot you want for a hearty fry up; starandgarterfalmouth.co.uk

Porthleven and the Lizard

Shore depart: the Lizard Point Lighthouse at dawn. Photograph: Ashley_Hampson/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The village of Porthleven, on the south coast, is legendary for pictures of huge waves breaking over its harbourside partitions and churchduring winter storms – and the best seat on the town is at the Ship Inn, an atmospheric pub the place you possibly can watch the ocean explode in opposition to the harbour partitions. Walk to close by Lizard Point, then heat up with lunch on the Polpeor café, perched perilously excessive on the cliffs. Stay in Pednagothollan, a big home on the Lizard cliffs with views of Kynance Cove, which has nice costs for winter stays.
From £995 for 7 nights, sleeps 6; forevercornwall.co.uk

Helford, close to Falmouth

Low tide: the seashore at Helford. Photograph: Ian Woolcock/Alamy

If the climate will get an excessive amount of, retreat to the sheltered creeks across the Helford Passage. Here, nestled amongst historical woodland, you’ll discover the Ferry Boat Inn, perched on the banks of the river, with tables outdoors so mother and father can eat and drink, whereas children play on the seashore. Come for the Sunday roasts, that are indecently large and scrumptious. Nearby Trebah Garden is a subtropical paradise teeming with tree ferns, bamboo and hydrangeas. It additionally has a non-public seashore, good for wild swimming – sure, even in winter. Stay at (*10*) on Polwheveral Creek, which comes with its personal rowing boat, known as Sandy.
From £145 per night time, sleeps 4; airbnb.co.uk

Trevose Head

The complete hog: The Pig, Harlyn Bay, Cornwal. Photograph: Jake Eastham

At Trevose Head spindly bushes dot the wild cliff tops and the ocean booms in dramatic gorges. Constantine, Booby’s and Trevone are nice seashores for a stormy stomp. If you fancy consuming out, locals rave about Prawn on the Lawn in Padstow, which received UK seafood restaurant of the yr in 2020. And keep on the cosy Pig at Harlyn Bay, a warren-like nation pile: friends are actively inspired to break down into with velvet armchairs by the fireplace. Collapse, cocktail in hand, earlier than tucking into distinctive meals within the candlelit eating room, scented with dried rosemary and woodsmoke.
From £150; thepighotel.com

Penzance

All mod cons: the Chapel House in Penzance.

In dangerous climate, Penzance’s seafront turns into a theatre the place the waves placed on an exciting present. After a stroll alongside the promenade, discover the thriving unbiased excessive avenue the place stylish homeware boutiques, corresponding to No 56, rub shoulders with old school gems like Jim’s division retailer, the place you should purchase the whole lot from a set of vampire tooth to an enamel pie dish. Don’t miss Tam O’Shanter, a tiny store promoting conventional wool jumpers, frame-knitted by “83-year-old Frank”. Warm up at the Honey Pot, a comfy café that serves roasts on a Sunday. Chapel House, a serene resort within the centre of city, has baths within the bedrooms and views of St Michael’s Mount.
From £160 per night time; chapelhousepz.co.uk

Portholland, close to Mevagissey

Enjoy a windswept stroll alongside Portholland Beach earlier than lunch on the Kings Arms within the close by fishing port of Mevagissey. It’s a correct pub, with glorious wine and lots of ambiance – suppose heavy picket tables, a flagstone ground, and day by day menus scrawled in chalk. Book forward for his or her Festive Feasts by means of December. Chapel House on Portholland Beach is the final word cosy keep for brand spanking new yr and past. Curl up with a guide whereas the rain batters the arched home windows which face straight out to the ocean.
From £100 per night time, sleeps 6, youngsters welcome, sawdays.co.uk