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6 The Net Loft, St Austell, United Kingdom, HD Review
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Around 8 minutes’ walk from Mevagissey’s pretty harbour, 6 The Net Loft offers accommodation with free WiFi. Continental style breakfast is provided to enjoy in your room.
Each room has a large double bed, flat-screen TV, fridge, dining table and tea and coffee facilities. An en suite or shared bathroom has a shower and hairdryer.
Mevagissey lies 6 miles south of St Austell, and is around 25 minutes’ drive from the Eden Project and 5 minutes from the Lost Gardens of Heligan. The county town of Truro, and Portscatho on the Roseland Peninsula, are around 30 minutes’ drive away.
20 scenic seaside hotels in Great Britain
Hotel Tresanton, St Mawes, Cornwall: On the edge of a pretty fishing village, overlooking the sweep of Falmouth Bay, with views of St Anthony’s lighthouse, this hotel occupies a cluster of houses, made over by Olga Polizzi, doyenne of British hoteliers, in her trademark simple-chic style.
All bedrooms have a sea view, some a private terrace. The interiors are filled with works by Cornish artists, antiques, objets d’art and curiosities.
Modern menus include a fresh fish of the day. There are terraces, a lush garden, and plans for a Mediterranean beach club and juice café.
B&B; from $330 (£260). À la carte $56 (£44). No children under six at dinner. 44 (0)1326 270055, tresanton.com
The Old Coastguard, Mouseshole, Cornwall: This whitewashed former coastguard’s station is a relaxed and happy place, furnished and decorated in casual-chic, mix-and-match style.
You can take tea on the terrace, in sub-tropical gardens sloping down to the harbor wall; dine on local fish and shellfish.
Bedrooms (some with balcony) are hung with Cornish art. Most have a sea view.
With its winding streets and harbor, Mousehole (say Mowzel) was for Dylan Thomas quite the prettiest village in England. Have a drink in the bar – or at the Ship Inn, where Thomas and his fiancée binged away their wedding money – but make time for yoga, sailing, visits to gardens beaches, artists’ colonies.
B&B; from $184.50 (£140). Set dinner $26–$32 (£19.50–£24.50), à la carte $32 (£24.50). 01736 731222, oldcoastguardhotel.co.uk
Driftwood, Portscatho, Cornwall: Follow the woodland path that winds down through the landscaped garden to a private beach from this New-England-inspired hotel overlooking Gerrans Bay, or sink into an Adirondack chair on the lawn and soak up the view.
Bedrooms are decorated in shades of sun and sand. In the evenings, hurricane lamps are lit on the decking for guests lingering over aperitifs.
There’s early supper for the little ones, Michelin-starred cooking in the airy dining room for adults and kids aged 7 and upwards. Ask for a picnic hamper and spend a day by the water.
B&B; from $235 (£185). Tasting menus $95–$121 (£75–£95), à la carte $83 (£65). 01872 580644, driftwoodhotel.co.uk
The Nare, Veryan-in-Roseland, Cornwall: Traditional, luxurious and friendly, this hotel was founded in 1989 by the present owner’s grandmother. Verdant gardens lead down to the sandy beach.
Many bedrooms have an ocean view. Old-fashioned touches include a valet to unpack for you, hot-water bottles and a silver-service restaurant with flambé trolley.
Enjoy a dip in the outdoor pool or a game of tennis or croquet before a Cornish cream tea. The climate of the Roseland peninsula is temperate, almost Mediterranean, and garden visits beckon.
Come in early spring to see the national collection of magnolias at Caerhays Castle. Book a trip on the Nare’s skippered yacht or motor launch.
B&B; from $369 (£290). Set dinner and á la carte $64 (£50).
Fowey Hall, Fowey, Cornwall: Pronounced Foy, here’s one for the kids – not least because Kenneth Grahame is believed to have taken the Italianate Victorian mansion overlooking the Fowey estuary as his model for Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows.
While adults relax in the library, billiards room and spa, the younger guests can help to collect eggs from the hens, walk Bramble the dog, bounce on a trampoline, whizz down a zip wire.
There are family rooms, flexible meal options (from high tea to a candlelit dinner), a playroom for rainy days, fishing nets and buckets and spades for days spent on the sands or messing about in boats.
Fowey Hall is part of the Luxury Family Hotels group; sister hotel Polurrian Bay, Mullion, has a private beach.
B&B; from $242 (£190). Set dinner $38–$51 (£30–£40), à la carte $51 (£40). 01726 833866, foweyhallhotel.co.uk
Boskerris Hotel, St Ives, Cornwall: A pilchard-fishing town turned arty enclave on the north Cornish coast, St Ives is thronged in summer. Visit Tate St Ives gallery, browse the shops, then escape via the coastal path or by train (in just three minutes) to this 1930s hotel on the hillside overlooking Carbis Bay.
Interiors are cool, chic, stripped down. Most bedrooms have a panoramic Atlantic view towards Godrevy lighthouse, inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse. Indulgences include a massage in the treatment room, a Cornish cream tea on the terrace.
B&B; from $197 (£155). À la carte $34 (£27). Children 10 and over welcome. 01736 795295, boskerrishotel.co.uk
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall: With a sophisticated spa, outdoor play areas, games room, complimentary child care, pools and poolside snack bar, tennis, kids’ club and art gallery, this lively hotel, a short stroll from the beach, is avowedly family friendly.
You can eat informally, alfresco on the terrace or in the Wild Café. For more sophisticated fare dine in the Herring, watching the sun set over the sea through picture windows.
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Coastal heritage - arts and culture on the North York Moors coast
Arts and festivals, tradition and heritage, music and special events - there's never a dull moment on the North York Moors coast! Join the crowds at Whitby Goth Weekend and the world music festival Musicport, Staithes Festival of Arts and Heritage, and Railway in Wartime on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. See the locations that inspire artists, film-makers and musicians, and celebrate enduring traditions at events such as Skinningrove Bonfire and Robin Hood's Bay Victorian Weekend.
Film and music by Fridge Productions (Ltd) for North York Moors National Park Authority
Thumbnail image credit: Fridge Productions (Ltd)
Events and experiences featured in the video:
Inspired by... gallery, The Moors Centre, Danby -
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Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage -
Whitby Abbey -
Railway in Wartime festival, North Yorkshire Moors Railway -
Musicport, world music festival, Whitby -
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Robin Hood's Bay Victorian Weekend -
Whitby Storyteller, ghost walks -
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Portscatho Welcomes 2014
January 1st 2014 Portscatho Residents & Friends gather to welcome this New Year
Hedluv + Passman
Cornish Casio Rap - Portscatho Harbour Club
REAL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY by
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Invasion at Portholland and Porthluney
In the summer of 1940 invasion was thought to be imminent. As stop lines were being prepared along the south west peninsula to prevent a two pronged invasion through Kent and through the south west, the beaches of the south Cornish coast were considered the most likely landing grounds. At St Michael Caerhays the coves of East and West Portholland and Porthluney were made ready for the invader. This video looks at what remains of those defences. The music is It's just too bad for nasty uncle Hitler by Ambrose and his Orchestra. Anyone with any information on the defences, especially the structures in the field at East Portholland, please post a comment.
CoastersGB Coast Path Relay in Cornwall: Portloe to Portscatho
Highlights (and lowlights) from my 7.65 mile leg of the Coasters GB relay, taking Barry the Baton around Britain's coastline. I visit the Roseland Peninsula for the first time, and get a bit lost near Nare Head. GPS mapping for this and other runs and videos at runtodiscover.blogspot.com
Portscatho 5
At Portscatho on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, from manonabeach.
Carefree Mid - Sixties in Portscatho - 5
Clipper View, Portscatho, Cornwall
Clipper View has an amazing location, a short walk from the heart of Portscatho, perched on the cliff top with incredible views from Nare Head and Gull Rock across Gerrans Bay. The beautiful Porthcurnick beach at Rosevine is a 10 minute walk and here you can make the most of the golden sands when the tide is out and the Hidden Hut restaurant when in need of refreshment.
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Treloan Farm
Treloan Farm, Portscatha, Truro, Cornwall.
Smokey Joes 1966
Silent footage of Smokey Joes rehearsing Heatwave and Going to A Go Go one Saturday afternoon in 1966 at Portscatho Memorial Hall.
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LONDON to CORNWALL ROAD TRIP - ft. Jesse's Birthday and our Girlfriends!
We drove down to Cornwall on one of the best weekends of the year. Introducing our girlfriends to you guys. We visited some of the best spots in Cornwall, in gorgeous sunshine, whilst having a blast.
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We hired our Land Rover for the trip on a peer-to-peer carsharing platform, Turo (well their app actually). Some genuinely great cars on there and super easy to use, check it out here -
Featuring (In order of appearance):
1. Hotel Du Vin - Exeter
2. The Mariners, Rock
3. Sharp's Brewery, Rock, PL27 6NU
4. Trevibban Mill, Padstow PL27 7SE
5. Barnaby's, Duke St, Padstow PL28 8AB
6. Prawn On The Lawn, Duke St, Padstow PL28 8AB
7. Chip Ahoy, Padstow, PL28 8BS
8. St Petroc's Bistro, Padstow, PL28 8EA
9. Canteen, Saint Agnes TR5 0RD
10. Trevaskis Farm, Hayle TR27 5JQ
11. Artist's Residence, Penzance, TR18 4AW
12. Totti Pizza Shop, Penzance TR18 2HX
13. Da Bara Bakery Cafe, Truro TR2 5JT
14. Tatams, Portscatho, TR2 5HQ
15. Hidden Hut, Truro TR2 5EW
16. The Lost Gardens Heligan, Saint Austell PL26 6EN
New to TOPJAW? We’re Jesse & Will, a presenter and filmmaker duo based in London, but spend our time travelling and filming the best things to eat, do, and see all over the world.
Our films are stand out because Will runs his own film production company called Detail Films:
Next up, major shout out to our editor Nadav and our colourist Nigel who took a load of footage and managed to knock this into shape!
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We know that you guys are interested in the equipment we use to make these films, so here it is:
- Will’s camera in this video is a Black Magic Pocket 4K
- Lens: Sigma 18-35 f/1.8
Like our films but think they could be better? We’re always on the lookout for editors / producers / photographers / camera guys and girls who want to work with us. Please just send examples of your work to: hello@topjaw.co.uk
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The Harbour Gallery, Portscatho Podcast ~ February 2013 - Rachael Mia Allen
The Harbour Gallery in Portscatho's Eighth Podcasts. This month we talk to renowned Cornish artist, Rachael Mia Allen, about her inspirations, her introduction to the world of art and where her future lies. See her work here:
With Love For Blondell
A special tribute to a very special lady, Blondell Lilley !
A gathering of family on Porthcurnic Beach in Portscatho Cornwall (UK) to bring Blondell to her forever home !
The Comfort and Sweetness of Peace
After the clouds, the sunshine, after the winter, the spring, after the shower, the rainbow, for life is a changeable thing.
After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease,
after life's cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace.
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6 The Net Loft, St Austell, United Kingdom, Review HD
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Around 8 minutes’ walk from Mevagissey’s pretty harbour, 6 The Net Loft offers accommodation with free WiFi. Continental style breakfast is provided to enjoy in your room.
Each room has a large double bed, flat-screen TV, fridge, dining table and tea and coffee facilities. An en suite or shared bathroom has a shower and hairdryer.
Mevagissey lies 6 miles south of St Austell, and is around 25 minutes’ drive from the Eden Project and 5 minutes from the Lost Gardens of Heligan. The county town of Truro, and Portscatho on the Roseland Peninsula, are around 30 minutes’ drive away.