Best family friendly hotels in Cornwall

If you can't get enough of the freshest of seafood at this restaurant-with-rooms, you can learn to prepare your own lobster for grilling and the perfect hollandaise sauce at Rick Stein's cookery school across the road.

Driftwood Hotel, Porthscatho

‘A very nice hotel with its own private beach, secluded and quiet,’ writes a reader of this cliff-top hotel in gardens overlooking Gerrans Bay.

Tresanton, St Mawes

‘You feel as though you’re on the French Riviera’ at Olga Polizzi’s seaside hotel ‘in one of the most idyllic locations you could hope to come across’.

Padstow Townhouse, Padstow

Hidden in a back street of Padstow’s old town, these sybaritic B&B suites, created by chef Paul Ainsworth and his wife, are an ideal retreat for foodies.

The Gurnard’s Head, St Ives

Friendly, unfussy, effortlessly stylish, Charles and Edmund Inkin’s dining pub ‘retains a sense of the peacefulness, remoteness and wildness that make this part of the world so very lovely’.

The Beach, Bude

The old, pointy-gabled Victorian Summerleaze Court Hotel hardly knows itself these days, with its cool New England style and sunny terrace above a sandy surfers’ beach.

Chapel House, Penzance

There is a friendly, open-house ambience at Susan Stuart’s beautiful B&B with views over the harbour and Mount’s Bay: drop into the kitchen at any time for coffee, cake and a chat.

Budock Vean, Falmouth

With golf, tennis, kayaking and powerboating, indoor pool and outdoor hot tub, this spa hotel is a holiday resort in its own right.

The Greenbank, Falmouth

Life on the water’s edge doesn’t come much closer than at this large hotel, the oldest in the maritime town.

The Gannet, St Ives

In a pretty village that slopes down to the bay, this ‘friendly’ inn with a view over the water has ‘the feel of a boutique hotel’.

The Idle Rocks, St Mawes

A cream tea (jam first, the Cornish way) on the waterside terrace of this Edwardian hotel in a fishing village on the Fal estuary is a perfect way to enjoy fine weather.

Fowey Hall, Fowey

‘The friendly, local staff are all smiles’ at this fun, stylish hotel occupying a baroque Victorian mansion on a hilltop above the Fowey estuary.

Mullion Cove Hotel, Helston

Where better for a sun salutation than on the cliff-top of the Lizard peninsula at this iconic white, late Victorian hotel, where yoga classes are a regular feature.

The Bay Hotel, Helston

In ‘an excellent position facing the sea and small harbour' this updated Edwardian hotel is ‘bright, smart and spotless throughout’, while ‘its relatively small size gives it an intimacy and friendliness’.

The Headland Hotel, Newquay

Standing majestically above Fistral Beach with far-reaching Atlantic ocean views, this well-loved, family hotel is an engaging mix of the grand and the contemporary with diversions a-plenty.

Artist Residence Cornwall, Penzance

A short uphill walk from the harbour, this revitalised Georgian coach house brims with a sense of stylish fun.

Venton Vean, Penzance

This modern B&B has a pleasing mix of contemporary, local art and vintage furnishings, the stylish whole set against the period features of the immaculately restored Victorian house.

The Godolphin, Marazion

Across the causeway from St Michael’s Mount, light streams into this ‘tactfully modernised and enlarged’ beachfront restaurant-with-rooms.

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Watergate Bay

‘The whole family feels welcome’ at this seaside hotel, which stands in a fabulous location, on a two-mile stretch of sandy, dog-friendly beach. The modern building is breezy and bright inside, with a host of facilities to suit everyone. Bedrooms have a coastal vibe; many have views to match.

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Great Trethew Manor Hotel

Liskeard

Roaming peacocks add a colourful note to the setting of this country house hotel near Liskeard. Within its 40-acre grounds, roaming guests will discover ornamental ponds, fishing lakes, barbecue areas, woodland walks and a horse-riding school. In the bar and airy restaurant, there are flagstone floors, beamed ceilings and open log fires. Two of the well-quipped, traditionally furnished bedrooms are ideal for a family; some rooms have a four-poster bed.

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