Best hotels for walking in Cornwall

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The Nare - Coronation Celebrations Special Offers

Veryan-in-Roseland

‘A year spent without a visit to The Nare is a year wasted,’ writes a returning guest of this perennially popular country house hotel overlooking the sands of Carne Bay.

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Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - Advance Purchase Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

Seen through walls of windows, the sea is a huge presence at this family-run hotel ‘in a fabulous location’ on the cliffs above a surfers’ beach.

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The Scarlet - 'Two Night Spend Time Together' Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

Eco values as well as enjoyment are fundamental to this cliff-top hotel, with sea thrift-covered roof, sweeping curves, reed-filtered pool and walls of windows to soak up the light and the seascape.

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Polurrian on the Lizard - Island Suite Special Offer

Mullion

While some of us bring home a fridge magnet or a Cornishware mug, businessman Andrew Long has gone one better and bought a hotel.

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Talland Bay Hotel - 'Meet the Makers' Special Offer

Talland-By-Looe

In 'one of the most idyllic spots ever', this dog-friendly hotel 'near the end of an extremely narrow lane' overlooks cliff-top gardens filled with larky sculpture and Wonderland whimsy.

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Blue Hayes - 10% Discount August Special Offer

St Ives

After a day browsing the galleries of this buzzy, arty town, you can escape the crowds to sit serenely sipping cocktails in the sub-tropical gardens at Malcolm Herring’s small hotel.

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The Old Coastguard - Winter Escape Special Offer

Penzance

‘My favourite hotel anywhere in the world,’ writes a reader, of this welcoming pub-with-rooms in an enchanting fishing village.

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Lewinnick Lodge - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Newquay

On the craggy Pentire headland, this seaside-chic hotel looking north along the Cornish coast dispenses ‘fabulous’ views and the soothing Atlantic sounds.

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More best hotels for walking in Cornwall

The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow

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’.

Pendragon Country House, Camelford

While we await the return of the once and future king, King Arthur is very much a presence at Sharon and Nigel Reed’s Victorian former rectory, later a shooting lodge, now a hugely popular B&B.

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.

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 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.

The Old Rectory, Boscastle

‘In some of the most beautiful inland scenery in Cornwall,’ Chris and Sally Searle’s B&B is ‘a time capsule of Victorian virtues, rich in associations with Thomas Hardy’.

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.

Boskerris Hotel, St Ives

Welcome to cloud nine, an adults-only hotel floating above Carbis Bay, where you can sit over a cream tea on a decked terrace, away from the bustle of hip, arty St Ives.

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’.

Trewornan Manor, Wadebridge

A ‘delightful B&B up a curving drive, through verdant grounds’, Paul and Lesley Stapleton’s ‘lovely old stone manor house’ wins rapturous praise from readers.

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.

Trevose Harbour House, St Ives

This Victorian mid-terrace B&B, overlooking the harbour, zings with light from its white-washed exterior to its blue-and-white colour scheme and original paintings by St Ives artists.

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.

Coombeshead Farm, Lewannick

Occupying a centuries-old farmhouse and its surrounding barns, this rustic-chic guest house and restaurant make an ideal base for exploring the meadows and woodland around – or simply for eating ‘stupendously’ well.

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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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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best hotels for walking in Cornwall

The Nare - Coronation Celebrations Special Offers

Veryan-in-Roseland

Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - Advance Purchase Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

The Scarlet - 'Two Night Spend Time Together' Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

Polurrian on the Lizard - Island Suite Special Offer

Mullion

Talland Bay Hotel - 'Meet the Makers' Special Offer

Talland-By-Looe

Blue Hayes - 10% Discount August Special Offer

St Ives

The Old Coastguard - Winter Escape Special Offer

Penzance

Lewinnick Lodge - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Newquay

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