Eleven beaches, offering a choice of wild waves to secluded coves, surround Porth.

But are there good and varied facilities for land as well as watersports? Can the not-so-sporty enjoy themselves? Are there enough wet weather alternatives to beach, course, court or path? The answer is a resounding Yes!

You’ll be staying at the heart of Cornwall – the perfect base for getting out and about – so you will be already halfway to everywhere and everything worth seeing and doing. Check out the official guide of the Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions (see below).

Cornwall, the perennial garden county, has been called a greenhouse without glass. You will be at the centre of a ‘green tour’ of famous gardens whose originality, scale and sheer variety is reproduced nowhere else in Britain. 17 of Cornwall’s top gardens are open all-year-round and in March they are joined by a further 53. Widely regarded as the next great wonder of the world – and just 30 minutes away – a visit to the Eden Project is an absolute must. If you want to relish the garden restoration of the last century, then you should discover the lost gardens of Heligan, seat of the Tremayne family for more than 400 years and one of the most mysterious estates in England.

A similar distance away, Cornwall’s latest wonder to attract the world has opened its doors. The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has taken three years to build at a cost of £28 million and houses nearly 1,000 exhibits sufficient to entertain, enthuse and educate all ages in the power and romance of the sea. More information can be found on the Museum’s new website (see below).

Porth Reservoir and White Acres, just minutes away, will hook the coarse fisherman with their stock of carp, eel, perch, roach, rudd, tench and bream. From salmon to shark, carp to conger, beginners to champions, come to Porth and you will see why fishing is Britain’s most popular sport. Off-shore, inshore, river bank or harbour side, discover the ease and freedom to trawl for mackerel and the challenge of deep sea duels with shark and conger. You can even add fly-fishing to your repertoire.

If you enjoy golf, we can arrange concessionary green fees at a number of golf courses, all within easy reach of the hotel."

Newquay is Britain’s surf capital. With beaches, naturally carved out for surfing, it is a breeding ground for champions and is host to a number of world championship events. But it is also a place where people of all ages can learn to surf in safety, with expert tuition, and build their confidence on waves that range in difficulty from easy to awesome. Dolphin Surf School is one of the UK’s most established surf schools and runs courses for complete beginners to intermediates from March to November.

Link from here to:
Cornwall’s Association of Tourist Attractions; The Eden Project; The Lost Gardens of Heligan; Discounted Green Fees; Learn to Surf; National Maritime Museum