Boutique Retreats have luxury self-catering cottages by the sea throughout the UK

Lovely Clovelly

“And a mighty sing’lar and pretty place it is, as ever I saw in all the days of my life!” said Captain Jorgan, looking up at it.

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Tea on the Green

A delightful tea room… and a must if you’re in the area! Sample tea and cakes, but don't expect a green - the name is a play on the local Golf Links course (the oldest in England).

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Tarka Trail

There’s something about this flat, traffic-free route through tranquil Tarka country that keeps the legs moving and the spirit fresh: the perfect antidote to holiday over-indulgence.

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Strong Adolfos

Not just a roadside cafe…it's a wonderful combination of Swedish and Cornish with an eclectic retro mix. Oh and really good coffee.

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St Nectans Glen Waterfall

Prepare to enter another world…only a short walk from the rugged Atlantic Cornish coast, this peaceful magical glen is a world away from Cornwall’s wild cliffs and windswept moors.

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The Old Grammar School

Cocktails in teapots and homemade tapas to tuck in to – The Old Grammar School in Truro serves up a lip-smacking taste of retro refreshment in a laid back atmosphere.

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Located on the western edge of Mount's Bay about three miles west of Penzance, this is a place that the guidebooks call the quintessential British harbour village and that Dylan Thomas crowned 'the loveliest village in England'.

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A trip to Boscastle Museum

From Harry Potter to the latest spate of vampire and zombie films, it seems we can't get enough of magic and the supernatural. Go to the museum to find out the reality behind the fiction.

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Johns Deli

John’s is a family business, started back in the 1940s. Now the baton’s been passed to the fourth generation and they’re clearly more than up to the task.

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Sams

Food for thought at Sam’s on the Beach, an old lifeboat station at Polkerris that is now the place to eat without getting sand in your sandwiches.

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