The Atlantic Highway
A small hotel that was originally Port Isaac's schoolhouse. Eagle-eyed fans of the Doc Martin TV series might recognise it as the show's village school…
Must-see hotels in Cornwall
The Lizard
This clifftop hotel is a haven for family travellers. It's been thoughtfully designed for a stress-free family getaway; interconnecting rooms and zip…
North Cornwall
If you want to stay in Padstow proper, this charming ivy-clad house is hard to better. There are two stylish self-catering suites: Rafters is accessed via…
South Cornwall
This popular seafront hotel brims with checks, stripes, sea-blues and slatted wood for that essential maritime feel. Nautical touches like buoys, ropes…
The Atlantic Highway
This prim and proper B&B is hugely comfortable, but it's the kind of place where everything's so beautifully arranged you feel like you need to walk on…
North Cornwall
This collection of luxury timber-clad lodges makes for a fine getaway – as long as you're happy with the resort vibe, that is. The A-framed lodges are…
St Ives
Much recommended and reliable B&B in a stone-fronted Edwardian villa, with four rooms offering elevated views over the harbour (rooms 1 and 2 are the best…
The Atlantic Highway
This hotel has a super clifftop position, but looks a bit bland and boxy from the outside. Fear not: inside it sports soothing sea colours, swirly…
South Cornwall
A stalwart on Cornwall's luxury-hotel scene, this riverside beauty sits on the Helford's north bank, with country-chic rooms (some with sitting rooms),…
West Cornwall
As its name hints, this attractive B&B (previously a hostel) occupies a former church on the edge of the village. There are five rooms, most of which…
Penzance
Three glamping choices at this rustic dairy farm near Madron: safari-style tents, a two-storied lodge-tent and a vintage gypsy caravan. The safari tents…
West Cornwall
If you want to eat or sleep with a view over the Mount, this hotel's a tempting choice. Stylish and shipshape, decorated in pastel tones, slatted wood and…
East Cornwall
This is glamping, sci-fi style. Your home for the night is a geodesic dome, like a miniature version of the Eden Project. Each dome is supplied with full…
The Atlantic Highway
This organic farm, roughly halfway between Boscastle and Bude, is a super place to pitch a tent. The meadow is big and spacious, and has distant sea views…
South Cornwall
After an expensive revamp, this venerable hotel is one of Falmouth's fanciest sleeps. Rooms are contemporary and quirky, with bold fabrics, indulgent…
West Cornwall
This isolated farm has something really special: an authentic reconstruction of a Celtic chieftain's roundhouse, built from timber and thatch, with its…
East Cornwall
Five impeccably appointed stone-fronted cottages, sleeping from two to six people, looking across the moor to Caradon Hill. They're full of luxury touches…
West Cornwall
The headland around Prussia Cove is actually a private estate, and you'll find a selection of impossibly pretty stone-walled cottages dotted around the…
North Cornwall
Supremely sophisticated but certainly not cheap (hardly a surprise in uber-chic Rock). Rooms are elegant, with muted tones offset by bright scatter…
St Ives
This three-storey villa on the main hill into town has been given a sensitive and stylish refit, from soothing grey paints to louvred window shutters,…
Penzance
Old-school, no-frills field camping north of Penzance, with two fields offering an uninterrupted outlook over Mount's Bay. It's small, quiet, relaxed and…
The Atlantic Highway
This house, a short drive from Boscastle, was once the home of St Juliot's parson and the place where Thomas Hardy wooed his wife-to-be. It's heavy on the…
South Cornwall
A large, old-school coastal hotel, sitting pretty in a wonderful hillside spot above Talland Bay. Gabled and whitewashed, surrounded by gardens, it's an…
North Cornwall
A few miles along the coast from Newquay, the Bedruthan has earned a reputation as one of Cornwall's top family hotels. The boxy concrete exterior looks…
South Cornwall
Now here's a real rarity – the chance to stay beside a working lighthouse (and the very one that featured in the opening credits of the kids TV show…
North Cornwall
What a swish little B&B this is! Million-dollar views of the beach at Mawgan Porth, and a selection of imaginatively furnished rooms that zing with…
South Cornwall
The best place to stay in the city centre. The part-Georgian building has been tastefully modernised, with bright colours and functional furniture, even…
South Cornwall
This hillside hotel up above Mevagissey's port is the pick of the places to stay in town. It's in a stone manorhouse, and surrounded by neatly trimmed…
South Cornwall
Escape the Looe crowds at this rural barn conversion in the nearby hamlet of St-Martin-by-Looe, run by friendly owners Graham and Jules. Rooms range from…
St Ives
This small terraced B&B would be pretty good value anywhere, but in St Ives it's an absolute bargain. If you can, book one of the panoramic suites, which…
North Cornwall
This bungalow B&B is surprisingly good value considering its location in Cornwall's most exclusive corner. The five rooms are decorated in Anglo-Swedish…
North Cornwall
This hotel has one stunning selling point: a big, green, glorious view, looking out over the golf course towards Fistral Beach. It's not the last word in…
Penzance
A 17th-century sea-captain's house turned heritage hotel, off Chapel St. Its creaky rooms brim with antiques, vintage rugs and Victoriana, and there's a…
North Cornwall
There's no way around it – staying in Padstow is pricey, but this B&B turns the tables with rates that would be a bargain even in a less starry location…
The Atlantic Highway
Camp Sioux-style in a wooded valley near St Kew. Tepees are in communal 'village' fields, or you can pay a premium for a private site. All come with cool…
Isles of Scilly
Shaped like an eight-pointed star, this former fort on Garrison Point is one of Scilly's star hotels, with heritage-style castle rooms and more-modern…
East Cornwall
Three big farmhouse rooms in the village of Bokiddick, 5 miles south of Bodmin: a floral-heavy one in the main house, and two spacious suites in the…
South Cornwall
Once a tired old pub, now a flashy seaside swank-pad, this expensive hotel is a good indication of the kind of clientele St Mawes is aiming for these days…
East Cornwall
This atmospheric B&B near the village of Lanivet is packed with history. It’s housed in a former abbey dating from 1411, although the rooms feel much more…
St Ives
This small hotel isn't actually in St Ives – it's in the suburb of Carbis Bay, a mile or so along the main road out of town. There's no sea view, but you…
