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On the trail of smuggling in south east Cornwall

On the trail of smuggling in south east Cornwall

Talland Bay Hotel January 31 2019

Cornwall’s smuggling heritage is renowned the world over, romanticised in the pages of novels from Poldark to Jamaica Inn. Its virtually uninhabited, rocky coastline provided the ideal setting for smugglers and wreckers seeking to evade the revenue men, with the secluded bay at Talland being a particularly favoured spot for bringing contraband ashore. A visit to south east Cornwall wouldn’t be...

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Nick Hawke's Roasted Beetroot and Braeburn Tarte Tatin

Nick Hawke's Roasted Beetroot and Braeburn Tarte Tatin

Talland Bay Hotel December 18 2018

If like us you like to hole up and hibernate with tasty, comfort food in wintertime then this earthy, savoury twist on a tarte tatin is an ideal dish to try at home. The following recipe by the Talland Bay Hotel’s head chef Nick Hawke appears in the winter edition of Talking Food Magazine. It features three different types of beetroot along with Cornish Nanny (or blue goats’) cheese and is packed...

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Introducing Talland Bay Hotel’s own blend gin

Introducing Talland Bay Hotel’s own blend gin

Talland Bay Hotel November 28 2018

There has been something exciting brewing in Cornwall this autumn. Or to be more exact, distilling: Talland Bay No.1 ginOne could argue that Cornwall is already rife with quality, craft gins…Tarquin’s, Curio, The Wrecking Coast, Elemental…But as you might expect from a hotel as singular as Talland Bay Hotel – with an impressive selection of 100-plus gins behind the bar – this is something...

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Celebrate the magic of Christmas in Cornwall

Celebrate the magic of Christmas in Cornwall

Talland Bay Hotel November 19 2018

For those who wholeheartedly embrace the countdown to Christmas (whatever their age), or simply want to sprinkle a little yuletide magic, then a visit to the sleepy little Cornish seaside hamlet of Porthallow is a must at this time of year.For it is here, along the narrow, winding lanes, tucked away on the brow of the hill before the road runs on down to the sea, that you’ll find a very special...

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Literary connections to Cornwall: From Poldark to Wind in the Willows

Literary connections to Cornwall: From Poldark to Wind in the Willows

Talland Bay Hotel September 25 2018

Cornwall’s captivating coastline, moors and estuaries have been providing the inspiration for authors and poets from Sir John Betjeman to DH Lawrence and Dylan Thomas long before Aiden Turner graced our screens as Winston Graham’s Ross Poldark.Here are four of our favourite authors whose works have brought the county’s majesty to life through the pages of their books.Winston GrahamOne of...

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