Our family has been running Bedruthan as a holiday escape for more than 50 years and, as three sisters (Emma, Rebecca and Debbie), we loved growing up here.  Discovering hidden Cornwall, kite flying on the beach and wild swimming in the sea, these were – and still are - a few of our favourite things.

Good old-fashioned fun never went out of style here at Bedruthan, so when we decided to put together a programme of short holiday breaks, we knew just what we wanted to offer. We wanted to share with our guests a few of the simple pleasures we enjoy so much, while introducing you to some of the fab crafts people and outdoor enthusiasts who have taught us a thing or two over the years.

So here it is, our Simple Pleasures short breaks programme for 2012. We’re sure you’ll find something here to interest you, and don’t forget – our breaks gift vouchers make unforgettable gift experiences. Click here for more information.
 

Knitting with Erika Knight

Cast away with the inspiring author of Simple Knitting. On this break, Erika shares her knowledge of knitting craft and shows you how to create textiles that are both practical and decorative. For more information about Erika, visit her website here.

Simple Knitting

Make a tea cosy, egg warmer or hat, perhaps.
2nd - 4th March & 16th - 18th November from £304 per person.

Natural Nursery Knits

Make a hat for the new arrival, a blanket or booties.
20th - 22nd April from £304 per person. 

Crochet

Try your hands at socks or a scarf
11th - 13th May & 21st - 23rd September from £304 per person.

Prices are for a two-night break including lunch on both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.
 

Shoemaking

Make your own pair of shoes from scratch. Your teachers on this break, Steph Crutchley and Alison Hastie, are professional shoemakers who specialize in the ethical production of footwear. They will guide you through constructing your own, traditional hand-stitched shoes or ankle boots. Choose from four vintage styles in a wide range of beautiful coloured leathers or vegan materials.

Click here for more information about the break.

For more information on Alison and Steph, visit their website here .

2nd - 4th March & 22nd - 24th June from £354 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.
 

Silver Clay Jewellery

A great Mother's Day Gift

Learn how to make beautiful jewellery without spending years training as a silversmith.  In a relaxed atmosphere, Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery will introduce you to silver metal clay through some simple projects enabling you to make beautiful jewellery. To get you started, you'll learn how to make a pendant, a shell charm and some earrings.

16th - 18th March (Mother's Day) & 4th - 6th July from £294 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.
 

Cath Kidston's Patch!

Make your very own Cath Kidston patchwork cushion and tote bag from Patch! - Cath's first book on patchwork.

"The thrill of searching for vintage fabrics at boot sales and flea markets has long been one of my greatest pleasures," says Cath.

"The patch working weekend at Bedruthan is great for beginners and expert crafters alike, either as an introduction to the technique or as a way to explore new and exciting ideas."
Click here for more information.

9th - 11th March & 11th – 13th May from £340 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.
The course is led on behalf of Cath Kidston by Lisa Comfort from London sewing cafe Sew Over It .

Felt Making

Craft artist Jo loves to inspire others to explore their creativity on her felt making weekends. The practice is thousands of years old, and many cultures including Asian, Mongolian, Chinese and Roman have used this durable, warm and hardwearing fabric to make blankets, carpets, boots, hats, tent coverings and more.  You will make a colourful, seamless felt bag and felt picture to take home with you, and we hope to have time to show you more.

23rd March - 25th March & 23rd - 25th November from £284 per person for a two-night break, including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Machine Embroidered Art

Fancy drawing with your sewing machine? Superstitcher Lou Gardiner teaches you how on this break, and you will go home with your own machine-embroidered picture. So addictive is Lou's style of free hand embroidery that Kirstie Allsopp dubbed it the 'crack cocaine of craft' on her Homemade Home TV Show. For more information about the break, please click here.

Visit Lou's website here.

20th - 22nd April & 6th - 8th July from £324 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Sewing with Poppy Treffry

Tea cosies, cushions, shoulder bags and badges: textile artist Poppy Treffry is mistress of all things handmade and home.

You’ll finish your Sewing with Poppy Treffry Weekend with a good grasp of the basics of pattern cutting and free hand embroidery, as well as something lovely to take home that you have made all by yourself – be it a bookmark, egg cosy, tea cosy or cushion.

For more information, please click here.

You can see Poppy’s work on her website here.

Read what The Guardian had to say about this break here.

23rd - 25th March, 18th - 20th May & 16th -18th November from £324 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.
 

Wonderland Craft Weekend

This break is about all things Alice - a Wonderland weekend spent fashioning gorgeous crafts and cookery creations inspired by the Lewis Carroll stories. Avid crafters Hannah and Christine will help you to make Mad Hatter hats, initial napkin rings, tea party invitations, decorated cup cakes, and more. You'll go home ready to throw your own party with a difference.

25th - 27th May & 12th & 14th October from £324 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Basket Weaving

For Bedruthan’s craft specialist Norah, a basket is never just a basket. It’s a way of life. “The appeal for me in working with willow lies in the combination of natural materials and traditional skills,” she says.  “I believe everyone has a basket in them."

Come on Bedruthan’s basket weaving weekend and you’ll discover the pleasure of weaving your own willow basket. Norah provides all the willow and equipment you will need. She will teach you about the different colours and varieties of willow, how to sort and prepare your willow for working and the various tools used.

We’ll fill your basket with delectable Cornish goodies for you to take to the beach for a picnic. Spend time learning the art of willow craft. Weave your own traditional basket to take home with you. A delicious lunch is included and morning and afternoon refreshments. The break will also include the makings of a Cornish picnic to put in your basket and take exploring the Cornish coastline on Sunday.  Click here for more info.

8th - 10th June & 21st - 23rd September from £264 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Cob Oven Building

A great Father's Day Gift

Learn how to build a fully-functioning, sculpted bread oven from cob. This is an ideal first project for those new to cob building. You will leave with your very own car boot-sized cob oven (fully functioning) to take home to install in your garden, or to use as a prototype for building a full-sized oven big enough to cater for a whole houseful of guests.

The course introduces methods of earth/cob building with an emphasis on hands-on learning, fun and creativity. You will learn the essentials of building a domed oven, as well as ways of sculpting and finishing cob, how to fire the oven efficiently and tips for cooking and baking pizza, bread and more.

Expect a workout for your mind and body!

15th - 17th June (Father's Day) & 5th - 7th September from £299 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Yoga and Pilates

The weekend includes a yoga-inspired menu of light and healthy Cornish food and a chance to try Quantum Yoga, a highly modern take on the ancient discipline that’s great for beginners and intermediate learners. Guests on this break can complement their yoga and pilates practice with walks along the cliff path overlooking the Atlantic, or by taking advantage of our offer of 10% off treatments in our Ocean Spa.

Guests are welcomed with a gentle session of yoga to help them recover from their journey and a chance to meet their fellow guests as well as Amy, Bedruthan’s yoga and Pilates teacher.

Over herbal tea and healthy cakes, Amy will encourage guests to discuss their personal goals for their practice over the weekend, which includes four 90-minute sessions of Pilates, Quantum Yoga or Pilates/Yoga Fusion.

Click here for more information.

16th - 18th March (Mother's Day) 6th - 8th July & 9th - 11th November from £324 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Spa Weekend

This break includes full use of our Ocean Spa facilities : indoor pool, sauna, steam, oversized spa pool and the most amazing treatments you can imagine. With awe-inspiring sea views, we know you’ll be impressed.

This break offers a choice of one of the following:

• Maharlika back, face & scalp massage
• REN bespoke facial
• REN facial for men
• VOYA body massage.

 

You can also indulge yourself with one of the below:

• REN express facial
• VOYA back, neck & shoulder massage
• Maharlika head massage
• Shape & varnish on fingers or toes.

Come with a partner or friend and you can enjoy a treatment each, or come alone and indulge yourself with both.

This package is available from 15th September 2012 - 15th December 2012 (excluding 20th - 28th October 2012)

Prices start from £395 for a non-sea view room or £425 in a sea view room based on two sharing, including dinner, bed and breakfast.  Treatments must be pre-booked at the time of reservation.  Lunch is available, although not included.

Sea Fishing Experience

Bedruthan’s sea fishing experience will have you hooked. This break is led by expert angler Spencer Harris and begins with a brief introduction to the tackle and basic skills involved.

Spencer will take you along the coastal footpath and over the rocks to a remote and beautiful spot where you can settle in for a day’s sea fishing for mackerel, pollack, wrasse and bass. Keep your eyes open for sea birds, seals and other marine life.

Guests on this break must be at least 18-years-old. June 15th - 17th (Father’s Day) & September 7th - 9th. From £283 per person for a two-night break including lunch one day and a three-course meal on both evenings. This break includes a sea fishing introduction on the first evening and one day of Sea fishing with Spencer on the second day. This is dependant on the whether and safety of our guests.  

Beekeeping

Feel the buzz and get a little closer to nature. With your own apiary, you can make your own honey or cultivate bees to pollinate your garden. Bedruthan’s three-day beekeeping course, taught by our expert apiarist Henry, is suitable for beginners and covers both traditional and modern methods.

Henry will teach you how to handle bees safely, manage your own colony and extract honey and wax. You will visit a local apiary, handle live bees and learn to distinguish pollen from nectar and the queen from her workers and drones.

Click here for more information.

3rd - 5th May & 5th - 7th October from £324 per person for a two-night break including lunch both days and a three-course meal on both evenings.

Cycling Break

Feel the free, fresh Cornish wind in your hair…life comes without care on Bedruthan’s Cycling Break.

Explore the Cornish coast on two separate biking adventures guided by our cycling specialists.
Pack a Bedruthan homemade picnic in your saddlebags and you can stop along the way to feast your eyes on the view - and your taste buds on one of our delicious lunches.

And after a hard day’s pedalling, treat your weary muscles to a long hot soak in our oversized hydro pool overlooking the Atlantic.

Guests on this break can also enjoy a 10% reduction on treatment costs in our Ocean Spa.
11th - 13th May & 7th - 9th September from £274 per person to include a three-course meal on both evenings and a picnic lunch to take with you on both days.

Bread Making

“There’s something really satisfying about being up to your elbows in flour,” says artisan bread maker Tom Hazzledine (aka BakerTom). “It’s really rewarding…kneading away, putting all that energy into creating something nourishing.

“But the best bit, of course, is biting into freshly baked bread daubed in homemade strawberry jam.”

Spend a relaxing weekend learning how to knead your way to the perfect loaf. BakerTom will be at Bedruthan to show you how on our two-day Bread Making Break. He will teach you to master the art of making bagels, olive and tomato bread, soda bread, focaccia, sourdough, rye bread and more.

And he will send you home with some of his sourdough, so you are ready to start baking as soon as you’re back in your own kitchen.

For more information about our Baker Tom Bread Making breaks and course click here .

Visit Baker Tom's website here.

23rd- 25th March & 12th - 14th October from £324 per person to include one day’s baking. Day Courses also available at £75 per person including lunch.

Day 1: Intro to breadmaking: January 29th, February 19th, March 24th, April 6th, May 27th, July 15th, September 23rd, October 13th.

Day 2: Speciality breadmaking: March 4th, March 25th, April 22nd, June 24th, August 13th, October 14th, November 25th, December 2nd.

Preserve Making Day

Learn to make the most of seasonal produce creating delicious preserves with Bedruthan’s head chef.
You will learn the art and skill of preserving using fruit, vegetables and herbs, then create and bottle your own Summer and Autumn flavours.

We’ll lead you through a range of techniques for jams, jellies, curds, cordials and squashes, spiced and flavoured vinegars, bottled fruits and tomatoes.

We cover all you need to know about equipment, techniques and what’s in season when. Finish with a tasting session - enjoy the fruits of your labours!
1st July & 30th September from £75 per person, or from £249 for a two-night break.

 

Christmas Preserve Making Day

Spend a day creating festive preserves to give as gifts or serve at your Christmas table.

Examples include:
• piccalilli
• sloe gin
• bottled mulled pears
• glogg (Scandinavian mulled wine)
• port and cranberry jelly
• mincemeat
• cider apple butter
• and onion marmalade.

18th November, 1st July & 30th September £75 per person or from £249 for a two-night break.

Family Willow Weaving

Spend some family time together being creative and learning the age-old skill of traditional basket making. Twist willow into boats, butterflies, fish and more.  Why not take your baskets to Mawgan Porth Beach for a family picnic or to collect seashells and other beach finds from the foreshore?

24th - 26th October (half term) from £727 based on two adults and two children sharing aged 10-12 years.  Please call our reservations team on 01637 860860 for further children's prices.

Family Baking Day

Come along and learn to make milk bread, sandwich bread and the tastiest toast.  Get your hands floury and knead like a pro! You'll make organic seed loaf, quick and healthy pizza dough, rolls, seasonal muffins and chewy white chocolate chip cookies.

17th February (half term) from £705 based on two adults and two children sharing aged 10 - 12 yrs.
Please call our reservations team on 01637 860860 for further children's prices.

Family Breaks

Welcome to the World

Offering you a helping hand through your precious first year of parenting and the chance to deepen your bond with your child through baby massage, baby swimming and yoga classes as well as child development workshops. Click here for more information.

14th - 16th March & 7th - 9th September from £234 per person for a two-night break (baby comes free).

Next Steps

Offering you valuable support through the toddler years with sessions on behaviour management, sleep patterns and sibling rivalry, as well as fun activities for all.  A cliff top hot tub for parents at our sister hotel the Scarlet included! Click here for more information.

14th - 16th March & 7th - 9th September from £234 per person for a two-night break (baby comes free).