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What better location than the Headland for treating yourself to a refreshing break - an opportunity to get away from it all and recharge your batteries. Any time is a great time at the Headland, even the Spring, Autumn and Winter months have a special attraction of their own. The roads are clear and the popular locations uncrowded. Guests often come just to see the stormy seas and the magnificent waves breaking on Fistral beach. After a day spent walking or exploring, return to the warmth and cheer of crackling log fires and our indoor pool heated to a tropical 85 degrees.

Stay for a couple of days, a long weekend or choose a themed break. You'll enjoy memorable wining and dining and experience the laughter, pleasure and good fellowship that you encounter only with hospitality of the Headland kind. Smugglers, King Arthur, strange standing stones and ruins, tales of ghosts and demons Cornwall, Daphne Du Maurier country, is unique and inspirational. The commanding position of the Headland is ideally located to put the whole county within easy reach. You'll discover historic monuments, woodlands, unspoilt village communities, the lunar landscape of the clay pits and numerous visitor attractions. Wherever you go in Cornwall, you're never more than twenty miles from the coast, with its soaring cliff walks, coves, beaches and delightful fishing villages.

The feeling of freedom and space that is a characteristic of this part of Comwall is something you'll appreciate, not just outside, but inside the Headland too. Graciously sweeping stairways lead to large welcoming lounges, while enormous windows provide floods of light and a moving kaleidoscope of the ocean, the bay and the ever-changing Cornish seascape. These views dominate in our elegant restaurant and complement each of our spacious sea view bedrooms and family suites. But you'll also find quiet, intimate corners where you can curl up with a good book, snooze or simply contemplate the world around you in perfect peace. Very stylish, yet very warm and friendly, the Headland provides a holiday experience quite unlike any other.

Cornwall's Atlantic coastline is widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and beautiful in Britain. A fact you'll readily appreciate when you stay at the Headland. Set in grounds of ten acres, our hotel occupies an unrivalled position just yards from the great golden stretch of Newquay's world famous Fistral Beach, with no less than seven other beaches close by.

Enjoy the choice and variety of dining at the Headland, whatever time of day. Start the morning with our popular and healthy Continental Buffet Breakfast with cereals, "make your own muesli", hams, cheeses, yoghurts, fruits, croissants and more. In the evenings, our light and spacious restaurant is open for elegant dining, take in the spectacular sea views while the sun sets over Fistral Bay for a romantic meal to remember. The newly refurbished Garden Room overlooking Fistral Beach is now open from 10am to 10pm for all of the year. It's perfect for late breakfasts, coffee, lunches, barbecues on the terrace, cream teas, and informal suppers from Easter to October.

As you might expect, fresh local produce and fresh fish from the abundant waters around us feature regularly on our menus. The bar is open all day and has an excellent variety of wines and whiskys from around the world. In acknowledgement of the range, quality, presentation and value of our wines, we were selected to be a member of the Les Routiers Corps d'Elite, providing further proof of the value for money which has become an established hallmark of the Headland.

Enjoy the choice and variety of dining at the Headland, whatever time of day. Start the morning with our popular and healthy Continental Buffet Breakfast with cereals, "make your own muesli", hams, cheeses, yoghurts, fruits, croissants and more. In the evenings, our light and spacious restaurant is open for elegant dining, take in the spectacular sea views while the sun sets over Fistral Bay for a romantic meal to remember.

The newly refurbished Garden Room overlooking Fistral Beach is now open from 10am to 10pm for all of the year. It's perfect for late breakfasts, coffee, lunches, barbecues on the terrace, cream teas, and informal suppers from Easter to October. As you might expect, fresh local produce and fresh fish from the abundant waters around us feature regularly on our menus.

The bar is open all day and has an excellent variety of wines and whiskys from around the world. In acknowledgement of the range, quality, presentation and value of our wines, we were selected to be a member of the Les Routiers Corps d'Elite, providing further proof of the value for money which has become an established hallmark of the Headland.

For nearly one hundred years the Headland has been offering its own special welcome to visitors from all over the world. Times may have changed but our attitude towards the comfort and well-being of our guests certainly has not. You'll find most of our bedrooms light, bright and airy. Open the window and feel the sea spray in your face, hear the gulls and the sound of waves breaking on Fistral Beach. Its all very peaceful and quiet - no train or traffic noise, so you can really relax.

Choose from a wide range of rooms to suityour budget. All are ensuite, have colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and most have sea views. For those of you with young children, please take advantage of our baby listening service while you enjoy dinner and the evening entertainment.

The Headland has plenty to offer every member of the family, whatever their age or interest, but young people are especially well catered for. From the well-equipped adventure playground, where young children can safely let off steam, to a host of organised events, they'll have fun-packed action and excitement for as long as they choose. Competitions, kite-flying, treasure-hunts and other games and activities, in and around our extensive grounds, provide countless opportunitieis for fun, enjoyment and making new friends.

Youngsters come in all ages and sizes. While children enjoy playing together, teenagers may prefer the relative sophistication of their own club room. There's table tennis, table-football, pool table, game machines, a juke box and video room. A short path through the hotel grounds leads directly to the beach so children do not have to cross any roads. For the very young we have cots, high chairs, early teas and a baby listening service. So everyone has more of a holiday at the Headland!

There's always plenty going on at the Headland, so much, in fact, that many of our guests never leave the grounds during their stay. And it's easy to see why. Go swimming in - or laze by the side of - either of our two heated pools. Play table-tennis, pool and snooker. Be ready for Wimbledon with a few sets of tennis or try the gentler but absorbing challenge of the croquet lawn.

For golfers there's a nine hole approach course, putting green and reduced green fees at the adjacent Newquay Golf Club. If you want to see things from a totally new perspective, take a Champagne flight in the hotel's hot air balloon. All this is in addition to the regular organised music and entertainment available during the main season and the special events which take place at other times of the year.

You can sunbathe on it, make castles out of it, play games or walk along it. But the real action on Fistral beach lies out in the foaming wavecrests widely acclaimed as one of the best surfing beaches in the world. Both the British and World Championships are held here. Surfing is an exciting sport requiring considerable skill, but now boogie-boarding- you lie on the board, rather than stand - makes the thrills of surfing available to all the family. Excellent tuition is available from BSA instructors. Hire one of our boards and try it. You might like it!

The Headland is justly renowned for Its Special Breaks and Activity Holidays. There are themes to indulge every interest from golf, surfing and wine-tasting to hot air ballooning and Murder Mystery weekends. Perhaps you enjoy bridge or visiting famous gardens. Lanhydrock (National Trust) and the famous lost Gardens of Heligan are nearby. Or maybe you would like to learn how to drive a steam locomotive. You can do all this and more at the Headland, and all at great value-for-money prices. Just ask for our Special Breaks leaflet.