Due to money me and the boyfriend were unable to go on holiday abroad this year, so after a great trip away last year to Looe in Cornwall we decided to make our way back to the Cornish coast. This time we chose Perranporth on the north coast and about a four hour drive from Petersfield.
We spent a couple of nights at the Seiners hotel right on the beach, it was heavenly and very much needed.
On the first day we were surprised that people were so far away from the sea, but we later found out the tide was out and it came right up to the hotel by the evening.
Perranporth is very small but has a few pubs, fish and chip places and restaurants. There are many caravan parks nearby so a lot of the shops are catering for those on a tighter budget and self catering.
On our first day we had a drink in The Watering Hole a pub on the beach with seats outside, not very often you get to enjoy cider on the beach in the sun. It was really busy inside as they had various screens with Olympic events on, it felt more like a sports bar but the staff dealt with the crowds well.
That night we had dinner at Waterfront Restaurant, a coral coloured building just a short walk from the beach. I had pollock with prawns in a mustard sauce and my boyfriend had squid and a ginger, chilli and lime local beer which he wouldn't stop talking about, Atlantic brewers I think.
There was also a free salad bar. It was well priced and the food was delicious, really busy and they had a sweet trolley which was nice. Really good food.
We also went out for coffee at The Cove, which had appetising cakes and night drinks a the Tye pub and Green Parrot (Wetherspoons).
On our last night we had dinner in our hotel's bar.
We stayed at Seiners and it was well worth the money, prices vary from £50-£85 and was perfect. Breakfast had a cold buffet of cereal, and hot food including full English, mackerel and scrambled eggs and pancakes with bacon and maple syrup which I had both mornings and loved. The first time it was a proper pancake and the second was the more American type, I really preferred the first day. The boyfriend had the belly busting full English.
We also had a Cornish pasty (of course) from BerryMans bakery, a steak one which was good but not as good as the one I had in Looe.
So as I said on the second night we had dinner in the bar. We had asparagus with lemon butter and a starter of Doombar (ale) cheese and toast which was delicious, not sure where the Doombar came into it but the cheese was delicious, really creamy. For our main we both had fish and chips and it wasn't too greasy just yummy.
We also took a walk along the coastal path and got break taking views of the beach, well worth it if you pack your boots (or in our case trainers).
The whole holiday was fantastic and a thoroughly needed break, we even got sunburnt! Not sure how though.
For more on Perranporth visit the tourist website: http://www.perranporthinfo.co.uk/
And our hotel: http://www.seiners.co.uk/
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