Smuggler's caves, rugged coastal paths, sunny beaches and wild moorlands all combine to create Southwestern England’s enchanting region of Cornwall. Families flock to Cornwall's beaches and open spaces to escape the city life. Many of Cornwall's child-friendly hotels welcome their guests with Office of Standards in Education (Ofsted) trained staff to supervise kid's activities, which can assure parents of some time off, as well.
Edwardian Fowey Hall inspired Toad Hall in the children's classic, "The Wind in the Willows". If that's not enough to hook the youngsters, the outdoor play area with trampoline, indoor swimming pool and croquet lawn almost certainly will. Acres of walled gardens and the on-site, full service spa provide a parental oasis. Readymoney Beach Cove on Cornwall's south coast are a 10-minute stroll away.
The four-star Automobile Association (AA) hotel welcomes babies with in-room listening devices, bottle sterilizers, diaper buckets and baby food. The Ofsted nanny-supervised Four Bears Den entertains younger kids. Over-8s amuse themselves with the Gun Room's Games Cube and X-box consoles. After-dinner activities include table tennis or football and a selection of DVDs in the Beach Hut. The children's restaurant has nanny-assisted high tea; the AA two-rosette-rated family restaurant has a children’s menu. Families share the restaurant’s buffet breakfast.
Fowey Hall
Hanson Dr.
Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1ET
United Kingdom
011-44- 017-2683-3866
foweyhallhotel.co.uk
Directly across the Cornish peninsula from Fowey Hall is the four-star AA Bedruthan Steps Hotel. Steps from the north coast's Magwan Porth Beach, the hotel has sweeping ocean and coastline vistas. Family rooms have additional children's beds, refrigerators, baby listening devices and televisions.The hotel supplies bottle sterilizers, high chairs, cribs, bibs and baby baths. Babysitting services are available
With outdoor and indoor play areas -- including a pirate ship and soft play Jungle Tumble -- heated swimming pools and Ofsted-supervised clubs, kids have more than enough to occupy them. Club activities cater to five distinct age groups. Families share breakfast and lunch. The Indigo Restaurant offers a family dinner option with advance booking. High tea for children younger than 8 is available in the tearoom.
Bedruthan Steps Hotel Ltd
Mawgan Porth
Cornwall TR8 4BU
United Kingdom
0110-44-016-3786-0555
bedruthan.com
The first Cornish hotel especially for families, the Sands resorts sits on six sea-view acres, 10 minutes south of Bedruthan Steps. Most of its accommodations place children in sleeping areas separate from their parents'. All have baby listening devices, refrigerators, and televisions. The hotel provides sterilizers and other baby equipment at no charge. Contemporary suites and apartments have flat screen televisions with PlayStations and DVDs in the children's areas.
The Ofsted-approved Children's Club offers three daily sessions of age-appropriate activities for children younger than 8. Older children have access to outdoor sports facilities, including crazy golf, mini-tennis, a swimming pool and an adventure maze. The hotel supplies free wetsuits and surfboards and arranges surfing lessons at nearby beach adventure centers. Families share a breakfast buffet and lunchtime snack bar. Parents can arrange a high tea for their children or share dinner with them in the hotel dining room.
Sands Resort Hotel
Watergate Road
Porth, Newquay TR7 3LX
United Kingdom
011-44-016-3787-2864
sandsresort.co.uk/
