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apricot tagine with couscous on the menu, alongside local skate served with
tagliatelle. Vegetarians are also catered for—perhaps a starter of twice-baked cheese
soufflé. Their “Cornish Ten Deadly Sins” brunch would set anyone up for a day's
exploring, with organic eggs, bacon, sausages, and black pudding (blood sausage).
5 Quay St.
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01872/263771.
www.saffronrestauranttruro.co.uk. Main courses £10-£17; £20 for
3-course meal. MC, V. May-Oct daily 10am-10pm; winter Mon 10am-3pm, Tues-Sat 10am-10pm.
Shopping
Truro city center has plenty of high-street shops from M&S to surfwear chains, as
well as independent stores.
Lemon Street Market
(www.lemonstreetmarket.co.uk)
is an attractive indoor center with lots of small shops and the great Lander gallery.
Here you can buy plenty of locally made artworks, from paintings to jewelry. There's
a couple of good cafes, too.
St. Mawes has a couple of galleries and good places for stocking up on souvenirs.
The
Waterside Gallery
on Marine Parade (
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01326/270136;
www.waterside
gallery.co.uk) stocks beautiful works by Cornish artists. Falmouth has a good selec-
tion of shops, with a mix of clothes shops, art galleries, food stores, and souvenir
shops. As well as the High Street area, there are also shops at Discovery Quay, by the
Maritime Museum.
Where to Stay
ROSELAND PENINSULA-ST. MAWES
Hotel Tresanton
Olga Polizzi's sleek seaside retreat casts an aura of a
chic house party, 1930s' style, and even includes a cinema where screenings are held.
This glamorous hotel offers a combination of beautiful old and new furnishings in its
spacious, airy bedrooms, and makes a point of being family friendly, with a kids' play-
room and garden. All rooms have a sea view, while nos. 22 to 27 have their own bal-
conies. The elegant
restaurant
has a gratifying terrace and serves a daily changing
menu, which features seafood such as oysters and lobster.
St. Mawes, Cornwall TR2 5DR. www.tresanton.com.
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01326/270055.
Fax 01326/270053. 29 units.
£190-£340 double; £320-£500 suite. 2-night minimum stay Sat-Sun. MC, V. Free parking.
Amenities:
Restaurant; bar; babysitting; children's playroom; massage room; room service.
In room:
TV, hair dryer.
Idle Rocks Hotel
Perched right on the seawall, the Idle Rocks hotel has
a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff, and an excellent restaurant. Water
laps at the wall, and you could sit for hours on the terrace enjoying the views of the
harbor and the constant traffic of sailboats and dinghies. Rooms are spacious and
comfortable, and most have sea or river views: It is well worth paying the extra for the
view. Four cottage rooms in the annex are so close to the water that the waves can
splash against the windows. The
waterfront restaurant
serves imaginative dishes
using excellent local produce. Cream teas, served on the terrace on fine days, are
popular, too.
Harbourside, St. Mawes, Cornwall TR2 5AN. www.idlerocks.co.uk.
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01326/270771.
Fax 01326/270062.
27 units. £109-£209 double. AE, MC, V. Parking £5.
Amenities:
Restaurant; bar; Wi-Fi (free).
In room:
TV, hair dryer.
THE HELSTON PENINSULA
The Hen House
Genuinely eco-friendly and comfortable, this little B&B
is tucked away among a maze of country lanes on the Helston peninsula. Two farm
outbuildings have been converted into good-size en suite bedrooms, and there is also
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