72 hours at SeaSpace: the foodie edit
Pinxtos, street eats and just-caught seafood. Michelin-level dining, graze-all-day plates and picnic-ready treats. At SeaSpace, you can feast however you fancy – fire up your studio kitchen or hop between Cornwall’s top foodie hotspots. Ready to eat your heart out? Here’s your three-day plan.
Day 1: Graze and roam
Ease in to the day with a SeaSpace breakfast and a brisk stomp along the cliffs. Keep it light with a granola bowl or fill up with a breakfast burrito. The sea air will charge your appetite for what’s next.
Hit the road to Gorse, 15 mins drive away. Ranked in The Good Food Guide’s top 50 bakeries, their sourdough sells out fast. Expect daily varieties from spelt and honey to super seed and miso rye, plus finger-licking treats like feta, honey and fennel twists, or cinnamon and ginger danish with garden-fresh plums. Grab a matcha or coffee in Cornish-made Nyn ceramics and pack up your favourites for a beach-bound lunch.
Pop in to Trevilley Farm Shop on your way back to SeaSpace to pick up picnic-lunch treats and a few dinner ingredients for tomorrow. Think homemade jams and chutneys, Cornish dairy and home-reared beef, cream teas and quiches. They deliver too.
Fridge stocked, take your picnic to Porth Beach. Head down the right-hand side of the stream and you’ll find plenty of sandy nooks to lay out your blanket at low tide.
Siesta, padel, pool or a session in the fitness studio – do whatever it takes to sharpen your appetite for the evening.
Grab a Beryl e-bike and cruise into Newquay for sundowners and seaside eats. Start with a cocktail at the Med-inspired Saltsheds – a spicy marg with sea views is the perfect warm up.
Next up, pinxtos at Counter Culture. Where San Seb vibes meet Cornish ingredients, this is the place to eat – so book ahead. The anchovy skewers and baked oysters are next level.
On your way back, toast the day at Tom Thumb speakeasy-style cocktail bar. From a classic Manhattan to a sloe tequila sour, these are drinks for the discerning palate.
Day 2: Ready, steady, cook
Pre-breakfast dip or a few pool laps? Go for it. Then breakfast in your studio kitchen: Eggs from Trevilley, sourdough from Gorse. Plus smoothie or barista coffee from the SeaSpace café.
Catch it or create it – choose your culinary adventure.
Option one: A half-day hands-on masterclass at Rick Stein’s Cookery School in Padstow (25 mins drive). From Asian street food to Cornish fish courses – you’ll leave with recipes and skills to wow at home.
Option two: Bring your own catch from sea to table with a deep-sea fishing trip from Newquay harbour. Rod, tackle, bait and tuition included. (Note: trip timings are weather and tide dependent, so check conditions ahead.)
Time for food shopping – but not as you know it. Fresh local produce is your secret ingredient for a slow dinner at home.
Hit the first Saturday of the month for Newquay Farmers’ Market and The Big Market on the Killacourt, overlooking Towan Beach. On the third Saturday, the local produce market moves to Project 83.
Tucked down a lane close to the Killacourt, Sprout is the go-to for ethically-sourced pantry staples and veggie, vegan or gluten-free options. Find zero-waste dry goods and grains at The Good Lyfe on Fore Street.
Forgotten something? The SeaSpace pantry has you covered.
Don’t leave Newquay before savouring Cornwall’s most decadent afternoon tea and surf views at the Ugly Butterfly. Snacks, sweets and Tregothnan tea take you on a tasting journey around Cornwall. Jam first on your scones, of course.
Back in your studio, cook up a storm. Your kitchen is fully equipped, so you can create and plate like you’re on MasterChef.
Day 3: Slow feast Sunday
Sleep in, swim, or sink your toes into the sand before a late brunch at Tallo. Think sweetcorn and ricotta fritters, brunch burgers, and American pancakes. Cocktail pitchers are for sharing – with plenty of 0% to choose from for whoever will be getting behind the wheel later.
Drive five minutes to Sabzi in Nansledan for a lunch box stuffed with Iranian and Middle Eastern salads and deli dishes. The tangy flavours and sustainable ingredients are unlike any other cuisine in the area. Eat in, bask in the courtyard or take it away. Just don’t forget a slice of Persian Love Cake – but save that for later.
Swap SeaSpace for green space. Stroll off lunch in nearby Trewolek Meadow – Nansledan’s 75-acre countryside haven with walking trails, wildflower meadows, viewing platforms, and grazing cattle
Round off your culinary weekend with Sunday roast done the luxe way. Ten minutes on from Nansledan, The Tartan Fox serves wild-inspired, British pub food in a cosy, Grade II-listed setting. Hot-smoked Moorland beef, coal-roasted gurnard, and haggis Scotch egg – all finished with Adam Handling’s signature Scottish flair. Booking essential.
Still got your Persian Love Cake? Take it out onto the cliffs for a sweet finish. Your final foodie flourish as the sun sets on three days of Cornish gastronomy.
Eat your heart out.