Budock Vean Hotel

We’re over the moon to find out that our Head of Housekeeping, the indomitable Sue, has been announced as one of the winners in the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2021-2022 Unsung Hero category. Now Sue may like to hide her light under a bushel, but we’re super proud of her and the wonderful team that keep…

Here at Budock Vean we’ve always tried to champion the best of what’s available locally. Be that food and drink, or indeed art inspired by the beautiful land and seascape of the Helford River – a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As regular guests will know, while we have tastefully refurbished the hotel over…

Here’s a little bit more Budock Vean history for you, this time dating from the Domesday Book. After the Norman conquest in 1066, much of Cornwall was divided up between the aristocracy. By 1085 Budock Vean, lying in Constantine parish, would have formed part of the Manor of Penryn-Foreign, owned by the Bishop of Exeter.…

In mid-March 2022 we were delighted to host Travel Photographer Graham Custance and his family for a holiday here by the Helford River. “We had explored most areas in Cornwall but we had always wanted to visit the Falmouth area which had so far eluded us, so we were really excited when the opportunity came…

Budock Vean, a family run hotel on the Helford River, have been proud supporters of Cornwall Community Foundation for many years. The Foundation, which was established in 1998, supports community led projects across Cornwall.  In 2020 they awarded 370 grants totalling over £1.6 million to support communities during the pandemic. As well as being a…

We LOVE a love story, in all their shapes and sizes, and this year our hotel has been bursting with them. We have really enjoyed helping couples tie the knot at our beautiful venue, and we’ve had some gorgeous ring bearers too, you behaved so well with those rings on your collars! If ever there…

This month, as live events slowly come back to life in the UK, we turn our attention to life at Budock Vean in the 1930’s and how the hotel became a holiday retreat for 20th century film makers and artists. In 1930, after a visit to the deserted manor house, Harry Parkinson and Eddie Pilgrim…

Our commitment to helping protect and support our environment is more important now than ever before.  As well as our ongoing drive to run our hotel as sustainability as possible, we are delighted to have renewed our annual support for Cornwall Wildlife Trust. As part of their Wilder Business Network we will continue to help care for…