News from Budock Vean

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Autumn: Whats On

Autumn in Cornwall can be quite dramatic and often inspiring. Here by the Helford we watch the trees that line the river change colour from...
Flicka Donkey Sanctuary, Mabe, Cornwall

Free Things To Do

There are some fantastic places to visit and things to do in our local area that won't cost the earth - just a donation to...
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Helford: Nature

Our Environment   To the south of our estate is the Helford, an estuary comprising a range of important freshwater and saline habitats. The influence...
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Helford: Flora and Fauna

The Helford River is a marine inlet formed by the flooding of a river valley following the last ice age. The wide range of marine,...
Budock Vean Hotel Cornwall Award Finalists

Award Finalists

We are proud (and a little bit excited!) to announce that we are finalists in two upcoming business awards. The Good Spa Awards recognise spa...
Head of Housekeeping, Sue Paull, Cornwall Tourism Awards Winner from Budock Vean Hotel

Cornwall Tourism Awards Winner

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...
Budock Vean Hotel in the 1900s

Family Treasures

We’ve all got a few pictures that are real family treasures, so loved they’re full of tiny holes where they’ve been moved around the pin...
Maxine Hart Artwork at Budock Vean Hotel

Art at Budock Vean

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...
Helford River in 1947

Budock Vean and the Domesday Book

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...
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Travel Blog: Graham Custance

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...
Cornwall Community Foundation | Budock Vean Hotel Charity of the Year

Supporting Cornwall Community Foundation 

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...
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Blog: A slice of Budock Vean history

As life slowly returns to something close to pre-pandemic, we turn our attention to life at Budock Vean in the 1930s, and how the hotel...
Ali Gunning Sound Therapy | Cornwall

Wellbeing Breaks

Without going into detail, we all know that things have been very different in our day to day lives since March 2020. But as things...
2021 Travellers' Choice Award

Trip Advisor Award

Budock Vean Hotel today announced it has been recognised as a 2021 Travellers’ Choice award winner. This achievement celebrates businesses that consistently deliver fantastic experiences...
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Budock Vean Love Stories…

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...
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Winter Weddings

This winter come and say your ‘I do’s’ with us here at Budock Vean. We specialise in small, cosy weddings that come complete with an...
Meeting Rooms | Budock Vean Hotel for Business | Cornwall

Work Retreats

SAVE 14% on work retreats until 6th June 2024 So until 6th June that’s £213 per person (standard room) for 2 day delegate days, 4 course...
Wildlife in Cornwall | Budock Vean Hotel

Wildlife Project

Who’s that living in our gardens? With just our grounds teams on site during the various lockdowns, we had a few visitors sneaking into our...
History of Budock Vean Hotel | Cornwall

Holiday Retreat Roots

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...
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Cornwall Wildlife Trust

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...
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Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials (from the National Cyber Security Centre) is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help protect our organisation against a wide...
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The Ancient Woods of the Helford River

The Helford River is a place of wonder and delight: one of the very few places in England where ancient woodland meets the sea. This...
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Virginia Woolf

With its sprawling sub-tropical gardens and woodland views, its unique position beside the Helford River and its peaceful seclusion from urban life, Budock Vean has...
National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth

International Museums Day

What cracking timing for International Museum Day  - we hope all our friends in museums across Cornwall had a wonderful day yesterday welcoming guests back...
South West Tourism Awards | Budock Vean Hotel | Silver Award Winner

South West Tourism Awards

The team at Budock Vean Hotel are stacking up their reasons to celebrate when the time is right after winning ANOTHER award. On Thursday 22nd...
Hotel with Gardens in Cornwall | Budock Vean

Spring Poem

Awakening Please take a while to stop and smile, To realise we've been blessed, We wait. They contemplate, when to awaken from their rest.  ...
Cornwall Tourism Awards | Budock Vean Hotel

Two Wins At Cornwall Tourism Awards

We're in a celebratory mood today after not just one, but two wins at the Cornwall Tourism Awards yesterday. We're thrilled to win Silver in...
Tall Ships 2021 | Falmouth | Cornwall

Tall Ships 2021

LATEST NEWS: Sadly this event has now been cancelled. It’s not just the world leaders who are heading to Cornwall this year. This August the...
G7 Cornwall | Budock Vean Hotel

G7 Comes to Cornwall

With the recent announcement that Carbis Bay in Cornwall will be hosting the G7 Summit in June 2021, we thought you may like to read...
Hotel in Cornwall | Budock Vean Hotel | Helford River

Martins Anniversary Year

20th / 21st Anniversary A weekend of celebrations at the hotel; a lovely big party for local suppliers and supporters; additional fundraising events for the...