Anna Mansell is running our writers retreat
Best-selling writer and playwright Anna Mansell will be running the Budock Vean’s Writers’ Retreat in February 2023. The peace and calm of the Budock Vean...
November: Whats On
Here are some recommendations for what's on in Cornwall this November to help you make the most out of your winter break. The Best of...
Cornwall Tourism Awards 2022/23
The annual Cornwall Tourism Awards have just announced their finalist list for this year. And once again, Budock Vean has made the top 3 for...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2021 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice 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...
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...
Winter Weddings
This winter (2022/2023) come and say your ‘I do’s’ with us here at Budock Vean. We specialise in small, cosy weddings that come complete with...
Work Retreats
Re-group | Re-focus | Re-charge | Re-Treat Sometimes working together needs to be just that, being in the same space to fuel discussion and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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. ...
