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Reading Retreat - Cornwall

'The Reading Room' Retreat

November 2025 to March 2027

Reader's Retreat at our hotel in Cornwall

From £127 per room based on single occupancy and from £167 per room based on two persons sharing

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Enjoy a relaxing, self-led reading retreat on the Helford River. Unwind at our countryside hotel and escape the everyday with time to read and recharge in peaceful countryside surroundings. Each season we will be offering a specially selected book celebrating our wonderful county of Cornwall.

What's Included

Take time out on our relaxing two-night self-led, flexible reading retreat in Cornwall with your copy of a specially selected book celebrating our local area. Whether you opt to relax with your book in the comfort of your room, take a seat by the fire in the lounge, find a quiet nook in the library, or stroll down to the sunroom on our private foreshore, find your perfect reading spot at Budock Vean Hotel & Spa. Why not go phone free and leave your electricals in a designated basket in your room to fully immerse yourself in your reading. With access to hotel facilities during your stay, enjoy a moment to unwind in the Natural Health Spa and savour delicious dining in our garden-facing Helford Restaurant. This is your break to relax and recharge in the peaceful setting of the Cornish countryside.

Book options:

November 2025 – March 26

Discover wartime mystery in your signed copy of The Secret Shore, by Liz Fenwick. Set alongside the Helford River, an uplifting and evocative historical novel placead against the backdrop of the dramatic Cornish coastline.

This package includes:

  • One book copy per person
  • Two-night stay at Budock Vean Hotel & Spa
  • Breakfast served in the Helford Restaurant each morning
  • Complimentary access to the Natural Health Spa
  • 15% off spa treatments (pre-booked)
  • Picnic blankets for use for reading on the foreshore upon request
  • Fireplace library space for reading use during stay
  • Phone-free basket in your room for an immersive digital detox
  • Use of 9-hole/18-tee golf course, snooker room, croquet lawn and two all-weather tennis courts
  • Option to add on dining during your stay

Prices

  • Standard Room

    From £127 per room based on single occupancy and from £167 per room based on two persons sharing

  • Signature Room

    From £154 per room based on single occupancy and from £194 per room based on two persons sharing

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