The Idle Rocks
Welcome to The Idle Rocks
The Idle Rocks enjoys the most beautiful location, perched on the harbour wall of St Mawes, the quintessential English fishing village on the southern tip of the Roseland Peninsula. It is impossible to get any closer to the water, so it presents the perfect vantage point for watching life go by on the sea.
This seriously chic beachside hotel, with beautifully designed interiors, doesn’t present itself as anything other than a welcoming home-from-home, a place where people can relax and re-engage with the simpler pleasures in life.
Address
The Idle Rocks Harbourside St Mawes Cornwall TR2 5AN
Contact
Our rooms
Amenities
- Bar/Licensed
- Breakfast included
- WiFi
- Restaurant / Cafe
- Sea View
- Garden views
The Restaurant and Bar
Great Cornish produce is simply prepared, cooked and served. It comes right from the door step. When they can forage, they do. When the markets are open, they are there. Whilst the food will be served to the very highest standard, the setting is relaxed – providing a real home-from-home feeling. The philosophy: good-old-fashioned hospitality, simplicity and friendliness. The Kitchen, Restaurant and Bar team are energetic, passionate and driven to deliver this experience to all guests.
Lunch can be enjoyed on the south-facing terrace in the afternoon, and in the evening it’s all about sipping a glass of Champagne or trying one of a wide range of cocktails before dinner, often alfresco on summer nights.
Reef Knot Restaurant Head Chef, Carla Jones, supported by Executive Chef, Arty Williams, keeps the food focus on local produce wherever possible – she knows the journey made by every ingredient, from plough, line or net to plate. Her seasonally evolving menus often feature delicacies that she has foraged from the seashore or Roseland woodland.
What can you do during your stay?
Explore the shops and galleries in the village | Go kayaking | Take a sailing lesson | Hire a motor boat and visit nearby beaches | Go fishing | Take the ferry to the busy port of Falmouth | Walk to St Mawes castle.
Beaches nearby
Summers Beach | Tavern Beach | Towan Beach - The Roseland | Hemmick Beach | Carne Beach.
Peter W, Trip Advisor
Find Us: The Idle Rocks
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