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The Idle Rocks

Tredemham Harbourside, N/A, St Mawes TR2 5AN

  • Nearest coast-path baseFalmouth~4 km
  • Nearest airportExeter Airport167 km
  • Number of floors (main building)2
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About

This charming beach hotel is located in the heart of the village of St. Mawes, itself situated on the tip of the Roseland Peninsula, facing the port of Falmouth. St. Mawes is located on the southern coast of Cornwall, the UK's mildest county, where daffodils begin to bloom in January. A quaint fishing village, St. Mawes is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that remains largely unspoilt by commercial influence. Guests will find restaurants, the beach and a tourist centre in St. Mawes, while Truro with its shops and attractions is about a 30-minute drive away. Plymouth Airport is roughly 128 km from the hotel, whereas Exeter Airport is some 167 km away and Bristol Airport about 268 km from the hotel.

The hotel offers luxury accommodation with a long standing reputation for good food. For much of the year guests can enjoy the outdoors and harbour activity from a front row position on the hotel's spacious waterside terrace. During the few colder months Cornwall experiences, guests can seek the comforts of the lounge with its real log fire. In addition to the 27 guest rooms, the hotel also features a lobby with a hotel safe, as well as a restaurant, Internet access and room service. Limited car parking is also available on site(chargeable).

Each of the bedrooms has been individually furnished with an emphasis on comfort and style. As standard, all rooms have remote control TV, a hospitality tray, hairdryer, clock/radio, direct dial telephone and a PC modem connection. The rooms are also en suite and feature a bath. Central heating also comes as standard in all rooms.

The nearby beach in the village is sandy.

The Water's Edge restaurant has held 2 AA Rosettes since 1989 - that adds up to 20 years of consistently producing delicious food thanks to the abundance of high quality local produce from the land and the sea.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
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Facilities

Facilities

  • Car park
  • 24-hour reception
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Hotel safe
  • Terrace

Catering

  • Restaurant (1)

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Set menu lunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Set menu dinner
  • Special dietary options

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
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Rooms

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

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Location

Tredemham Harbourside, N/A, St Mawes TR2 5AN

  • Land's End51 km
  • Penzance38 km
  • St Ives34 km
  • Falmouth4 km
  • Newquay29 km
  • Padstow43 km
  • Bude81 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

Nearby, from the catalogue

  1. Golf course64 m
  2. City centre100 m
  3. Beach100 m
  4. St mawes castle1 km
  5. National Maritime Museum25 km
  6. Royal Cornwall Museum32 km
  7. Nearest Bus / Metro Stop32 km
  8. The Edden Project48 km
  9. Trelissick Gardens78 km
  10. Exeter Airport167 km

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Meals

Type of stay

  • Hotels with charm

Key facts

Number of floors (main building)
2
Number of floors (annexe)
1
Double rooms
25

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Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 23/09/2026.