Your Devon and Cornwall Wedding - September/October 2024 (Issue 51)

LUXURY LODGES OFFER PET-FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION With 34% of UK households now owning a pet dog, the demand for pet-friendly accommodation has unsurprisingly rocketed. Luxury Lodges are meeting this demand head-on with the addition of multiple new pet-friendly lodges across their sites, located in Britain’s most loved holiday destinations. Luxury Lodges’ North Cornwall site, Bude Coastal Resort, as well as its South Cornwall site, Clowance, are surrounded by nature and coastline, offering the perfect base for guests and their furry friends to explore the stunning surrounding scenery and beaches. The southwest region of the UK has been voted one of the most welcoming parts of the country for dogs, with 42% of travellers actively seeking destinations with good beaches that are dog-friendly, setting Bude Coastal Resort as the perfect option. According to Dog’s Trust, a significant 70% of dog owners now take their pets on holiday and highlighting this preference, a Condor Ferries survey showed that 85% of dog owners in the UK would choose a staycation with their dog over a holiday abroad without them. Discover the rugged coastline of Cornwall at Bude Coastal Resort, where modern design meets rustic charm. Take a walk along the South West Coast Path, which passes through Bude and offers stunning views of the coastline. For a truly unique experience, visit the Bude Sea Pool, a semi-natural tidal swimming pool that welcomes dogs during certain times of the year. https://luxurylodges.com/locations/bude-coastal-resort https://luxurylodges.com/locations/clowance TRENANCE HERITAGE COTTAGES SET TO LIGHT UP WINTER IN NEWQUAY The trustees of Trenance Heritage Cottages and the café owners at The Garden Café are excited to announce that following an infrastructure grant from Experience Newquay there will be three new experiences of ‘Trees and Tales’ based at the cottages. The light displays will add something special for Halloween, Christmas and St.Pirans Week and will accompany various events and performances. The cottages worked with the café to put forward a plan for lighting up the trees surrounding The Heritage Cottage to the Experience Newquay panel. Last year saw additional lights added to the large Christmas tree and the public gave a huge positive response. The new up-lit trees and projections on to the cottages will be changed depending on the season and will provide a stunning walk-through experience for locals and visitors to the town. This will be something Newquay has never seen before and enhance the heritage location with state-of-the art lighting. Jill Willmott, chair of the board of trustees explains; “We were so delighted to have the chance to bring more to the Newquay community by utilising our fabulous park location. The cottages celebrate their tenth anniversary next year since our renovation and reopening and this is a fantastic way to bring a new wave of people down to see us. The light displays and events for each time of year will provide something special through winter and whether you are driving by or walking through we hope to bring something people can share and participate in. The funding will benefit our charity, the town and the whole of Trenance Valley and we would like to thank everyone involved in making this happen.” The first experience goes live for Halloween on the 27th of October. The big Christmas switch-on of the Christmas tree and full light displays with performances will be on Saturday the 23rd of November. The Christmas lights will be on every night through until Christmas with full details on all activities to be announced after the summer. Local Newquay electricians and lighting designers have been used to design and install the infrastructure over the summer period ready for Autumn. Experience Newquay who awarded the grant is a project promoting sustainable year-round tourism whilst connecting local Cornish communities and visitors with Newquay’s unique identity via cultural activities and programming. The project supports and promotes the local creative, leisure and heritage sectors. To find out more about weddings at Trenance Heritage Cottages, visit www.trenancecottages.co.uk .ww.thegardencafenewquay.com Scan to view video 10

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