Cornish Farm Holidays · Near Bude · North Cornwall
Whalesborough is 428 acres of real Cornish farmland. Working fields. Actual animals. Estate-grown food in the restaurant. And twenty-six five-star cottages in the farm buildings that have been here for centuries.
The Estate
Whalesborough Farm has been a working agricultural estate for centuries. The cottages you stay in were, within living memory, barns, a milking parlour, a calf house, a workshop. The 14th-century Farmhouse — now our most spectacular property — has warmed itself through Cornish winters since before anyone can reliably count.
When we built the resort, we worked with the architecture of the land rather than against it. The stone walls are original. The views across the valley are the same views the farm workers had. The difference is that you have an indoor heated pool, a spa, and a restaurant that cooks what the estate grows.
Fields, woodland, wildflower meadows, and the Bude Canal towpath all connected from the estate. Walk or cycle out from your cottage door without getting in a car.
Our cottages are converted farm buildings — a milking parlour, a calf house, a 14th-century farmhouse, a workshop. They look like what they were because they are. Just with underfloor heating and Bosch appliances now.
The Weir Restaurant sources 90% within Cornwall and 30% from the estate itself. The kitchen garden is visible from the terrace. The cheese on the board was aged here. This is farm-to-table in the literal sense of those words.
Whalesborough holds the Cornwall Tourism Award Gold for Sustainable Tourism. The farm is getting better every year.
From The Farmhouse sleeping 8 to Trelowen Lodges sleeping up to 8, there are properties here for every size of group. Grandparents, parents, and small children — everyone has room, and there's something for every age on 428 acres.
Every cottage guest gets full access to the W Club Spa — indoor pool, outdoor pool, Technogym fitness suite, sauna, and steam room. Farm holiday with hotel amenities. Neither compromises the other.
Who comes to Whalesborough
Multi-generational families
Grandparents who want the spa. Parents who want the walks. Children who want the pool and the animals. Everyone has everything they need, and the bigger properties — The Farmhouse Trelowen — keep everyone under the same roof.
Families with young children
Space to run, things to discover, and none of the anxiety of airports. A working estate with fields, tracks, wildlife, and the South West Coast Path starting from the gate. Bude beach — one of the best surf beaches in England — is 2.5 miles away.
Large groups
Reunions, landmark birthdays, group celebrations — Whalesborough can accommodate larger parties by booking multiple cottages on the estate. Contact us to arrange side-by-side properties and group packages at The Weir.
Best for Farm Holidays
Sleeps 8 · Grade II Listed · Hot Tub
14th-century inglenook fireplace, snooker table, cinema snug, private hot tub. The crown jewel of the estate.
View CottageSleeps 4, 6 or 8 · Hot Tub · Contemporary
Contemporary open-plan lodges with full-height windows and private hot tubs. Available in three configurations.
View CottageThe Weir Restaurant
The Weir Restaurant sits at the heart of the estate, looking out over the lake. It serves breakfast and lunch every day. The menu changes with the seasons — because it follows what's actually being grown, caught, and raised in Cornwall.
This is a farm holiday restaurant in the honest sense: the cheese on the board was aged on this estate. The beef came from Phillip Warren — Cornish butchers since 1880 whose farms you could walk to from the coastal path. The fish was on a boat yesterday morning.
Coffee and cake are always available. Groups can book the restaurant for private events. Children are welcome.
Location
Whalesborough Farm is in Marhamchurch, near Bude — one of the finest surf towns on the Atlantic coast of England. You are 2.5 miles from Bude beach, 7 minutes from the town, and one gate-opening from the South West Coast Path.
The estate connects to the Bude Canal towpath for flat cycling and walking, and to Sustrans cycle routes for those coming by bike. We have 18 EV charging points on site.
Key Distances
Cornish Farm Holidays · Whalesborough
Whalesborough Farm, Marhamchurch, Bude, Cornwall EX23 0JD. Call 01288 361940 or book online.
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