Posts by management@budockvean.co.uk
Golf Captains Charity Day
More than a hundred members of the Budock Vean Golf Club will be battling it out on the scenic Helford River fairways on Sunday 7 August to raise funds for the Children’s Hospice South West. The Captains’ annual charity day is a highlight among the competitions held by the Club throughout the year in aid…
Read MoreGolf Sixes League Cornwall
Our Budock Vean Golf Club Juniors section competed this weekend in the West Cornwall GolfSixes League. Trialled in 2017 with the support of Sport England, GolfSixes was created to give juniors the chance to play in a competitive golf league with other local clubs. Its aim was to increase the number of regular players and…
Read MoreFree Things To Do
There are some fantastic places to visit and things to do in our local area that won’t cost the earth – just a donation to charity in some instances – and maybe an ice-cream or two! We would always advise planning your visit and calling ahead as some places are a little ‘off the beaten…
Read MoreHelford: Nature
Our Environment To the south of our estate is the Helford, an estuary comprising a range of important freshwater and saline habitats. The influence of the tides and the inundation of seawater continues up Port Navas Creek, one of the main tributaries of the Helford which lies to the west of our boundary. As…
Read MoreGolf: President’s Putter
Sunday 12th June saw the Budock Vean Golf Club hold their biggest competition of the year so far with a field of 62 playing for the President’s Putter. With some very challenging pin positions, our green keeper, Warren Jefferyes, presented the course in excellent condition which all added up to a perfect day overall, seeing…
Read MoreHelford: Flora and Fauna
The Helford River is a marine inlet formed by the flooding of a river valley following the last ice age. The wide range of marine, coastal and terrestrial habitats have been recognized for both their national and international importance. They have received multiple designations including a Marine Conservation Zone, a Special Area of Conservation and…
Read MoreAward Finalists
We are proud (and a little bit excited!) to announce that we are finalists in two upcoming business awards. The Good Spa Awards recognise spa destinations around the country for a range of categories and we have been chosen as finalists in the much coveted Best Spa For Guest Experience category as well as the…
Read MoreCornwall Tourism Awards Winner
We’re over the moon to find out that our Head of Housekeeping, the indomitable Sue, has been announced as one of the winners in the Cornwall Tourism Awards 2021-2022 Unsung Hero category. Now Sue may like to hide her light under a bushel, but we’re super proud of her and the wonderful team that keep…
Read MoreFamily Treasures
We’ve all got a few pictures that are real family treasures, so loved they’re full of tiny holes where they’ve been moved around the pin board many, many times. We were lucky to see some wonderful old photos recently showing 5 young boys; Glanville, Ronald and Douglas Dunstan with their cousins Irvine and Kenneth Benney,…
Read MoreArt at Budock Vean
Here at Budock Vean we’ve always tried to champion the best of what’s available locally. Be that food and drink, or indeed art inspired by the beautiful land and seascape of the Helford River – a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As regular guests will know, while we have tastefully refurbished the hotel over…
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