22 September 2026 · 6 min read
Swimming the cove
Our family guide to swimming the cove below the hotel — reading the tides, knowing the water, getting in safely, and why we never swim alone.
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Notes from the house: tides, suppers, walks and the week ahead.
12 September 2026 · 6 min read
What the boats bring in
A year in the small kitchen of a seven-room coastal hotel, written by the family who runs it — mackerel, crab, sea herbs, and the daily board chalked fresh each morning.
2 September 2026 · 5 min read
A slow week on the coast
A day-by-day guide to a first visit at Kestle — coast path walks, a sea-kayak morning, long harbour evenings, and the kind of week that resets something in you.
Come and see it for yourself
Seven rooms, one kitchen and the cove at the bottom of the garden.