A Holiday for Those Who Want it All.

When it comes to Holidaying in Cornwall, some people want it all. They want great views, a stunning location, fantastic local amenities and a place to stay that’s close to their favourite pub, The Bowgie Inn Crantock (most importantly we think). Trevornick Holiday Park in Holywell Bay is perfect for those who want it all. It’s just a short drive to The Bowgie Inn and is in an ideal location if you fancy a walk around the headland. They won holiday park of the year last year and with all the fantastic facilities and kids clubs available, it’s easy to see why. There’s plenty to keep the little ones occupied and with the fishing lake and pitch and putt, there’s enough going on to keep the grown ups happy too! It’s also a stones thrown from the Holywell bay Fun Park. What more could you want?

Click the link for more information.

http://www.trevornick.co.uk/

Some of our Favourite Teas

As we near the end of Hot Tea Month, here at The Bowgie Inn, Crantock, we thought we’d share some of our favourite Teapigs varieties with you.

Mao Feng Green tea not only makes us sound intelligent when we ask for it, but with all the reputed benefits of green tea, we reckon that we could have found the alternative to rehab, botox and cosmetic surgery. A 'new you' for the price of a cuppa? Now that can’t be bad can it?!

Another one our faves has to be the Chocolate Flake tea. Its name says it all really and if you want the taste of chocolate but without all the calories then bingo! We won’t promise it’ll stop you from wanting to stuff your face with a whole box of chocolates but it will at least hold the urge off for a little while.

 

The last one we’re going to share with you is great for anyone who dreams of holidays to far off lands, safaris and african sun. Rooibos is an earthy nectar that not only gives you that much needed holiday feeling to combat January blues, but it also is crammed with goodies to flush out toxins from your system. 

Tempted to try one of these Teapigs bad boys? We've got 12 to choose from so come on. You can even buy a Bowgie Inn Mug to serve it in. Widen your tea drinking repertoire. Live a little. Branch out. Mix it up. Drink something other than english breakfast and boom… good things will happen.

Ruggers Explained

Rugby Six Nations is set to kick off soon and we’re looking forward to seeing all the action kick by kick, tackle by tackle and scrum by scrum on our 70 inch screens. However, it has come to our attention that some of our regulars (we’ll name no names, but you know who you are) are oblivious to the nuances of this beautiful game so we thought we’d take the time to explain some of the finer points to help enhance your enjoyment of matches.

The Bowgie Guide to Six Nations

It’s called Six Nations because not surprisingly it is a tournament between six nations: England, France Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

The Game consists of two 40-minute halves. That means it's shorter than football which has to be a bonus!

Each side consists of 15 players divided into eight forwards and seven backs. That means 30 strapping young men in shorts on the pitch at any one time.

To win, you need to score the most points and there are several ways to do this:

1. Try. A try is worth five points and is scored when a player places the ball on the ground with downward pressure in the in-goal area between the try line and the dead ball line of the oppositions half.
2. Conversion. If a team scores a try, they have the opportunity to convert it for two further points by kicking the ball between  the posts above the crossbar. The kick is taken from where the try was scored.
3. Penalty kick. If a side commits an offence, a penalty is awarded to the opposition and they can take a kick at the goal where the offence occured. If scored, it’s worth three points.
4. Drop Goal. This is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the oppositions goal. The ball must touch the ground between being dropped and kicked. It’s worth 3 points.

When the ball is passed in rugby, it must always travel backwards. Once that becomes clear, the whole game starts to make much more sense.

The tackles are the best bit.  As long as there are no punches, gouges, stamps or kicks to another player pretty much anything goes (except grabbing someone around the neck or tipping them upside down)

Sometimes they do scrums. This is when the eight forwards from each team bind together and push each other. Each side is trying to make it difficult for the opponents hooker (not a lady of the night) to get the ball. These look like fun and we suggest shouts of 'go on my son' and 'get in there' throughout the duration of a scrum.

Then there are some other complicated bits and pieces like offside,  loose play etc which we won’t bother explaining as you probably won’t read it anyway!?  

We hoped that’s helped. If not, you can still enjoy watching a field-full of muscly men with thighs of steel on 70 inch screens right here at The Bowgie Inn, Crantock….who cares if you don’t understand what’s going on?!

Pie Pint and Pud Day

We asked our customers to share their favourite P words with us. 

‘Pies!’

‘Pints!’

‘Puddings!’

They all cheered.

We did hear someone in the corner whisper something about pandas and someone else by the window say something about pyjamas but we ignored them because a) they didn’t really fit in with our promotion and b) they were tipsy.

So based on the favourite ‘p’ words of the majority of customers at the Bowgie Inn at Crantock, we’re proud to introduce to you our Pie, Pint and Pud day on the 23rd January to celebrate National Pie Day!

Hooray!

For just ten of your English pounds, you can enjoy a pie, a pint (or glass of wine) and any pudding from our menu. There’ll be steak and mushroom pie, steak and kidney pie, fish pie, lamb and veg pie, chicken and sweetcorn pie AND turkey and ham pie. My oh my, pie oh pie, how will you choose?

We’ll leave you mulling over that decision and we look forward to seeing you on the 23rd of January! Oh and if you want to bring a panda wearing pyjamas that’s totally up to you.

Tranquil Getaway

As January is now well underway we know that people are beginning to think about holidays for the coming year. We’ve been here long enough to discover plenty of little gems to suit all budgets so over the next few weeks we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you.

If it’s peace and tranquility you are after then Trebellan Park might be just what you’re looking for. It’s in the heart of the Cornish Countryside and there’s a choice of lodges, mill house apartments, luxury caravans as well as the option of hiring a touring pitch. Their beautiful well-stocked fishing lake means that the keen fishing folk amongst you can test your skills and enjoy the stunning location at the same time. Brilliant! Another great thing about Trebellan Park and the sister campsite Cubert, is that they are just a 10 minute drive from the Bowgie Inn Crantock! Hooray!

http://www.trebellan.co.uk/index.html

Hot Tea Month

You can keep your coffee beans and your mocha choca woccadoodys and don’t even come near us with a frappe or iced chai because  January is Hot Tea Month.

What better month to declare Hot Tea Month than the one immediately after nationwide excessive New Year’s Eve alcohol consumption? 

At the Bowgie we're well prepared for all  you tea heads wishing to make the most of this special month. We're not just talking about builders tea with a splash of milk and hot water. Oh no. We are far more sophisticated than that and have a huge range of Teapig teas to choose from. Those of you familiar with Teapigs know there’s a cup to suit your every mood. If you're not familiar yet here's a few suggestions we've put together based on how you may be feeling today.

Feeling like a Squashed Hedgehog?  (i.e. Feeling run down!) then a swirling mug of “Super Fruit” bursting with super berries and packed with antioxidants will give you a fruity little lift to help you get up and go.

Feeling posh? Darjeeling Earl Grey is the perfect blend to add refinement to your very soul sip by sip. It’s the best shade of grey that we know and with exotic floral tones and fresh bergamot Darjeeling Earl Grey is definitely the new black.

Feeling well, erm, smelly? Peppermint tea could be your salvation as it will give toxic breath and a dodgy stomach the elbow in no time.

So however you're feeling, come to the Bowgie Inn, Crantock, and experience Hot Tea Month with us. We’ll help you get through the rest of Janaury with a range of tasty Teapigs teas, one sip at a time.

Barry the Seal

Check out this little Dude! This brilliant picture was shared by Mick Simpkin on Facebook.

We have decided to name this lil seal pup Barry and we like to think that he was enjoying a Boxing Day stroll (or slide!) on Crantock Beach after an over indulgent Christmas dinner.

Mick watched Barry trundle all the way back to the sea where he no doubt boasted to his family about making it on to the Bowgie Wall of Fame! 

Unfortunately Barry can’t enjoy the free treat on offer for our wall-of-famers but Mick certainly can! Well done Mick! Next time you are at the Bowgie, spot your picture on the wall of fame and get a free treat!

If you fancy a free treat share with us your pictures of time spent at the Bowgie Inn, Crantock and you too could be like Barry and appear in The Bowgie’s Wall of Fame! http://youtu.be/0gsgMIvG3nY

The Bowgie Wall of Fame

We think it was Andy Warhol who said something along the lines that in the future everyone can be famous for 15 minutes. Well Andy, thanks to The Wall of Fame at The Bowgie Inn, Crantock, that time has come, but forget 15 minutes, those who make it to the wall will be there for longer than that! 

‘How do we get on The Wall of Fame?’ We hear you all cry. Well it’s simple. The Bowgie Inn has been the setting for many wonderful memories over the years and now we want to see yours. 

We’ve seen you with your cameras and your phones recording and snapping away to capture moments in time that made you happy when you were here at the Bowgie. It’s these moments we want you to share with us on Facebook and Twitter.

We're putting together all your best video clips, photos and memories so that whenever our giant 70 inch TV’s aren’t showing your favourite sports, we will show what you send us on Our Wall of Fame.

PLUS if you make it to the wall, you will earn yourself a treat! So BRING ON THE WALL (sorry we couldn’t help ourselves) get sharing, and come and see your special moments on the big screen.

http://youtu.be/0gsgMIvG3nY

New Year's Day Jam Night

According to statistics, January is the most depressive month of the year. 

As the last streamers and party poppers of 2014 are pulled, as the tears fill your eyes as you stand on the bathroom scales, as you break at least one of your New Year’s Resolutions by lunch time remember that The Bowgie still loves you! 

We don’t care how many pounds you put on over christmas because we think you look fabulous.

Resolutions smesolutions we say because all we want for 2015 is for you to be happy! We promise to fill your January with great food (salads too!), great drink, great times and great music because At the Bowgie Inn, Crantock we are doing all we can to turn January frowns upside down starting today with New Year’s Day Jam Night from 7pm - 10pm!

Come along and jam with us and dance off those extra calories.