The Watch House
1 The Square, St Mawes, Truro TR2 5DJ, UK
View on Google MapsRomantic and remote family friendly 19th century coastal camping barn, with spectacular views. Secret cove below.
About The Watch House
Perched dramatically above a secret cove near Lansallos, The Watch House is a romantic 19th-century coastal barn turned campsite, offering spectacular sea views and a genuine sense of escape. Families are welcome, as are dogs, and the basics are well covered with showers, toilets and drinking water on tap. Open year-round, it's a no-frills setup—don't expect WiFi—but the remote clifftop setting more than compensates.
The attached restaurant serves delicious, fresh seafood (the fish and chips get particular praise) with attentive, friendly staff, though some find the food a little overpriced and occasionally bland. Still, it's a solid, straightforward base for exploring Cornwall's quieter corners, especially if you're after coastal walks and proper solitude.
What's nearby
- St Mawes Pharmacy, Cornwall Travel Clinic, Weight management and Ear suction Clinic next door
- Co-op Food - St Mawes - Kings Road next door
- St Mawes Pier & Harbour Co next door
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible seating
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the site before you travel, especially for access needs.
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Diners like this restaurant's delicious and fresh seafood, especially the fish and chips, and appreciate the attentive and friendly staff.
Other reviews mention the food can be overpriced and bland.
Summary via Google
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Facilities
On-site dining
Takeaway & food delivery
Handy if you fancy a night off cooking — here's what delivers near this site.
Just Eat — 4 takeaways deliver to this postcode (TR2 5DJ)
The Ghandi Indian Takeaway
5.0 · Indian, Curry
Xen Noodle Bar
3.5 · Chinese, Japanese
Royal Nepalese
2.0 · Indian, Nepalese
The Pizza Cabina
Pizza, Italian
Checked 26 Aug 2026 — always confirm on justeat.co.uk before ordering, as coverage can change.
Deliveroo — 12 restaurants nearby
Gurkha Falmouth Indian & Nepalese Cuisine
Balti Curry
Marmaris Kebab
The Curry Hub
Pennycomequick
Checked 26 Aug 2026 — always confirm on deliveroo.co.uk before ordering, as coverage can change.
Nearest supermarkets
Handy if you're self-catering or need to stock up on arrival.
- Co-op on the doorstep
- Sainsbury's, Falmouth 3.3 miles
- Lidl 3.4 miles
- Asda, Penryn 4.8 miles
- Aldi, Truro 7.1 miles
- Tesco, Truro 7.2 miles
- Morrisons 12 miles
Straight-line distances — the drive will be longer. Store data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Friday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
What visitors say
Just had the most delicious meal at The Watch House in St Mawes. Food was fabulous, the Cod curry is the best. Staff were attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. Definitely worth a visit and not just the takeaway!
2 months ago · via Google
The food here was outstanding. Ive heard they recently changed chef and I have to say literally everything we ate was fantastic. I massively recommend the teriyaki octopus - incredible stuff. The staff were also very attentive and very charming. Particularly id like to point out Jasmine who was fantastic and very funny and charming. Lovely experience overall.
3 months ago · via Google
Ordered fish and chips from the takeaway and was greeted by the rudest scouser behind the counter who clearly couldn't handle the pressure taking orders from an 8 person deep que. Looking around the small group of people waiting patiently for their food you could see everyone was getting quite annoyed watching him march around his little space like he thought he was gordon ramsay, the only difference is ramsay barks at the staff not the customers. I was hoping the quality of the food would improve my experience, but upon opening the box I found a piece of fish that I wouldn't even call a fish finger it was that small along with the driest chips known to man. Absolutely shocking from start to finish.
a month ago · via Google
Lovely staff and every dish was perfect! So glad we popped in during our visit to St Mawes
11 months ago · via Google
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