Cornwall

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-new-openings">NEW OPENINGS</h2>



Plenty of openings in Cornwall this month if you&#8217;re after something new and foodie to explore. 



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Leading the charge is Adam Handling&#8217;s <a href="https://www.uglybutterfly.co.uk/">Ugly Butterfly</a> 2.0. The team is now up and running at The Headland in Newquay. I can report back that the new setting is the best of all worlds &#8211; warm and cosy inside when the weather is properly Cornish, with a fabulous sea view terrace for when it is sunny, complete with stunning beach views and a new more relaxed terrace menu. Inside, lunch and dinner service is as you&#8217;d expect from an Adam Handling restaurant, with the added addition of a desert and coffee trolley. Also, fresh from Adam&#8217;s new London chocolate shop comes their hot chocolate &#8211; I can confirm it is delicious. 



Also in Newquay, over at Lanteague, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/naughtynonnaskitchen/">Naughty Nonnas&#8216;s Kitchen</a> is now open. You&#8217;ll find them on the same side of the estate as Gorse bakery, open Thurs &#8211; Sat, 11-3pm. Serving up Jade&#8217;s trademark dishes, this is your chance to try her food without competing for a supper club ticket.



Over at Rock, Muddy fave Four Boys has extended into the old ice-cream shop next door. It is now a lovely bar, serving cocktails, drinks including super local beers from Bluntrock Brewery and Pentire, as well as charcuterie and bar snacks, plus their own soft-serve (which my kids adore).



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Over near Bodmin Moor, Jen has opened <a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlies.farmshop/">Charlies farmshop</a> at Pantersbridge. As well as local produce there is also an on-site café serving lunches, afternoon teas and snacks. If it is coffee you&#8217;re after, we hear <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lammanacoffee/">Lammana</a>, new in Looe, is worth a trip. If you&#8217;re a fan of Phillip Warren butchers &#8211; and you should be, as they supply all the best Cornish and London restaurants &#8211; but don&#8217;t want to always drive to Launceston, there&#8217;s a new branch opening in Rock.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-summer-pop-ups-are-a-go-go">Summer pop-ups are a go-go! </h2>



Muddy-Award winning Native Burger opening at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DL0G3RAISUb/?img_index=1">Trevear Farm</a> between Wadebridge and Padstow; Muddy-Award winning (bit of a theme here!) Plonk&#8217;d are spending weekends at the beach. They&#8217;ve teamed up with local gin brand Porthilly Spirit to run <a href="https://www.instagram.com/babybaybeachclub/">Baby Bay Beach Club</a> down on the sand. Cocktails are by Chris, Bearded Barman, to go with food cooked over the fire by the team. Book ahead for the best tables, but they&#8217;re all great. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sad-goodbyes">SAD GOODBYES </h2>



It&#8217;s time at the bar for owners Tom and Katie at Muddy-Award winning pub <a href="https://www.therisingsuntruro.co.uk/">The Rising Sun</a> in Truro. They&#8217;ve announced that the 31 August 2025 will be their last in charge of the pub. No news yet on who will be taking the pub on, or even what Tom and Katie will do next, but as he has confirmed it is not prison or a world cruise, we are hoping it will be another foodie venture nearby. Truro residents will be pleased to hear that their other bar, Fitzpatricks, will remain open. 



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In Falmouth, the Love &amp; Honor shop closes at the end of July so owner Marie-Claire can concentrate on her line of art-worked linens. She sells them at places like Anthropologie, as well as direct.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-other-foodie-news">OTHER FOODIE NEWS</h2>



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Counter Culture in Newquay has been named Best Restaurant in the south west in the 2025 Good Food Guide. The new list was released this week and also includes last year&#8217;s winner North Street Kitchen in Fowey, Flora at New Yard, and St Eia in St Ives, among others. Flying the flag for Cornwall, Tim and Louise Rødkjær Spedding of Flora also won Menu of the Year at the recent Cateys.



Speaking of awards, the Food &amp; Lifestyle Awards shortlist has been announced, with Flora at New Yard and Ogo at Bedruthan both up for restaurant of the year, and Carla Jone at Idle Rocks, St Mawes, and Jude Kereama of Kota, Porthleven, both on the shortlist for chef of the year. The Fish Shed at St Ives makes the shortlist for casual dining experience and The Mariner&#8217;s in Rock, pub of the year. Tribute by St Austell Brewery is shortlisted for drink brand of the year, Newlyn Fermentary, food brand of the year.



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The Rick Stein team in collaboration with Beach Guardian and Cornish homelessness charity, St Petrocs have launched Project Pickle. It is a community-driven piccalilli project involving volunteers, clients of St Petrocs, and wider local partners. Every step from planting cauliflower seeds to designing labels is led by the people it will benefit. All profits from sales of the piccalilli will go directly to support people experiencing homelessness in Cornwall. It’s a powerful story of food, collaboration, and purpose. Project Pickle is available from Rick Stein’s Deli in Padstow.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-other-news">OTHER NEWS</h2>



Also shortlisted for the Food &amp; Lifestyle Awards, Carbis Bay Estate, St Michaels Resort, The Alverton and The Headland all battle it out for hotel of the year. St Michaels Resort is also on the shortlist for spa of the year. Beach Retreats for cool place to stay, and Hawksfield, Wadebridge for outstanding retail experience. 



Speaking of Beach Retreats, the team won Bronze at The Travel Marketing Awards in the category ‘Best Use of Content Marketing’ for their campaign &#8211; Your Beach. Found. Remember when I went to Mawgan Porth when it matched me? <a href="https://cornwall.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/uk/self-catering/review-the-palm-house-mawgan-porth-cornwall/">Remind yourself here</a>!



<a href="https://www.instagram.com/almaartspace/">Alma Artspace</a> has opened in its own space in Newquay. Fowey&#8217;s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/salt.societycornwall/">Salt Society</a> has just announced it will be opening in St Ives this summer. 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="750" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard-1000x750.jpg" alt="Barbara Hepworth's statue Epidauros II now temporarily at the Penwith Gallery courtyard" class="wp-image-37741" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard-800x600.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/07/St-Ives-Penwith-courtyard.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Barbara Hepworth&#8217;s statue Epidauros II now temporarily at the Penwith Gallery courtyard &#8211; image St Ives Town Deal</figcaption></figure>



Speaking of St Ives, Barbara Hepworth&#8217;s statue Epidauros II which <a href="https://cornwall.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture-things-to-do/barbara-hepworth-st-ives-cornwall/">usually stands</a> in the Malakoff is now in the courtyard of Muddy-Award winning Penwith Gallery. While works are carried out, the sculpture is safe to view. Still free, and you can also check out their latest exhibitions whilst you&#8217;re there!



And last but not least, after two years and 43,000 nautical miles at sea, the DARWIN200 Global Voyage &#8211; a bold conservation odyssey retracing the route of Darwin’s HMS Beagle &#8211; returns home to the UK on Sat 19 July, with landmark celebrations in Falmouth, the very port where Darwin’s original journey ended in 1836. Following the public celebrations in Falmouth, the Oosterschelde will make a triumphant sail up the Thames to London, where she will dock in front of Tower Bridge.



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Stop press, it’s your latest superflash! July in Cornwall coming in hot

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