If the continuing harsh winter is getting you down, Mesmear( www.Mesmear.co.uk 01208 869 731) – featuring chic holiday cottage boltholes on the North Cornish coast  -  beckons with 4-night ‘Body, Soul and Stomach’ short-breaks from just £30 per person, per night.   Breathe in the fresh sea air on an exhilarating walk along the shore, snuggle up on the sofa for a traditional home-made cream tea and revitalise with a visit to a local beauty Spa during your stay.

Available until 12 March, Mesmear’s 4-night special offer breaks include a complimentary Speedy facial at the nearby CowShed Spa* and a home-made Cornish cream tea.

Four nights in ‘The Calf’s House’ (which sleeps 4) is priced at £480 (which works out at just £30 pppn based on full occupancy.

If you wish to rest, revitalise and lap up the luxury, a 4-night break in ‘The Mill’, featuring your own personal chef and housekeeper, will cost £1,900 for six adults (£79pppn) until 12 March. This includes breakfast, afternoon tea, cocktails and a three course dinner each evening served with wine, plus £80 of pampering treatments in The Cowshed Spa*.

Activities on your doorstep at Mesmear, a privately-owned 164-acre farm at St Minver, near Polzeath and Rock, include wonderful coastal walks over ‘The Rumps’, surfing for hardy souls, wildlife spotting – you could be lucky and even see puffins – cycling along the Camel Trail to Padstow for Rick Stein’s fish and chips or visiting ‘Doc Martin country’ at Port Isaac.