With spring finally making her appearance and the clocks about to change giving us longer days, why not take advantage of an April/May short-break offer at Mesmear (www.Mesmear.co.uk), with self-catering prices now starting from £520 for four persons.  

Stay at Mesmear over the May Bank Holiday weekend and you could experience Padstow’s May Day celebrations (www.padstow.com) on Saturday, 1^st May, heralding the start of spring.  Featuring the ‘Padstow Obby Oss’, May Pole dancing and folk songs, this traditional event is believed to be the oldest dance festival in the country.

Guests staying at Mesmear’s chic Cornish boltholes between 16^th April and 14^th May will also enjoy a complimentary Speedy Facial at the nearby Cowshed Spa* and a delicious home-made cream tea.

Four nights’ accommodation at The Calf’s House is priced at £520 whilst The Barn costs £700, both on a self-catering basis.  These beautifully converted 18^th century barns, located close to Polzeath, Rock and Padstow on the North Cornish coast, both sleep 4 persons.

Larger families or groups of friends can book the fabulous Mill (which sleeps up to 10 persons) from £2,040 for four-nights’ accommodation (based on six adult guests).  This equates to just £85 per person, per night including mouthwatering breakfast, afternoon tea and three-course dinners with wine, prepared and served by your own personal chef and housekeeper.

Staying in one of the 18^th century barns on the 164-acre, privately-owned Mesmear farm is like having your own family-friendly boutique hotel.  They feature contemporary furnishings, indulgent bathrooms, Egyptian cotton bed linen, furnishings by The Designers’ Guild and original artworks by local artisans. Mesmear offers plenty of soft adventure, great surfing beaches, wildlife, cycling and fine dining on its doorstep.

Mesmear (www.Mesmear.co.uk) Tel: 01208 869 731