Meetings, conferences, private dinners and weddings for 2 to 80 guests can be held in the four event rooms of The Headland Hotel & Spa, and exclusive hire of the whole hotel takes up to 180 delegates. This five-star Victorian hotel stands on its own headland above Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, with 86 bedrooms and 39 self-catering cottages on site.
Seminars and company events
The family-owned hotel runs meetings, conferences and business events with its own events team, which arranges rooms, meals and overnight stays in a single booking. Four private rooms with natural daylight serve groups from 2 to 80 delegates. Larger groups can take the entire hotel for exclusive use with up to 180 delegates. Between sessions, teams can book surf and team-building activities with the on-site Surf Sanctuary, then move to one of the restaurants for dinner. Delegates who stay at the hotel have access to the spa and the AquaClub pools; day delegates can use them for a charge. Parking on site is free.
Weddings and receptions
The Headland hosts ceremonies, receptions and wedding stays, from an elopement in a small lounge to exclusive use of the entire hotel with its spa, pools and sea-view dining rooms. A team of wedding planners, chefs and waiting staff works on each celebration, and dates are open for 2027. The Fistral Suite is used for ceremonies, vow renewals and wedding dinners for up to 45 seated guests. Little Fistral and the Morning Room suit elopements and small wedding parties of up to 12. Couples can book a viewing of each room before deciding, and many stay on for a short honeymoon after the guests leave.
Rooms and capacities
The Fistral Suite is the largest room: 24 at a boardroom table, 45 for dinner or theater-style seating and 60 for a standing reception. It has high ceilings, a Victorian open fireplace and deep sash windows that look toward the beach. The Gazzle has tall windows over the front grounds and a 60-inch smart TV; it takes 40 for a reception, 30 theater style and 20 for dinner or a boardroom meeting. Little Fistral, a lounge with sofas and armchairs, and the Morning Room, furnished in a traditional style, each take 12 for dinner, theater seating or a boardroom table. Both overlook the hotel grounds.
Accommodation
The hotel has 86 bedrooms, and 39 self-catering cottages stand in the grounds, so a group can combine hotel rooms with cottages for teams or families. Residents can use the spa and the AquaClub, with six swimming pools in total, including indoor pools, an edge pool and an outdoor hot tub facing the sea.
Catering
Food for events comes from the hotel's own kitchens. The hotel runs Restaurant RenMor, Ugly Butterfly by Adam Handling and The Deck, and it serves afternoon tea. Private dining takes place in the event rooms, and menus for meetings, banquets and receptions are set with the events team for each booking.
History and setting
The hotel is a large Victorian building on a private headland with the Atlantic on three sides. Its windows look along the north Cornish coast and over the surf of Fistral Beach, one of the best-known surfing beaches in Britain. It remains owned and run by a family, and it served as a filming location for the 1990 film The Witches.
Getting there
The Headland is on Headland Road, half a mile from the center of Newquay. The town has a railway station with frequent services and its own international airport, Cornwall Airport Newquay. Taxis are easy to find in town, and guests arriving by car can park on site without charge.
