Secret Lux

06/08/2025

In hospitality, one of the best things you can do is give somebody a meal and they want to stay the night - that’s the philosophy behind Jack Stein’s favourite Cornwall dining spot.

During our chat on St. Ives Beach, the Chef Director of Rick Stein Restaurants (who started as a 14-year-old kitchen porter in 1994!) shared his insider knowledge as the family business celebrates its 50th anniversary.

His hidden gem recommendation? An unexpected tip about a Cornish fishing adventure you can try.

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25/07/2025

🖤🖤 15-22 August. Last holiday week available at Carnon Mine!

This spacious family home sleeps 6 and sits directly on the shores of the beautiful tidal creek between Falmouth & Truro.
https://www.secretlux.com/cornwall-holiday-cottage/carnon-mine-devoran/

🖤🖤 We are curating a collection of special homes by the sea, so if you need help managing a special Cornish holiday home, or know someone that has one, head to secretlux.com, DM us, or tag your friend below.

1 Carnon Mine is perfectly equipped for memorable holidays with direct water access for sailing & kayaking adventures. Enjoy al fresco dining in the garden, relax in comfortable living spaces, & explore Cornwall from this idyllic waterside location.

15/07/2025

There’s a real magical connection to the old Cornwall in these places - that’s how wine expert Kattie Rosser describes this Secret spot. Based in Marazion, Kattie shares both her professional insights and local treasures during our chat at Porthleven Food Festival. Her hidden gem recommendation??? They’re not particularly touristy. Sit down, take a notepad, do some sketches, or just walk in between them. For an extra magical experience, visit during solstice celebrations when Cornwall’s mystical heritage truly comes alive.

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09/07/2025

??? in Padstow should be on the NHS for mental health – find out what this joy-filled remedy is from food and lifestyle content creator .

Joined by , head chef at the Halfway House Inn after their cookery demonstration at , this entertaining culinary duo reveal their favourite Cornish spots beyond the usual tourist trail.

Their secret recommendations? Rose suggests a Fizzy Bum Bum and a wonderful waterfall walk with lovely toasties at the end, while Eddy recommends his favourite beach to escape to.

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08/07/2025

🚨 HOLIDAY LET OWNERS: Feeling trapped by your current management company?

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07/07/2025

Supermarkets are not the answer to the world’s problems! - meet Hairy, the outspoken breadmaker who delivers to hundreds of independent retailers but refuses to stock supermarkets. During our chat at Porthleven Food Festival, he explained how the “perceived better” supermarket “destroys farm shops & destroys good delicatessens” creating “a desert” where local producers can’t survive.

His hidden gem recommendation? “Go ??? And swim in those old miner’s pools. They are extraordinary things.”

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01/07/2025

Our newest addition Polsue Cottage in Point, Cornwall is now up on our website too. As we've just launched this stunning home, it has full summer availability, so if you're thinking of visiting, grab a week while you can.

🤞🤞And if we have the summer we're all hoping for, you can cool off a few paces away in the sea every day.

This ‘upside down’ home has wonderful estuary views and is only a few paces away from the water at Point Quay, perfect for swimming, paddleboarding or just relaxing…

30/06/2025

Mick tells us about his adopted Cornwall home after stumbling across St Ives with a backpack 24 years ago. While recording our interview during the St Ives Food Festival, a fishing boat literally pulled up on the sand with fresh shellfish for his demo - ocean-to-plate in its purest form!

His hidden gem recommendation? “Walk around ??? and take some little pathways and see what you find around the headland. On certain tides, there’s little beaches that pop up.” Pure magic!

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28/06/2025

INTRODUCING Polsue Cottage in Point (sleeps 5)

Only just joined us so has full summer availability!!!!

This estuary-side retreat offers the perfect waterfront escape with spectacular river views and direct water access just 30 seconds from your door. Relax in your private enclosed garden watching the wildlife on Restronguet Creek. Enjoy swimming and crabbing and a myriad of local walks and cycle trails. Point is the perfect peaceful base for discovering this designated World Heritage Site and Cornwall's stunning waterways at a slower pace, with historic Truro just 4 miles away.

https://airbnb.co.uk/h/polsue-cottage

🖤 We are curating a collection of special homes by the sea, so if you need help managing a special Cornish holiday home, or know someone that has one, head to www.secretlux.com, DM us, or tag your friend below.

27/06/2025

With the school holidays fast approaching, imagine yourself enjoying a drink on the floating beer garden at the while the kids are crabbing or paddling in the water! There are only a few weeks left at a few of our lovely houses. So check our website link in bio - secretlux.com to grab a week before they all go.

23/06/2025

“Just 15 paces from boat to plate” - that’s how Porthleven fisherman Dan Dan the Lobster Man describes his authentic lobster shack experience. While tourists search for seafood across Cornwall, Dan brings the catch straight to shore at Fisherman’s Quay. “Everything we do has to be kept as local as possible. We take pride in that.”

His hidden gem recommendation? “Drive to ???. On a nice sunny day. And just feel the sand in your toes... Find a safe place. Go down for an evening swim. No one’s around. That’s Cornwall in a nutshell.”

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