The culinary capital of the South West comes alive in early December each year as the UK’s crème-de-la-crème chefs make their annual pilgrimage to the Padstow Christmas Festival.  

This year from 7th-10th December, an impressive line-up of Cornish food heroes led by Rick Stein, Paul Ainsworth and Emily Scott will be joined by national chef A-listers including Valentine Warner, Matt Tebbutt, Michael Caines and many more. 

And with direct, daily flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to Cornwall Airport Newquay, a lucky winner and their guest will be jetting off to join all the delicious festive action.

For almost a decade, Rock-based Sharp’s Brewery, makers of the UK’s number one cask ale, Doom Bar, has been Padstow Christmas Festival’s proud headline sponsor and major festival supporter.  And the brewery has teamed up with Eastern Airways and the impeccably located St Moritz Hotel + Cowshed Spa to provide our winners with seamless travel and the most comfortable stay just across the water from all the Padstow Christmas Festival action.  

Our winner and their plus 1 can check in up to 15kg of luggage each to their Eastern Airways flight and they’ll be up and away and enjoying complimentary in-flight refreshments in no time.  Before they know it, they’ll be checking into their chic St Moritz Hotel King Room for the weekend.  

More than just a hotel, St Moritz and its Cowshed Spa has elements of a transatlantic beach resort, as befits its name. In the quiet hamlet of Trebetherick, between Rock and Polzeath on the stunning Cornish north coast, it’s the ideal destination for a relaxing beach holiday, indulgent spa break or family get-together. 

They’ll then be one of the first to experience the St Moritz’s first-ever elemental Wild Spa with the option of heading over to Padstow to get a taste of the Festival action. Then they are free to enjoy a relaxing two course dinner with either matching Sharp’s beers, or a bottle of wine, in the hotel’s Shorecrest Restaurant.

On the Saturday they’ll enjoy a fabulous St Moritz Breakfast before being transported to the Padstow Christmas Festival site via the charming Rock – Padstow foot ferry.  They’ll have all-day access to the Sharp’s Chef’s Theatre and then they’ll enjoy two hot tickets to the unique Solar Wave Silent Bistro. Here they’ll don some headphones and tune in to the sounds, flavours and aromas all at once. This experience includes bitesize taster dishes prepared by Sharp’s chef friends. 

On the Saturday evening, they’ll be ferried back over to Rock for a quick drink at Paul Ainsworth’s pub – The Mariners – before a stunning beer and food pairing journey at Guy Owen’s intimate Karrek restaurant nestled within the St Enodoc Hotel, with incredible views of the Camel Estuary.

On Sunday, they’ll enjoy another breakfast before the e-shuttle back to Cornwall Airport where they’ll have VIP lounge access prior to their Eastern Airways flight back to London Gatwick.  

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A winner will be chosen at random on Monday 20th November and notified by email. The winner must be available to accept the prize, and travel to and from Cornwall, on the dates of 8^th – 10^th December and no alternatives or cash options will be provided.  

Competition Prize Inclusions (All to be taken between 8th December – 10th December 2023)

Friday 8th December 

x2 return flights from London Gatwick with Eastern Airways (15kg luggage included for each person) 

3.00pm – Departure from London Gatwick – 4.20pm – Arrival into Cornwall Airport 

E-shuttle Transfers from Cornwall Airport to St Moritz Hotel, Trebetherick 

Accommodation for two nights (Friday 8th December and Saturday 9th December) in a King Room at St Moritz Hotel 

X3 days entry to the St Moritz Wild Spa (booking times to be arranged with winners in advance of their stay)

X3 days entry to the Padstow Christmas Festival and Sharp’s Chefs Theatre for a host of demos and presentations

Two course dinner in the St Moritz Hotel’s Shorecrest Restaurant with suggested Sharp’s Brewery beer matches (two per person) or a bottle of house wine

Saturday 9th December:

8.30am – 10.00am – Full Cornish Breakfast of your choice in the Shorecrest Restaurant 

11.00am – 11.30am – St Moritz Shuttle Transfer to Rock – Padstow foot ferry

1.00pm – Reserved seats at Ed Hughes and Joe Rozier, Head Chef at Paul Ainsworth’s No. 6 cooking demonstration in the Sharp’s Chefs Theatre

4.30pm – 5.30pm – x 2 seats at the Sharp’s Solar Wave Silent Bistro 

6.00pm – Padstow to Rock ferry back over the Camel Estuary

6.30pm – 7.00pm – x2 drinks at The Mariners – Paul Ainsworth’s pub in Rock

7.30pm – 10.00pm – Beer and food tasting menu at Karrek, hosted by Executive Head Chef Guy Owen and Sharp’s Beer Sommelier Ed Hughes 

10.00pm – Shuttle return to St Moritz Hotel

Sunday 10th December 

8.00am Full Cornish Breakfast of your choice in the Shorecrest Restaurant

9.00am – Shuttle departure from St Moritz Hotel

Lounge access at Cornwall Airport with a complimentary food from the bar/café 

11.00am – Departure from Cornwall Airport 

12.20pm – Arrival into London Gatwick

Please note – no further food or beverages or inclusions are within this package apart from those specified above. No cash alternatives are provided.