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Ghost writer’s guide to the Cornish coast

Published 2:24 AM EDT, Mon May 5, 2014
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You can soak away any ghostly Cornish chills in a clifftop hot tub at The Scarlet Hotel.
Bathing on a cliff —
You can soak away any ghostly Cornish chills in a clifftop hot tub at The Scarlet Hotel.
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The Scarlet Hotel is a luxury eco-hotel and spa overlooking the surfing beach of Mawgan Porth and the epic 1,014-kilometer <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Fgallery%2Fcornwall-trip%2Fwww.southwestcoastpath.com" target="_blank">South West Coast path</a>.
Ghost-free hotel —
The Scarlet Hotel is a luxury eco-hotel and spa overlooking the surfing beach of Mawgan Porth and the epic 1,014-kilometer South West Coast path.
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Swings aren't just for kids. The playground favorite has been adapted into hanging cocoon-like pods at The Scarlet Hotel spa's Relaxation Room.
Spas are playgrounds for adults —
Swings aren't just for kids. The playground favorite has been adapted into hanging cocoon-like pods at The Scarlet Hotel spa's Relaxation Room.
Courtesy the Scarlet hotel
The wild and windswept arcs of sand and rock pools at Constantine Bay -- one of Britain's best surfing beaches. It was once a favorite destination of Margaret Thatcher.
Constantine Bay —
The wild and windswept arcs of sand and rock pools at Constantine Bay -- one of Britain's best surfing beaches. It was once a favorite destination of Margaret Thatcher.
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Trevose Head Lighthouse is a scenic stroll from Constantine Bay. The mid-19th-century tower is unmanned and has an eerie feel when the fog and sea mist roll in.
Trevose Head Lighthouse —
Trevose Head Lighthouse is a scenic stroll from Constantine Bay. The mid-19th-century tower is unmanned and has an eerie feel when the fog and sea mist roll in.
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Writer Catharine Amy Dawson Scott described this popular seaside town as a "little place with narrow streets all running uphill."
Padstow —
Writer Catharine Amy Dawson Scott described this popular seaside town as a "little place with narrow streets all running uphill."
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Padstow attracts foodies with award-winning chefs. Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 is a converted 18th-century townhouse that serves Cornish crubeens -- boiled pigs' feet, apparently.
Seafood destination for foodies —
Padstow attracts foodies with award-winning chefs. Michelin-starred Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 is a converted 18th-century townhouse that serves Cornish crubeens -- boiled pigs' feet, apparently.
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