Enjoy a relaxing, self-led reading retreat on the Helford River. Unwind at our countryside hotel and escape the everyday with time to read and recharge in peaceful countryside surroundings. 

Each season we will be offering a specially selected book celebrating our wonderful county of Cornwall.

April 2026 – October 2026: Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier

October 2026 – March 2027: Five Million Tides: A Biography of the Helford River by local author Christian Boulton

April 2027 - September 2027: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

More information and booking details: The ‘Reading Room’ Retreat - Budockvean Hotel