Winter Newsletter: Celebrating Success

24th November 2025
News

Winners of Cornwall’s Dog Friendly Business of the Year and second place for Regenerative Tourism

The Kernock Team receiving award at Truro Cathedral

We are sure you have heard of our Awards success at the annual Cornwall Tourism Awards.

Team Kernock has worked hard to improve the Estate, cottages and guest experience. We have teamed up with Pooch and Mutt for quality dog treats, Buddy Care for dog shampoo and the installation of The Wominator for a sustainable solution to dog waste (along with our Poop Scoop gift for dog owners).

Humans enjoy our breakfast welcome pack of local produce, now including Healeys Apple Juice (from the makers of Rattler Cyder).

New Kernock Loyalty Alert

Jaffa the cockerpoo proudly wearing his bespoke Central Bark bandana
Cocker Spaniel wearing bandana in Tree Barn garden

The Paw Society – Fifth Visit Rewards

The Paw Society isn’t just a club, it’s a promise to chase joy, snooze hard, and come home wagging. Your dog’s fifth visit reward includes a bespoke bandana, collar charm and your dogs go free for future dog retreats.

Maintenance Update

We have absolutely loved tackling some major projects across the estate

We used the fantastic weather from April to September for exterior decoration of cottages, between guests. Interior decoration is ongoing and we do small areas between guest visits. After removing 120 diseased Ash trees in Central Bark, we have recently planted 32 Cherry trees (thank you to Kernock Plants for their very kind donation). We look forward to Spring!

Estate manager and Damian sitting in the boot of the work vehicle - tree cutting
On-site maintenance and improvement work at Kernock Cottages.
Spring blossom
Peaceful rural landscape near Kernock Cottages on a clear day.

Faster Wifi Across the Estate

The installation of Starlink satellite communications system has increased wifi speeds across the estate. Many guests enjoy ‘switching off’ whilst on the Kernock Estate, but when services are needed for streaming or planning the next day’s adventures, guests will not be frustrated. 

Something New

Private Chef

Ultimate Luxury

In addition to a local Chef, you will soon be able to choose a private chef and menu, to be cooked and served in your cottage, for your special occasion

Gift Vouchers

Someone Special

We have teamed up with Gift Voucher Brilliance for seamless and safe purchase of gift vouchers. Purchase a One Night Bed and Breakfast gift, Three Night Minimoon or Monetary Vouchers. Follow the Gift Vouchers tab for more information.

An Industry First from Kernock

Big news for sustainable tourism

By far our most significant innovation is our Pet Poo Wormery (The Worminator!), installed in Central Bark to keep dog waste and bags from landfill. 

Even biodegradable poo bags can take years to break down and when dog waste decomposes in landfill it releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. In our wormery the worms break down bacteria, neutralising harmful pathogens. 

We encourage guests to use this facility and we have adjusted our dog welcome pack to include a Kernock branded poop scoop.

Pet Poo wormery

The Sharing Shelves

It’s official – bring your pre-loved favourite titles and swap them for your next reads. 

Each cottage has a good selection of titles to choose from. Now you can start a book on holiday and, if you haven’t finished it, you can take it home with you.

Join our book club and share some of your favourite titles, adding them to the shelf for others to enjoy.  

Poster promoting our book club of pre-loved titles in cottages

We look forward to hosting you and your friends in 2026

We are grateful to our wonderful guests; for their wonderful reviews, for recommending us, and for their loyalty

We hope you enjoy exploring our new website.

Recent Blogs

Gold award plaque showing Kernock Cottages’ tourism excellence award.

Gold Award

Dog-friendly Business of the Year