British Travel Journal | Autumn/Winter 2022

‘
The gardens might be Meudon’s jewel
in the crown but the private beach cove
is their best-kept-secret...
’
explained that the name Meudon was taken from
a nearby farmhouse which had been nicknamed
'Mowi do Non' by the Napoleonic prisoners of war
who built it after their home village near Paris. This
became shortened to Meudon. Then, under the
new ownership ‘Meudon Hotel’ has been given a
fresh modern twist and a subtle repositioning to
‘Hotel Meudon’.
And it is not only the hotel name that has
been tastefully remodelled. The sympathetic
refurbishments have enhanced its '60s heyday – the
original furniture has been given a new lease of life,
including the Ercol chairs and tables on the bridge
and a fabulous glass coffee table in the drawing
room. Even the chairs in the bedrooms are the
The gardens might be Meudon’s jewel in the crown but the
private beach cove is their best-kept-secret and the new owners
have been quick off the mark to fine-tune guest experiences
there – from opening The Bream Box, offering barista-style
coffee and a tempting range of pastries, treats and snacks
(home-made chocolate brownies are delicious!) to introducing
snorkelling, stand-up-paddleboarding and kayaking with local
resident Dan of Little Wolf Adventures, who describes himself as
part-man, part-fish!
You also can’t beat a wild swim at Bream Cove – the crystalclear
calm waters lure you in. At low tide it is possible to
scramble over the rock pools to the sandy beach at Gatamala
Cove and walkers can enjoy the four-mile circular walk along
the South West Coast Path to Rosemullion Head and the
Helford Estuary.
Feeling fabulously refreshed after our sea swim, we made our
way back through Meudon Woods to the hotel where we were
shown to our Large Sea View with Balcony room by General
Manager, Samantha Banks. Why ‘Meudon,’ I asked? Sam
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