The winner of August's writing competition is Nicola, who enjoyed a stay at Horizons near Fistral Beach with her partner Dave.

Although the couple's plan was to learn how to surf during their stay, their holiday took a different course as they enjoyed the many sights and attractions on offer...

Click here to read how Nicola and Dave spent their Newquay holiday.

The opening races of the Zapcat powerboat season will take place in Newquay, Cornwall on 24 and 25 April.

 Up to 16 heats of racing will take place culminating in two divisional finals each day.  Each daily round will earn the competitors vital points towards the prestigious National Championships, the Services, Rookie, and Team, Mixed, Home Nations and Surf titles, all of which will come to their tense finales in October.

10 Zinc has a special offer in a special apartment for Easter.  The 2 bedroomed apartment features a 30 foot balcony with sweeping views down to Fistral Beach and Newquay golf course.  And being within 200 yards of the beach itself, this must be one of the most enviable positions for an Easter break in Cornwall.
The apartment itself has contemporary decor throughout with luxuries including Sky+ and a Nintendo Wii with the 42 inch plasma TV, JBL iPod dock.  En-suite master bedroom, luxury fitted kitchen and secure underground parking complete an amazing base for an Easter break.

The 6 night stay arriving on Sunday 4th April and departing on the following Saturday, the 10th, is offered at £499, or less than £21 per person per night. Call 0844 5612001 to book.

 The opening races of the Zapcat powerboat season will take place in Newquay, Cornwall on 24 and 25 April, when the Blue Chip Newquay Zapcat Grand Prix race weekend takes place at Fistral Beach.

Viewing will be free and a range of entertainment and freshly prepared food and drink will be available for spectators. Opportunities to meet the race teams and see the powerboats up close will be laid on to encourage a growing following for the championship, which already has international status

Blue Chip Holidays Jon Pressling reports here on the teams' recent fact finding mission to the charming North Cornwall town of Newquay.

From the tranquil waters of the English Channel to the raw power of the Atlantic Coast, on a bright December morning a team of hardy explorers set out on a fact finding mission to Newquay.

This week we have a number of special offers which are due to come to an end over the next seven days, including two that close Saturday 19th Sept:

Miami style at 20% discount

10 Zinc, Newquay - sleeps 4/6 - available for the week of 19-26 September.
Using promotional code ‘ZINC 10' the property can be booked at: £82 per head or £495* for the week, representing a saving of £118 on the standard price of £613 for the week. This offer expires on 23 September. For the half-term week of 24-31 October, Zinc 10 can be booked at a special 10% discount rate using the same code, costing under £94 per head or £562 for the week.

Taking its inspiration from Miami's South Beach district, Zinc occupies a supreme location on the headland overlooking the legendary Fistral Beach, providing the ultimate sanctuary from which to relax, unwind and enjoy the seasons.

Newquay in November is a very different place as I found yesterday (Wed. 19th).  I was lucky with the weather which brightened up by mid-morning and with the sun shining shows the coastline off to its best.  If you are thinking about an out of season break in Newquay, here's what you might expect.

 The town was very quiet.  I saw this as a positive in that you can easily get into the town as the traffic was light and there is no problem parking. I even managed to park in one of the free bays on Esplanade Road overlooking Fistral Beach - that was a first.

Speaking of Fistral Beach, there was one car in the car park at 10am - surely another first!  Even though it was pleasant enough to sit and have a coffee outside Fistral Blu, I pretty much had the place to myself and there were no surfers in the water.