Cornwall's Polhawn Fort sees a growing trend for the post-wedding mini-moon

Polhawn Fort in Torpoint reveals a growing number of couples are avoiding a traditional fly-away honeymoon and booking a post-wedding mini-moon instead. Slower travel, extended stays and wellness-led winding down are increasingly shaping how couples plan the days following their wedding.

For celebrations at Polhawn Fort, especially for mid-week weddings, couples prefer to arrive on a Monday, get married on a Tuesday, and then spend two days afterwards on the Wednesday and Thursday decompressing together once their guests have departed. Popular activities include swimming, using the sauna, walking to Rame Head, and settling into married life without the rush of travel.

This trend is also opening up fresh opportunities around mid-week weddings and longer stays, particularly for 2026. While weekends continue to be the favourite choice, couples are increasingly drawn to the idea of extending their celebration into something calmer, more restorative and more personal.

The team at Polhawn fort are also seeing a rise in last-minute wedding bookings, which in real terms often means around nine weeks' notice for couples requiring a legal ceremony - making mid-week dates especially appealing and achievable.

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