About Little Pig Wellness
About
Little Pig Wellness is North Cornwall’s countryside wellness destination, where sauna, stays, café comfort and calm surroundings invite you to reset, refuel and leave restored.
Meet Little Pig Wellness
Set between Bude and Kilkhampton, Little Pig brings together a vibrant café, luxury lodges, handmade hot tubs, cold plunge pools and the PIGSHED sauna in one peaceful rural setting.
The story starts long before the sauna was built or the first coffee was poured.
Where the Story Begins
Little Pig was created by husband and wife team Emma and James.
Emma grew up in hospitality, with parents who ran hotels, where welcoming guests and creating memorable experiences was part of everyday life.
Emma later moved to London and spent ten years at the BBC, working across radio, television and children’s programmes. It was a fast-paced world of creativity, organisation and making things happen.
James grew up in Crackington Haven on the North Cornwall coast.
James’ childhood was spent on beaches, in the sea and outdoors. He later studied Sports Science in Plymouth, worked as a beach lifeguard, played rugby for clubs including Bude and Cheltenham and built a career in the building trade.
Together, they brought different skills but shared the same vision, to build something meaningful together.
A Leap into Something New
In 2020, Emma and James bought the site that would become Little Pig.
Where others saw a business premises and open land, they saw potential, space to create somewhere people could escape busy life and properly reset.
Six weeks later, Covid hit.
The years that followed brought long hours, financial pressure and constant reinvestment, but they kept building.
Slowly, steadily and with plenty of determination, Little Pig began to take shape.
What Little Pig Became
What started as a café has grown into a destination.
Today guests come for:
- Breakfast, lunch and great coffee
- Sauna, hot tubs and cold plunge
- Luxury lodge stays
- Time out with friends or family
- A peaceful break from busy life
Life Behind the Scenes
Many mornings begin with Emma and James in the sauna at 7.30am, using contrast therapy before the day starts.
James is usually outside building, maintaining the site or chatting to guests.
Emma keeps everything moving behind the scenes, bookings, marketing, accounts and supporting the team.
They laugh often, know their strengths and genuinely enjoy building the business together.
Why North Cornwall?
Because place matters. The sea air, open skies and slower pace of North Cornwall naturally helps people breathe deeper and slow down.
Guests often arrive carrying stress.
They leave feeling different.
Why the Name Little Pig
Everything else felt too serious. Being next to an old pig farm, the name kept coming up and Little Pig simply felt right. Playful, warm and unpretentious. Little Pig has never been about perfection.
It’s about balance, feeling good and enjoying life along the way.
Why We Do What We Do
We love seeing people arrive tired, tense or distracted… then leave calmer, lighter and smiling.
That shift is what Little Pig is all about. It is not just coffee, lodges and wellness.
It is all about creating a place where people feel better than when they arrived.
Come and Experience the Little Pig Reset
For some, it’s sauna and cold plunge.
For others, it’s breakfast with friends, a peaceful stay or an afternoon with nowhere else to be.
Whatever reset looks like for you, we’d love to welcome you.
