Need to know

Rooms

24, including the Pavilion, a self-contained thatched cottage.

Rates

£290–£1,050, including full English breakfast.

Check-out

11h, but later check-out is possible by arrangement.

Facilities

In-room spa treatments and massages, 18-hole putting course, croquet lawn, tennis court, bowling green, free WiFi throughout, DVD library. In-room amenities: flatscreen HD TV, DVD player, Vi-spring mattresses, L’Occitane toiletries.

Children

Are welcome, at £45 a night for under-12s. Cots are free and there’s a variety of toys and games, including croquet, available. Babysitting can be arranged at £7.50 an hour, with notice. Under-eights are requested to dine beween 17h and 18h30.

Also

The hotel has three dog-friendly rooms and four lit and heated kennels in the grounds. Smoking is not allowed inside.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Cranbrook, one of the three spa suites, is the most romantic, with twin roll-top baths for you both to bask in side-by-side, and a toasty-snug feature fire fitted in the wall alongside. The Manaton room, however, is also a sore temptation, given that it boasts a private rooftop hot tub that you can bubble away in under the stars. The gorgeous two-bedroom Pavilion is ideal for family stays, or for friends who want to combine the privacy of self-catering with the attentive luxury of a boutique hotel.

Packing tips

Leave your wellies at home – the hotel has a supply of boots and brollies for guests yomping the grounds. A guide to UK wildlife would be a worthwhile addition to your luggage – the hotel’s grounds are home to a wealth of woodland critters.

Also

If you’re in need of anything during the day, you can pop into the Pantry on the first floor, where you can help yourself to snacks, tea, coffee, champagne and other alcoholic drinks on an honesty-bar basis. Gidleigh’s own spa water is on tap.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

Modern European cuisine-maestro, Michael Caines has helped the hotel’s glorious restaurant to bag two Michelin stars and a glimmering reputation. The gastro-licious food is accompanied by one of the most impressive wine lists in the British Isles.

Dress code

Up to the nines, but no further.

Top table

For the full old-world oak-panelled experience, take a seat in the corner of the Meldon dining room.

Last orders

Lunch is available 12h to 14h30; dinner from 19h until 21h45. The bar is licensed to serve 24 hours a day.

Room service

After breakfast, an array of light bites are available during the day (hot food is not served in rooms), and sandwiches and paninis can be brought to you after 23h.

Hotel bar

Decorated in the appealing style of the Arts and Crafts movement, the bar and loggia are an elegant but informal place to enjoy afternoon tea, pre-dinner drinks or an evening of fine wines and cocktails.

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Gidleigh Park

Chagford, Devon