Local restaurants
Mix a passionate chef with local produce, an organic kitchen garden and breathtaking valley views, and you’ve got The Horn of Plenty in Gulworthy (+44 (0)1822 832528; www.thehornofplenty.co.uk) has its own organic kitchen garden, and a national reputation for its delicious food. The Harris Arms in Portgate (+44 (0)1566 783331; www.theharrisarms.co.uk) is another award-winning gastropub option for locally sourced, home-made food. An hour’s walk along the River Tamar gets you to Horsebridge, where you can rest your legs and wet your whistles at The Royal Inn (+44 (0)1822 870214; www.royalinn.co.uk).
Local bars
At the Dartmoor Inn in Lydford (+44 (0)1822 820221), a series of small, airy and very chic dining rooms provide the setting for food cooked with love and imagination. The small bar does its own version of pub classics with a twist. There’s a wine bar and brasserie at Browns Hotel (+44 (0)1822 618686), where Modern British dishes are given a Gallic touch.
Local cafés
In Tavistock, Donella’s (+44 (0)1822 612888) is a stylish café housed in a former dairy.
Worth getting out of bed for
Walks through the grounds and, nearby, falconry courses, bike rental, archery and clay-pigeon shooting. Hotel Endsleigh’s spectacular location in the Tamar Valley on Dartmoor’s western edge makes enjoying the great outdoors as easy as falling off a picturesque, ivy-clad log. A particularly peaceful way to get an eyeful of all that outstanding natural beauty is from the water: Canoe Tamar (+44 (0)845 430 1208; www.canoetamar.co.uk) organises outings upriver from Morwellham Quay to Weir Head – you’ve a good chance of spotting kingfishers, otters, falcons and even the occasional seal. Yacht rental is also available locally from April to September.
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Afternoon tea for two, with freshly cut sandwiches, various cakes, scones served with clotted cream and jam, and a pot of tea
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