Soar Mill Cove Hotel

In 'a stunning location, with wonderful views', Keith Makepeace's family-friendly hotel stands in extensive grounds above a sandy cove in an area of outstanding natural beauty. It has many fans who admire the 'personal attention to detail by staff' and 'the immaculate housekeeping'. Popular with older guests in off-season, it is busy with families in the school holidays. 'We never impose rules, but we try to offer a range of options,' says the hotel. There is much for young people to do: small swimming pools, indoor and outdoor play areas, activity packs, rock pooling on the beach. There are high teas and family dinner times; Castaways coffee bar is for 'muddy paws and boots and younger guests'. In the formal Serendipity restaurant, chef Ian MacDonald's dinner menus might include a salad of Salcombe scallops with spicy chorizo; grilled fillet of West Country beef, celeriac purée and roasted shallots. 'A continual delight; the fish is always excellent,' says a visitor in 2012. All bedrooms have French doors opening on to a private patio. Breakfast includes fruit, cereals, croissants and a variety of cooked dishes. Walks down to Soar Mill Cove are 'wonderful'. (Chris Smith, Margaret H Box)

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Soar Mill Cove Hotel, nr Salcombe Special Offer

With a comfortable family owned hotel, pretty serious cookery and access to the most beautiful slice of countryside, we invite you to roll down to our Soar Mill Cove Hotel. A great 4 nights costs £475 per adult and £160 per child.

Please mention The Good Hotel Guide when booking.

  • Very friendly. Excellent service from all the staff. Good quality and varied dinner menu. A couple of tiny niggles: the plug didn't fit the basin properly, so the water ran out; and I had to ask for the replacement of three light bulbs. Our room was large and warm. It was a pity that we weren't able to make use of our private patio because of the weather. There is no longer an outdoor pool, but my swim each morning in the indoor pool was a highlight of our visit.

    Jan Todd, 10/07/2012

  • As regular visitors we are never disappointed. The welcome is warm, the food is good and the hotel is confortable. The outdoor pool, rarely used, has been replaced by a grassy bank and there are plans to improve the indoor poo.l

    Margaret Box, 10/05/2012

  • Stunning location - wonderful views and walks down to Soar Mill cove. Personal attention to detail from staff.

    C.S., 07/06/2011

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Soar Mill Cove Hotel, nr Salcombe Special Offer

With a comfortable family owned hotel, pretty serious cookery and access to the most beautiful slice of countryside, we invite you to roll down to our Soar Mill Cove Hotel. A great 4 nights costs £475 per adult and £160 per child.

Please mention The Good Hotel Guide when booking.

Local attractions

Dartmoor National Park
Moorland area covering 950 square kilometres.
Paignton Zoo
Home to thousands of animals and plants.
Salcombe
A coastal town with plenty of gastropubs and water activities.

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Discount Vouchers

This hotel accepts the following discount vouchers:

  • Online vouchers

    These entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night's stay

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  • Book vouchers

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Soar Mill Cove Hotel, nr Salcombe Special Offer

With a comfortable family owned hotel, pretty serious cookery and access to the most beautiful slice of countryside, we invite you to roll down to our Soar Mill Cove Hotel. A great 4 nights costs £475 per adult and £160 per child.

Please mention The Good Hotel Guide when booking.

Contact Details

Soar Mill Cove Hotel

nr Salcombe SOAR MILL COVE Devon England TQ7 3DS

Telephone

01548 561566

Website

www.soarmillcove.co.uk

Discount Vouchers

This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night's stay

Further Information

Bedrooms

22, all on ground floor.

Open

all year, except 2-31 Jan.

Facilities

lounge, 2 bars, restaurant (pianist), coffee shop, indoor swimming pool (10 by 6 metres), treatment room (hairdressing, reflexology, aromatherapy, etc), civil wedding licence, 10-acre grounds (tennis, children's play area), sandy beach, 600 yds.

Background music

piano, twice weekly.

Children

all ages welcomed.

Dogs

well-behaved small dogs allowed, but not in public rooms other than coffee shop.

Credit cards

MasterCard, Visa.

Prices

B&B £70-£140 per person, D,B&B £95-£155, full alc £45, Christmas/New Year packages, 1-night bookings sometimes refused.

GHG voucher offer

Buy the guide and claim 25% off B&B rates on certain dates