Best hotels for walking in West Country

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Best hotels for walking in West Country

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Bedruthan Hotel and Spa

Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - 'Winter Escape' Midweek Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

Seen through walls of windows, the sea is a huge presence at this family-run hotel ‘in a fabulous location’ on the cliffs above a surfers’ beach.
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • garden
  • value
  • spa
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • tennis
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_pool
  • conference_meeting
  • view
  • disabled
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • babyfriendly
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • surfing
  • parking
  • electric_charging_point
  • outdoor_dining
  • veganfriendly
  • walking
  • with_cooking_school
  • gym
  • wildlife_watching
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Locanda on the Weir

Locanda on the Weir - March Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Porlock Weir

Where Exmoor meets the Bristol Channel, this foodie retreat which oozes personality and style in its eclectic rooms is 'probably as good as it gets for a small hotel', write readers.
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • walking
  • garden
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • boutique
  • parking
  • foodie
  • great_breakfast
  • surfing
  • romantic
  • weddings
  • adultsonly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • gourmet
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Widbrook Grange

Widbrook Grange - Two night Christmas Special Offer

Bradford-on-Avon

If the Borrowers opened a hotel, it would probably be something like Nick and Charlotte Dent’s Georgian farmhouse, filled with upcycled objets trouvés.
  • gym
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • parking
  • indoor_pool
  • conference_meeting
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  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • boutique
  • for_winelovers
  • outdoor_dining
  • babyfriendly
  • country_house
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Lords of the Manor

Lords of the Manor - 'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer

Upper Slaughter

Winding lanes lead to this 17th-century former rectory, ‘a bit hidden away’, in a ‘gorgeous location’, in 'beautifully maintained' gardens on the River Eye.
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • gourmet
  • country_house
  • historic
  • conference_meeting
  • parking
  • romantic
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • for_winelovers
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • honeymoon
  • electric_charging_point
  • foodie
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Soar Mill Cove Hotel

Soar Mill Cove Hotel - 45th Anniviersary Three Night Special Offer

Salcombe

This single-storey hotel enfolded in a gorse-clad valley with views of the sea has been in the Makepeace family for three generations.
  • gym
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • golf
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • spa
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • tennis
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • indoor_pool
  • view
  • disabled
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • babyfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wildlife_watching
  • parking
  • outdoor_dining
  • bird_watching
  • electric_charging_point
  • surfing
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The Scarlet

The Scarlet - 'Advanced Purchase' Special Offer

Mawgan Porth

Eco values as well as enjoyment are fundamental to this cliff-top hotel, with sea thrift-covered roof, sweeping curves, reed-filtered pool and walls of windows to soak up the light and the seascape.
  • weddings
  • walking
  • value
  • spa
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • romantic
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_pool
  • view
  • disabled
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • ecofriendly
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • electric_charging_point
  • adultsonly
  • foodie
  • garden
  • outdoor_dining
  • surfing
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • boutique
  • honeymoon
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The Nare

The Nare - '40 Winks Break' Special Offer

Veryan-in-Roseland

‘It’s like going back in time to more gracious living,’ writes a reader after an annual visit to the Ashworth family's hotel in sub-tropical gardens above Carne Beach.
  • gym
  • child_friendly
  • garden
  • value
  • spa
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • tennis
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_pool
  • cooking_school
  • view
  • disabled
  • dog_friendly
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • parking
  • outdoor_dining
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • babyfriendly
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • walking
  • electric_charging_point
  • great_breakfast
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • foodie
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The Eastbury Hotel & Spa

The Eastbury Hotel & Spa - Doggy Getaway Special Offer

Sherborne

Behind the ‘pretty façade’ of a Georgian town house in an affluent market town, this hotel is a perfect retreat, with small spa, oasis garden and croquet lawn.
  • babyfriendly
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  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • garden
  • golf
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • outdoor_dining
  • spa
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • weddings
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • country_house
  • parking
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • walking
  • cycling
  • historic
  • boutique
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Red Lion at East Chisenbury

Red Lion at East Chisenbury - Complimentary Glass of Bubbly Special Offer

East Chisenbury

A ‘laid-back, fire-in-the hearth, village pub atmosphere’ prevails at this charming thatched gastropub with riverside guesthouse on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
  • walking
  • garden
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • pub_with_rooms
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • conference_meeting
  • view
  • disabled
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • child_friendly
  • outdoor_dining
  • bird_watching
  • wildlife_watching
  • parking
  • foodie
  • fishing
  • great_breakfast
  • boutique
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
  • weddings
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Cary Arms & Spa

Cary Arms & Spa - 'Celebration Hideaway' Special Offer

Babbacombe

A cosy beamed pub is the warm heart of this hotel, in the shelter of wooded, red sandstone cliffs that reminded the young Queen Victoria of ‘a ballet or a play where nymphs appear’.
  • gym
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • golf
  • garden
  • value
  • spa
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • romantic
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • indoor_pool
  • conference_meeting
  • view
  • babyfriendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
  • mooring_available
  • wildlife_watching
  • outdoor_dining
  • honeymoon
  • fishing
  • walking
  • boutique
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  • parking
  • good_value
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The Priory

The Priory - Gin Stay Package Special Offer

Wareham

There’s certainly nothing monastic about the rooms in this much-loved hotel, standing in four acres of lovely grounds bordered by the River Frome beside the Saxon priory church.
  • bird_watching
  • garden
  • fishing
  • wifi
  • romantic
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  • conference_meeting
  • view
  • disabled_facilities
  • golf
  • mooring_available
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • walking
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • adultsonly
  • boutique
  • electric_charging_point
  • country_house
  • historic
  • parking
  • outdoor_dining
  • foodie
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Polurrian on the Lizard

Polurrian on the Lizard - Romantic Escape from £75 per room per night Special Offer

Mullion

While some of us bring home a fridge magnet or a Cornishware mug, businessman Andrew Long has gone one better and bought a hotel.
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  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
  • gym
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_pool
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • spa
  • tennis
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • weddings
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • outdoor_dining
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • surfing
  • for_winelovers
  • golf
  • horse_riding
  • cycling
  • good_value
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Lewinnick Lodge

Lewinnick Lodge - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

Newquay

They market this seaside hotel on Cornwall's craggy Pentire headland as having rooms on the edge of the Atlantic, and they're not kidding: the views towards Towan Head and Fistral beach from most of the bedrooms are breathtaking.
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  • dog_friendly
  • ecofriendly
  • garden
  • outdoor_dining
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • electric_charging_point
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • boutique
  • surfing
  • wildlife_watching
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The Old Coastguard

The Old Coastguard - Winter Escape Special Offer

Penzance

‘My favourite hotel anywhere in the world,’ writes a reader of this welcoming pub-with-rooms in an enchanting Cornish fishing village.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
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  • vegetarian_friendly
  • romantic
  • babyfriendly
  • boutique
  • foodie
  • great_breakfast
  • outdoor_dining
  • veganfriendly
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  • restaurant_with_rooms
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The Horn of Plenty

The Horn of Plenty - 'Autumn Away - Escape to Dartmoor Together' Special Offer

Tavistock

Gazing over a glorious sweep of the Tamar Valley, the Horn of Plenty has garnered praise for gastronomic excellence since it opened as a restaurant in 1967.
  • weddings
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • conference_meeting
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • great_breakfast
  • boutique
  • country_house
  • outdoor_dining
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wildlife_watching
  • foodie
  • electric_charging_point
  • child_friendly
  • restaurant_with_rooms
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Blue Hayes

Blue Hayes - Easter 2024 25% Discount Special Offer

St Ives

After a day browsing the galleries of this buzzy, arty town, you can escape the crowds to sit serenely sipping cocktails in the sub-tropical gardens at Malcolm Herring’s small hotel.
  • garden
  • guesthouse
  • wifi
  • parking
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • view
  • walking
  • romantic
  • surfing
  • outdoor_dining
  • great_breakfast
  • boutique
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • veganfriendly
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The Gurnard’s Head

The Gurnard’s Head - Winter Escape Special Offer

St Ives

The Inkin brothers’ dining pub is a popular watering hole for hikers on the Coastal Path. Set out from here to explore cliffs and coves, see seals basking on the Carracks, discover the farm source of Moormaid of Zennor ice cream.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • good_value
  • pub_with_rooms
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • great_breakfast
  • outdoor_dining
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • parking
  • surfing
  • cycling
  • electric_charging_point
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
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Tudor Farmhouse

Tudor Farmhouse - 'Autumn Leaves Package' Special Offer

Clearwell

Guests can roam 14 acres of ancient grassland without even leaving the property at Hari and Colin Fell’s boutique hotel, but the Forest of Dean beckons, with its four-mile sculpture trail. Ask for information and guides.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • golf
  • fishing
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • boutique
  • babyfriendly
  • cycling
  • wildlife_watching
  • foodie
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • great_breakfast
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • outdoor_dining
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Talland Bay Hotel

Talland Bay Hotel - 'Coastal Paths and Bubble Baths' Special Offer

Talland-By-Looe

In 'one of the most idyllic spots ever', this dog-friendly hotel 'near the end of an extremely narrow lane' overlooks cliff-top gardens filled with larky sculpture and Wonderland whimsy.
  • weddings
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • seaside
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • view
  • disabled
  • romantic
  • honeymoon
  • outdoor_dining
  • boutique
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • child_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
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Plumber Manor

Plumber Manor - Autumn/Winter Three Night Special Offer

Sturminster Newton

For over 50 years the Prideaux-Brune family have welcomed guests to their ancestral Jacobean manor house in an English country garden with the Divelish stream skipping through.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • dog_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • parking
  • tennis
  • country_house
  • conference_meeting
  • disabled
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • golf
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • babyfriendly
  • wildlife_watching
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • historic
  • weddings
  • electric_charging_point
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • cycling
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Helen Browning’s Royal Oak

Helen Browning’s Royal Oak - Up to 15% Discount Special Offer

Swindon

'Bags of character and a warm vibe' are on offer at this pub-with-rooms on an organic farm ‘in a lovely and really rural village’ on the Marlborough Downs.
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • ecofriendly
  • garden
  • good_value
  • pub_with_rooms
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • electric_charging_point
  • bird_watching
  • cycling
  • parking
  • wildlife_watching
  • outdoor_dining
  • weddings
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Old Church Farm

Old Church Farm - '1000 years' celebratory discount special offer

Bristol

A Saxon royal hunting lodge in the Gloucestershire countryside, rebuilt over centuries, is run today as a private hotel by ‘lovely hosts’ Christopher Trim and Kathryn Warner.
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • historic
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • wildlife_watching
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • wifi
  • country_house
  • honeymoon
  • romantic
  • garden
  • parking
  • bird_watching
  • guest_house
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • walking
  • electric_charging_point
  • cycling
  • great_breakfast
  • adultsonly
  • surfing
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Burleigh Court

Burleigh Court - 'Cosy Country Break' Special Offer

Stroud

‘We call it The Happy Place,’ wrote a reader in praise of this manor house hotel in ‘Cider with Rosie’ country, and our inspector’s stay was happy indeed.
From £65 per night
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  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • country_house
  • cycling
  • dog_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • garden
  • golf
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
  • outdoor_pool
  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
  • parking
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • weddings
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • good_value
  • child_friendly
  • romantic
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The Grange at Oborne

The Grange at Oborne - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer

OBORNE

Built of stone from the Purbeck hills, this 200-year-old house on the edge of the village stands in formal gardens, which are floodlit at night.
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • garden
  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
  • disabled
  • country_house
  • electric_charging_point
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • walking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • boutique
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The Compasses Inn

The Compasses Inn

Tisbury

Welcoming and peaceful, Ben Maschler’s thatched 14th-century inn has all the traditional comforts, sophisticated gastropub dishes and classics, simple-chic bedrooms, and the Nadder valley on the doorstep.
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  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
  • good_value
  • parking
  • pub_with_rooms
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • wifi
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
  • restaurant_with_rooms
  • veganfriendly
  • weddings
  • fishing

More best hotels for walking in West Country

Best hotels for walking in West Country

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Best hotels for walking in West Country

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Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay

‘The whole family feels welcome’ at this seaside hotel, which stands in a fabulous location, on a two-mile stretch of sandy, dog-friendly beach. The modern building is breezy and bright inside, with a host of facilities to suit everyone. Bedrooms have a coastal vibe; many have views to match.
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • ecofriendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • garden
  • gym
  • hot_tub_jacuzzi
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_pool
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • spa
  • surfing
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
  • weddings
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
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The Farmers Arms

The Farmers Arms

TAUNTON

Off the beaten track, four miles south of Taunton, a relaxed and dog-friendly rustic inn with wooden floors, exposed stone walls, leather sofas and a log burner, Perfect pre- and post a bracing walk, the welcoming bar serves an extensive range of Somerset ales, and there is hearty fare in the oak-beamed restaurant. Bedrooms have views of rolling countryside.
Check availability
  • walking
  • wifi
  • dog_friendly
  • parking
  • pub_with_rooms
  • garden
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The Hatch Inn

The Hatch Inn

Taunton

Overlooking the Blackdown Hills, a welcoming, dog-friendly country pub in an 18th century coaching Inn. Bedrooms are neat and comfortable, and supplied with tea, coffee, bottled water; Chard is large enough to accommodate a family of four. In the bar, local ciders and wines accompany home-made food, based on locally sourced ingredients. The Neroche Staple Fitzpaine Herepath (a 13.5 mile off-road trail) is close by.
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  • wifi
  • parking
  • pub_with_rooms
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • walking

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Last updated: November 28, 2023