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Best hotels for walking in West Country
The Horn of Plenty - January 25% Discount 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.
Soar Mill Cove Hotel - 'Stay Longer Save more' Special Offer
Salcombe
A single-storey hotel enfolded in a gorse-clad valley, a stroll through National Trust land to the eponymous cove, has been in the Makepeace family for three generations.
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 ‘beautiful grounds’ bordered by the River Frome beside the Saxon priory church.
The Nare - 'Four Nights of Romance' Special Offer
Veryan-in-Roseland
‘A year spent without a visit to The Nare is a year wasted,’ writes a returning guest of this perennially popular country house hotel overlooking the sands of Carne Bay.
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - Christmas Breaks 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.
Lords of the Manor - 'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer
Upper Slaughter
A luxury afternoon tea in gardens on the River Eye and fine dining in the evening are among the sybaritic pleasures to be enjoyed at this Cotswold-stone former rectory.
Widbrook Grange - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
A Georgian farmhouse filled with upcycled agricultural salvage might seem an odd sort of sister hotel for a Scottish hunting lodge, but here, as at Shieldaig Lodge (see Gairloch), it’s all about heritage.
The Scarlet - 'Essence of Scarlet' Special Offer from £225 per night
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.
Cary Arms & Spa - Three Nights for the Price of Two 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’.
The Red Lion Freehouse - Two Nights for the Price of One Special Offer
East Chisenbury
A ‘laid-back, fire-in-the hearth, village pub atmosphere’ prevails at this thatched gastropub with riverside guesthouse on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
The Eastbury Hotel & Spa - Twilight Tranquility Special Offer
Sherborne
Close to Sherborne Abbey, this handsome Georgian town house in ‘lovely’ walled gardens makes a ‘pleasant retreat’ in the heart of the historic market town.
Lucknam Park - Gourmet Getaway Special Offer
Chippenham
Approached down a mile-long avenue of lime and beech trees, this ‘very grand and lovely’ Palladian mansion exults in 500 acres of parkland and gardens.
Plumber Manor - Spring Three Night Special Offer
Sturminster Newton
For close to 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.
Talland Bay Hotel - Two Night Weekend Break 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.
Thornbury Castle - Midweek Gourmet Celebration Special Offer
Thornbury
Playing Kings and Queens is more than a fantasy at this Tudor castle ‘where you can feel the history in the thick walls’, along with turrets, oriel windows, spiral staircase and grand fireplaces.
Tudor Farmhouse - 'E-bike Safari' 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.
Watersmeet - Rambler's Package Special Offer
Woolacombe
‘The location is stunning, with views of the Devon coast with its sandy beaches and tumbled rocks,’ writes a reader delighted by this family-friendly hotel, promoted from the Shortlist this year.
Cowley Manor - Spa and Stay Special Offer
Cheltenham
A hotel in an Italianate mansion in landscaped gardens and pleasure grounds, Cowley Manor will re-open in June after major refurbishment.
Blue Hayes - Pre-Easter Break 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.
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 fishing village.
Pendragon Country House - Complimentary Upgrade 100% Flexible Special Offer
Camelford
Whether you choose to follow the Coastal Path or stride out on Bodmin Moor from Sharon and Nigel Reed’s small hotel, they will provide a pick-up-and-drop-off service. Set off with a superb breakfast under your belt.
Helen Browning’s Royal Oak - Up to 25% Discount Special Offer
Swindon
There is ‘a sense of connection to the land’ at this pub-with-rooms on an organic farm 'in a lovely and really rural village' on the Marlborough Downs.
Polurrian on the Lizard - Autumn 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.
Lewinnick Lodge - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Newquay
On the craggy Pentire headland, this seaside-chic hotel looking north along the Cornish coast dispenses ‘fabulous’ views and the soothing Atlantic sounds.
The Compasses Inn
Tisbury
Welcoming and peaceful, Ben Maschler’s traditional country pub-with-rooms occupies a thatched 14th-century inn, hidden down rural lanes bordered by hedgerows.
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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.
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.
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.
The Inn with the Well
Marlborough
Close to the Ridgeway path (Europe’s oldest pathway), a small, friendly pub serving cask ales from local and micro breweries, and tasty food. The original well can be viewed through a glass panel in the restaurant floor. Comfortable accommodation is in an annexe; pets are welcome in ground floor rooms. 3 miles N of Marlborough.
The Plantation
Poole
Updated in colonial style, a dog-friendly red-brick pub in a leafy residential area close to the village of Canford Cliffs and a beach. It has ornithological and botanical wallpaper and fabrics, dark wood shutters and screens; natural tones and materials in spacious bedrooms. Pub classics and sharing platters are served in the large conservatory (a riot of patterned floor tiles and exotic palms in up-cycled storage crates) or in one of the tropical Tiki huts in the garden.
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