Best romantic hotels in West Country

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Lewtrenchard Manor - Twixmas Break Special Offer

Okehampton

Lewtrenchard Manor is a beautiful country house where the elegant style is perfect for a romantic escape and the sense of luxury makes loved ones feel totally spoiled.

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The Priory - Three Nights for the Price of Two Midweek Staycation Special Offer

Wareham

The old-fashioned charms of this former 16th-century priory in beautiful cottage gardens sloping down to the River Frome in the centre of Wareham are not lost on readers, who conclude that ‘the hotel is a delight’.

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Cary Arms & Spa - Rental Cottages Special Offer

Babbacombe

Right on the edge of the water with unrestricted sea views, Cary Arms and Spa combines the warmth of a British inn with the decadent details of a luxury hotel. Little wonder it's a favourite for romantic retreats and proposals.

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Southernhay House - Gift Hamper Special Offer

Exeter

An exquisitely decorated boutique hotel on a quiet street in Exeter, Southernhay House Hotel has a seductive style with rich colours and sumptuous furnishings as well as an intimate atmosphere.

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Talland Bay Hotel - 'Sunday Stayover' Special Offer

Talland-By-Looe

It feels a bit as if you’ve fallen down Alice’s rabbit hole, at this whimsical, dog-friendly hotel with a ‘spectacular bay setting’ by the Coast Path.

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The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Bath

Behind the golden-stone facade of two mansions, at the centre of Bath’s magnificent Georgian crescent, lies a luxurious hotel with an oasis garden.

Summer Lodge, Evershot

A Georgian dower house extended to designs by Thomas Hardy, this luxury hotel and spa (Relais & Châteaux) stands in landscaped grounds adjoining a deer park.

The Pig at Combe, Honiton

The Empress of Blandings among Robin Hutson’s Pig hotels (see index), this honey-stone Elizabethan manor house in the Otter valley is reached by a mile-long carriage drive.

driftwood hotel, Porthscatho

Fiona and Paul Robinson’s New England-inspired hotel, with ‘magnificent views over Gerrans Bay’, ticked all the boxes for a reader this year, from the ‘wonderful people’ to ‘food that is too good to be true’.

Burgh Island Hotel, Bigbury-on-Sea

This decadent Art Deco grande dame, set on its own tidal island, ‘harks back to a more glamorous age’, and a recent refurbishment has been given the thumbs up by faithful regulars.

Howard’s House, Salisbury

This peaceful small hotel and popular restaurant in a romantic Jacobean former dower house, surrounded by country gardens, continues to delight readers.

Tresanton, St Mawes

Tumbling down cliffs overlooking Falmouth Bay, Olga Polizzi’s glowing white Tresanton shows how to put style into a family-friendly seaside hotel – at a price.

The Old Rectory, Boscastle

The old rector was none other than the great-grandfather of Sally Searle, who, with husband Chris, welcomes guests to their loved and lived-in Victorian home.

Blue Hayes, St Ives

What could be lovelier than to take breakfast on the terrace of Malcolm Herring’s small hotel, gazing over the harbour, or to sip a Blue Hayes Colada at sunset? This is an exclusive place (no dogs, no tiny tots, no walk-ins), done out in seaside blues and creams, with the garden gate leading to the Coast Path and Porthminster Beach.

Hotel Endsleigh, Tavistock

‘It’s hard to fathom just how many things the Endsleigh does right,’ says one reader, of this Grade I listed hotel set in 200 acres of fairy-tale gardens in the Tamar valley.

The Old Coastguard, Penzance

‘Perfection – time seems to slow down the moment you enter,’ says one trusted reviewer of this contemporary take on a traditional coastal inn, which exudes a wonderfully relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

The Scarlet, Mawgan Porth

While children let rip at sister hotel Bedruthan (previous entry), all is serene at the adults-only Scarlet, ‘perfectly located overlooking the beach and ocean’, with Ayurvedic-inspired spa and outdoor hot tubs.

The Pig near Bath, Pensford

Fallow deer roam parkland around a part-Georgian house that has been converted into one of the Pig hotels in Robin Hutson’s Home Grown collection (see index).

The Pig on the Beach, Studland

A higgledy-piggledy 19th-century marine villa with a jumble of towers and gables gazes across Studland Bay to the chalk stacks of Old Harry Rocks.

Glazebrook House, Totnes

Callooh! Callay! On the fringe of Dartmoor national park, this Alice-themed hotel is a veritable cabinet of curiosities, a treasure trove of wit and invention.

Chapel House, Penzance

A Guide regular gives ‘five stars’ this year to this B&B in a serene Georgian town house overlooking Penzance harbour.

Gara Rock, Salcombe

‘The perfect pit stop’ on the Coast Path between Salcombe and Dartmouth, Gara Rock stands ‘high on the cliff above a beautiful beach’.

Lucknam Park, Chippenham

Approach this 18th-century mansion, exulting in 500 acres of parkland and gardens, down a mile-long avenue of lime and beech trees: what awaits is ‘very grand and lovely’.

Dorset House, Lyme Regis

‘Top class in all respects’, Lyn and Jason Martin’s Grade II listed Regency B&B overlooking the Jurassic coast is pleasing inside and out.

Pebble House, Mevagissey

High above the 14th-century fishing village, Andrea and Simon Copper’s sleekly designed, child-free retreat offers a stunning seascape, which stretches across Mevagissey Bay to historic Chapel Point and beyond.

Cider House, Yelverton

Birdsong fills the morning at this sophisticated B&B, in the sprawling grounds of the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey.

The Idle Rocks, St Mawes

Dinghies skim beneath the 150-foot terrace of Karen and David Richards’s hotel, in an enviable position overlooking the Fal estuary in a fishing village on the Roseland peninsula.

The Luttrell Arms Hotel, Dunster

You can almost hear the clatter of hoofs and the trundling of wheels at Nigel and Anne Way’s Tudor coaching inn in a medieval village on the Dartmoor borders, dominated by its hilltop castle.

Mullion Cove Hotel, Helston

This striking cliff-top hotel on the Cornish Coast Path is on ‘excellent form’ and as ‘welcoming, friendly and helpful as ever’, says a fan.

Padstow Townhouse, Padstow

Paul Ainsworth’s all-suite bolt-hole is a perfectly seasoned accompaniment for his Michelin-starred restaurant, his café, pub and cookery school, all of which he runs with wife Emma.

Trereife, Penzance

At the south-western tip of Cornwall, with views to the sea, this handsome manor house, wrapped in parkland and formal gardens, gives a taste of country house living.

Lympstone Manor, Exmouth

The chef/patron at this country house hotel on the Exe estuary is Michael Caines, whose eye for detail informs everything, from the hand-painted wallpaper to the Michelin-starred cuisine.

The Old Quay House, Fowey

Dazzling estuary views and a friendly welcome await at this ‘marvellously situated’ quayside hotel.

Headland House, St ives

A tranquil retreat from the bustle of nearby St Ives, Mark and Fenella Thomas’s chic Edwardian house stands on a steep hill above Carbis Bay.

Salcombe Harbour Hotel, Salcombe

It’s not just the ‘stupendous view’, but ‘the whole ambience’ that guests find appealing about this Victorian hotel and spa on Salcombe’s tranquil estuary.

Trevose Harbour House, St Ives

Styled in a palette of blues and whites, Angela and Olivier Noverraz’s ‘beautifully appointed’ 1850s mid-terrace house, a short stroll from the harbourside, is ‘a delight’.

Lower Barns, St Austell

Off a single-track road amid tranquil farmland, Janie and Mike Cooksley’s quirky B&B on the Roseland peninsula is a joyous burst of artistry, colour and all-round cheer.

Trewornan Manor, Wadebridge

The River Amble flows past the hamlet a mile from Wadebridge where a Grade II listed manor house is now a ‘first-rate’ B&B, promoted to a full entry following persuasive reports from readers.

Tavistock House Hotel, Tavistock

Pristine throughout, Brad and Gill Walker’s lawn-fronted town house hotel is a harmonious mix of crisp, modern design and well-maintained original features.

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Pentillie Castle

Saltash

Capture the castle. On the banks of the River Tamar, this impressive 17th-century country house topped with an embattled parapet is available for private hire. Its grand rooms, furnished with squashy sofas and antiques, and wooded grounds, designed by Humphry Repton, make a splendid setting for special celebrations, retreats and small weddings, or for renewing vows. A raised terrace has beautiful river views; in the walled garden, a solar-heated outdoor pool.

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Lewtrenchard Manor - Twixmas Break Special Offer

Okehampton

The Priory - Three Nights for the Price of Two Midweek Staycation Special Offer

Wareham

Cary Arms & Spa - Rental Cottages Special Offer

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Southernhay House - Gift Hamper Special Offer

Exeter

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