From bread to truffles, they cook as much as possible on site in this 'very cosy and friendly hotel', in the rolling South Hams countryside between wild Dartmoor and the sandy beaches of Bigbury Bay.

'An exceptional seaside hotel', with views from the rooms and terrace to secluded Combesgate beach below, this family-friendly hotel is a former Edwardian gentleman's retreat.

Olga Polizzi's beautifully styled Georgian fishing lodge, built for the Duke of Bedford and scandalous Duchess Georgiana, stands in a picturesque designed landscape with the River Tamar running through.

Steeped in romance, this Elizabethan manor-house hotel is a place of contrasts, blending history with modern amenities, from the Great Hall lounge and four-poster bedrooms, to Scandi-style wellness rooms with outdoor hot tub, a state-of-the art spa, a Michelin-starred restaurant and more informal brasserie.

In wooded grounds with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep, the Hassell family's country-house hotel and beautiful spa impresses with a warm welcome, great service, and a choice of dining venues.

Reopened in July 2025 after a £3 million refurbishment for the Original Collection, this extraordinary Jacobean-style manor house in landscaped gardens, the work of an eccentric Victorian squire and parson, has country-house style bedrooms and fine-dining restaurant, dogs and children welcome.

In sub-tropical gardens with views over Lyme Bay, this family-run hotel offers a wide choice of accommodation, and imaginative, locally sourced food.

Occupying a Georgian mansion overlooking the Exe estuary, Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines's hotel is a foodie destination with an ambience of soft-spoken luxury, suites with a balcony or a terrace with fire pit and marble soak tub, and shepherds' huts for nights of bucolic bliss.

Choose a stylish bedroom, suite or waterside lodge at this Victorian merchant's house in landscaped grounds, where imaginative brasserie-style fare is served in the coach house.

The Gloriana of Robin Hutson's Pig hotel collection, this Grade I-listed Elizabethan beauty in the peaceful Otter valley has the expected shabby-chic interiors, with French antiques, Zoffany fabrics and portraits of bewigged bigwigs, bedrooms decorated in restful pastels, a 25-mile menu making clever use of produce from the kitchen garden, and wood-fired flatbreads served outside a restored folly.

Guests are invited to join hosts Huw and Sam Rees-Prosser for aperitifs and canapés before an imaginative dinner of locally sourced produce at this former rectory in an isolated hamlet on the edge of Exmoor National Park, where bedrooms mix contemporary and period style, and have spring water on tap.

In the grounds of Buckland Abbey, the former brew house is now a B&B with four country-chic bedrooms, while breakfast eggs are from the hens in the abbey kitchen garden.

A single-track lane winds its way to this Tudor-style country house, in gardens and woodland on the banks of the Teign and the edge of Dartmoor National Park. It has panelled public rooms, open fires, beautiful bedrooms, Michelin-starred dining and a cosseting ambience.

There are two spacious, luxury, rustic-chic suites in a converted barn at this 400-year-old Devon longhouse B&B on a working Dartmoor farm in rolling South Hams countryside, with breakfast served in the beamed Tudor farmhouse dining room, including free-range eggs from the resident hens.

Overlooking five acres of gardens and field, this traditional Dartmoor stone-and-cob house in the rolling Teign valley is a dog-friendly, owner-run guest house with honesty bar, lounge, and chic bedrooms mixing boutique style with original features.

On a working farm, this wedding and events venue and B&B offers beautiful manor-house bedrooms and adaptable self-catering suites in four converted barns.

Robert Walshe and Richard Robinson have created something very special at their adults-only B&B in a Victorian hillside house in woodland, overlooking Exmoor's rugged coast.

A family and dog-friendly leisure resort in the Mole valley, this deconstructed hotel offers a choice of traditional rooms and eco-friendly lodges, morning-to-night activities, plus formal and casual dining.

Olive and Hugo Guest's Georgian house on the family's smallholding is run as a guest house and restaurant with beautifully styled interiors, heated pool, tennis court, and an ethos inspired by Italian agriturismo, using home-grown produce for picnics, lunches, Aga-cooked kitchen suppers and gourmet dinners.