Ducks and chickens roam the gardens at Sir Bourchier ('George') and Lady Caroline Wrey's 18th-century farmhouse B&B, where children, dogs, horses and cyclists are warmly welcomed, and where breakfast by the inglenook fireplace includes new-laid eggs from the farm.

In manicured gardens beside the River Taw, this flower-festooned Edwardian hotel has 63 comfortable bedrooms, an old-fashioned, capacious residents' lounge, fine-dining restaurant with a military-themed bistro for more casual meals, and guests can take a short drive to use the swimming pools at sister property, Brend Hotel.