Cider House Shortlist*
Yelverton, Devon
Good Hotel Guide Review
In the sprawling grounds of the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey, Bertie and Bryony Hancock’s stone-built home is a birdsong-accompanied place to be. The sophisticated property was once the medieval abbey’s brew house ─ the granite supports for the old cider press are still in place. There are flowers in the drawing room, plus guidebooks and magazines; country-chic bedrooms have restorative views through mullioned windows. Cider House is currently operating as an exclusive-use venue for up to eight guests. There is an Aga cooker in the country-style kitchen for self-catering; home-made suppers or celebratory dinners with your own chef can be arranged. Two cocooning, custom-built shepherd’s huts in a wooded copse are just right for stargazing. Residents receive passes for the abbey, and can explore its gardens and woodland outside public visiting times.
Hotel details
Address
Buckland Abbey
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6EZ
England
Telephone
01822 259062
Bedrooms
4. Plus 2 adult-only self-catering shepherd’s huts.
Open
all year, shepherd’s huts open Mar–Oct.
Facilities
drawing room, in-room TV (Freeview), terrace, garden, 700-acre grounds, parking.
Background music
none.
Children
not under 16.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
from £1,466 in low season.
Last updated:
July 19, 2021