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Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa Shortlist*

Ilsington, Devon

In wooded grounds, the Hassell family’s country house hotel and ‘beautiful’ spa impresses with its laudable service and ‘very warm welcome’. More

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Good Hotel Guide Review

In wooded grounds, the Hassell family’s country house hotel and ‘beautiful’ spa impresses with its laudable service and ‘very warm welcome’. ‘Our dog even received a welcome pack with walk maps and biscuits’. Rooms are decorated in restful shades, with antique pieces and a sleigh bed. Most have a bath and an overhead or walk-in shower. After a game of croquet, guests can take a cream tea on the lawn. In the spacious dining room, where far-reaching views spread to Dartmoor’s Hay Tor and the surrounding hills, chef Mike O’Donnell’s dishes are an ‘excellent’ selection of local, seasonal produce and day-boat fish. Desserts are ‘impressive’. Breakfast brings fresh fruit salad and and eggs from happy hens.

Hotel details

Address

Ilsington
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 9RR
England

Telephone

01364 661452

Bedrooms

25. 6 on ground floor.

Open

all year except 3–14 Jan.

Facilities

lift, 2 lounges, bar, restaurant, bistro, conservatory, function facilities, spa, indoor pool, in-room TV (Freeview), 10-acre grounds, spa/public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet, ramps.

Background music

in bar, restaurant during day, some areas of spa.

Children

all ages welcomed.

Dogs

allowed in some bedooms, 1 lounge area, bar, conservatory, garden (on lead).

Credit cards

MC, Visa.

Prices

per room B&B single £110–£185, double £140–£220. Set dinner £36.50–£42.50, tasting menu (Fri, Sat) £58. 1-night bookings refused peak