Howard’s House
Teffont Evias, Wiltshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
The Teff brook runs by this 17th-century limestone small hotel and former dower house in a Nadder valley village, with views of green fields and gardens. Here are roaring fires, fresh-cut flowers, ‘plenty of comfy seating areas, and a lovely outside terrace’ for a cream tea or lunch alfresco. Bedrooms, ranging from cosy to a four-poster room, have a restrained country house feel, a coffee machine, bathrobes and smart toiletries. ‘Our smallish twin double-aspect on the first floor had extremely comfortable beds with a decent-sized shower room.’ Andy Britton, who joined in 2017 having worked under stellar chefs such as Albert Roux and Michael Caines, is a key part of the operation. He will stop to chat with guests on his way to collect produce from the prolific kitchen garden that he has helped to develop. Farm-to-fork menus feature game from the Teffont shoot, trout from the Nadder. A typical dish: breast of guineafowl, confit leg, pommes Anna, carrot purée and confit shallot. The Legbar hens in a custom-built reserve lay beautiful blue-shelled eggs for breakfast. ‘A lovely atmosphere. We will be back.’ (IGC Farman, CH, SS)
Hotel details
Address
Teffont Evias
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP3 5RJ
England
Telephone
01722 716392
Bedrooms
9.
Open
all year except 23–27 Dec.
Facilities
lounge, snug, restaurant, function facilities in coach house, in-room TV (Freeview), 2-acre grounds, coach house (private function room) wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
in dining room.
Children
all ages welcomed, cot, high chair, extra bed £35.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms (£15 charge), in public rooms except restaurant.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £150, singles from £95. Tasting menu £80, à la carte £38–£48.50, seasonal menu £28.50–£35.
Other reviews
Good Hotel Guide articles about
Howard’s House
- Visit Wiltshire: 11 great hotels in Wiltshire
A brief stopover on way back fro m West Country to enjoy a delightful welcome and a fine meal. Excellent breakfast.
- Stuart Smith - September 2019
We needed a break away from everything, and this place delivered in spades. Our room was well maintained and very clean. At night with windows wide open there was complete silence, wonderful. Plenty of comfy sitting areas, and a lovely outside terrace . The garden was sublime. The food was ridiculously good for the price. The staff were excellent. The countryside all around is beautiful, with many good walks from the door. Very good value for money.
- CH - July 2019
This is a very easy place to feel at home. Everything is taken care of without fuss. The bed was a dream; the room genuinely capacious; the bathroom splendid (the toiletries worth taking home!). And the food is sublime.
- EH - June 2018
Last updated:
October, 2019. Information from the 2020 Good Hotel Guide
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