| breakfast is included. the 3-level royal suite in a private turret has a drawing room, a dining room and a hot tub. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also an upscale restaurant and bar, as well as a luxe spa with a pool. afternoon tea, lunch and aperitifs are available (fee) in the oak-panelled great hall. some rooms have 4-poster beds, and the modern courtyard rooms are a short walk from the main house. room service is available. set in a 16th-century manor house with an annexe, this refined hotel is 5 miles from plymouth and 8 miles from dartmoor national park. posh rooms and suites have free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities
Exeter Airport 52 min
Burrator Reservoir (21 min)
19th-century reservoir with a discovery centre & fly-fishing, plus dog-friendly trails & bridleways. National Trust - Buckland Abbey (22 min)
Centuries-old abbey with an estate museum & gardens, situated among woodlands with marked trails. Plymouth Gin Distillery (22 min)
Pre-booked tours of gin distillery with Pilgrim Fathers link, also offering bar/dining experiences. Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park (56 min)
Imposing 16th-century manor and grounds, with art, tapestries and porcelain. Open March-September. National Marine Aquarium (21 min)
Art deco-style aquarium with fresh and sea fish, sharks, feeding sessions and underwater tunnel. Dartmoor Zoo (12 min)
Family-owned zoo in 33 acres of parkland with endangered animals and a conservation centre. Burgh Island (46 min)
Small tidal island featuring an Art Deco hotel, a pub and footpaths offering ocean views. Whitsand Bay (39 min)
3-mile beach for walking, jogging & surfing, with lifeguards, tide pools & areas for diving. Mount Edgcumbe House (52 min)
Park and garden Smeaton's Tower - currently closed (24 min)
18th-century lighthouse overlooking Plymouth Sound, once marking the Eddystone reef, open all year. National Trust - Antony (43 min)
Tours & events in a historic Queen Anne estate (still occupied) with formal & woodland gardens. Tinside Lido (24 min)
Art deco Hoe Park (24 min)
Famed cliffside green space featuring a lighthouse, a statue of Sir Francis Drake & war memorials. National Trust - Cotehele (37 min)
Tapestry-lined, National Trust house and gardens overlooking river, plus a quay with restored barge. Royal William Yard (24 min)
Collection of imposing Royal Navy buildings from the early 1800s, now housing restaurants & shops. | 
