6 miles from crediton and 10 miles from dartmoor national park. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. understated rooms have a modern country style, with heated flooring, luxe en suite bathrooms and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment. this classic 16th-century coaching inn is in the centre of the village, 1. the quaint oak-beamed pub and dining room has original features and offers real ales and a locally sourced food menu. there's also a cosy cinema with free films some nights, plus a 3-level country garden. breakfast is complimentary Bristol Airport 1 hr 34
Knightshayes Court (35 min) This William Burges–designed Victorian country house features landscaped gardens & a stické court. Exe Estuary Pest Control (34 min) Estuary, cycling, avocets, and birdwatching Northernhay Gardens (21 min) Gardens full of mature trees and colourful flowerbeds arrayed around the foot of Exeter Castle. Fingle Bridge (33 min) Stone arch bridge taking walkers to Fingle Woods & Teign Gorge, home to deer & Dartmoor ponies. Haldon Forest Park - Forestry England (36 min) Multi-use forest with horse-riding, orienteering, biking and zip wire through the forest canopy. National Trust - Killerton House (33 min) Elegant 1778 National Trust house with landscaped gardens, plus costume collection with dressing up. National Trust - Castle Drogo (34 min) Country house designed in the medieval style, with turrets, gardens and croquet lawn, plus a cafe. Canonteign Falls (43 min) 2 sets of waterfalls, both natural & manmade, in a scenic setting with fern gardens & many lakes. Castle Drogo (35 min) 1911–1930 medieval-style structure with a garden, the last castle built in England, open for tours. Devon Wildlife Trust (23 min) Beaver, nature reserve, bats, otters, and river Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (21 min) Diverse collections, from art to anthropology, housed in ornate, Victorian, Gothic revival building. Devon Railway Centre (19 min) Tiverton Castle (27 min) Fortified manor house offering rooms and apartments, plus English Civil war armour and artefacts. Exeter Cathedral (23 min) Medieval Gothic building, known for its vaulted ceiling and astronomical clock, with roof tours. Underground Passages (24 min) Tours in medieval subterranean passageways that used to transport water under Exeter city centre. |