“A five star Country House and spa located next to the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. Smart rooms perfectly mix traditional and contemporary styles, the best featuring heavy four posters and in-room free standing baths. An extensive spa and innovative restaurant make this a very special stay.”
“A five star Country House and spa located next to the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. Smart rooms perfectly mix traditional and contemporary styles, the best featuring heavy four posters and in-room free standing baths. An extensive spa and innovative restaurant make this a very special stay.”
Hotel Review
Close to Plymouth and dartmoor National Park, this 16th century and grade I listed manor house where Queen Elizabeth the first once stayed, is now a country house hotel with a sumptuous Gia spa and a Michelin starred restaurant. Inside feels every bit as historic and regal as the exterior suggests, with wall tapestries, large imposing fire places and chandeliers that wouldn’t look out of place in Henry the eight’s banqueting hall. The two restaurants, the Michelin starred Acleaf and the Mayflower Brasserie, offer two very different dining experiences but both equally satisfying. Drinks are in the main bar or the secret bar which is accessed through a regular looking bookcase. Rooms feature high ceilings and four poster beds in the main hall, and terraces with private jacuzzis in the newly added wing over the spa. The lawns are magnificent and are the perfect place for sipping champagne on a fine day.
Written by Samantha Priestley
Recommended For
- Foodies
- Serious foodies will not be disappointed with the 3AA Rosette fine dining restaurant Acleaf
- Spa breaks
- Unwind in the state-of-the-art Gaia spa, one of the best in Devon.
- Ballooning
- Enjoy panoramic views on a ballooning expedition with South West Balloon Flights.
- Great walks
- Spend days exploring the rugged countryside of Dartmoor National Park.
- Other Activities
- Horse riding can be arranged at the nearby Cheston Farm.
- Golf
- Play a round on the 18 hole Boringdon Park Golf Club.
- Restaurant
- Choose between the stunning fine dining or more relaxed Mayflower Brasserie
- Restrictions on children
- Adult only
- Secluded setting
- Quiet
- Country House
- Sit-out Terrace
- Full of character
- Views
- Romantic
- Luxury
- Contemporary
- Traditional
- Wellbeing
- 5* Luxury
- Pet friendly
- Antiques
- Gym
- Spa
Facilities
- Hot Tub
- There are several alfresco hot tubs in the spa, which can be hired for private use
- Restaurant
- Choose between the stunning fine dining or more relaxed Mayflower Brasserie
- Swimming Pool
- Indoor pool
- Restrictions on children
- Adult only
- Parking
- Bar
- Fireplace
- Sauna/Steam
- Meeting Room
- Massage
- Sit-out Terrace
- Views
- Wifi
- Room service
- Pet friendly
- Gym
- Garden
- Spa
Activities
- Ballooning
- Enjoy panoramic views on a ballooning expedition with South West Balloon Flights.
- Great walks
- Spend days exploring the rugged countryside of Dartmoor National Park.
- Other Activities
- Horse riding can be arranged at the nearby Cheston Farm.
- Golf
- Play a round on the 18 hole Boringdon Park Golf Club.
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Boringdon Hall Hotel
With a £5 million state-of-the-art spa, which hotel guests have complimentary use of, this Elizabethan manor house near Plymouth, in West Devon, offers pampering-a-plenty in a perfectly-preserved historic setting. The food and service are first-class, and it’s excellent value for money.
Originally published by The Telegraph (view article)
