Ducks and chickens roam the gardens at Sir Bourchier ('George') and Lady Caroline Wrey's 18th-century farmhouse B&B, where children, dogs, horses and cyclists are warmly welcomed, and where breakfast by the inglenook fireplace includes new-laid eggs from the farm.

With stunning views over the Taw and Torridge estuary, this 18th-century former inn is now a restaurant with simple but chic, affordable bedrooms, both upstairs and in a quayside annexe.

A family and dog-friendly leisure resort in the Mole valley, this deconstructed hotel offers a choice of traditional rooms and eco-friendly lodges, morning-to-night activities, plus formal and casual dining.

In manicured gardens beside the River Taw, this flower-festooned Edwardian hotel has 63 comfortable bedrooms, an old-fashioned, capacious residents' lounge, fine-dining restaurant with a military-themed bistro for more casual meals, and guests can take a short drive to use the swimming pools at sister property, Brend Hotel.

With produce sourced from its own farm and organic market garden, and beautifully styled and lavishly equipped bedrooms spread across cottages and above the village shop, this is a truly exceptional gastropub, a great place for foodies.

So picturesque is this fishing village on a wooded hillside with its steep, car-free cobbled streets that they charge visitors to enter, but the price is included in the room rate at the 18th-century harbourside Red Lion.

'An exceptional seaside hotel', with views from the rooms and terrace to secluded Combesgate beach below, this family-friendly hotel is a former Edwardian gentleman's retreat.

Choose a stylish bedroom, suite or waterside lodge at this Victorian merchant's house in landscaped grounds, where imaginative brasserie-style fare is served in the coach house.

Above a sandy surfer's beach, this Victorian gabled hotel has a youthful vibe, with cool New England styling, contemporary comforts, a cocktail bar, sun terrace, modern bistro-style cooking, and now a sister hotel, The Edge of the Beach, next door.

Reopened in July 2025 after a £3 million refurbishment for the Original Collection, this extraordinary Jacobean-style manor house in landscaped gardens, the work of an eccentric Victorian squire and parson, has country-house style bedrooms and fine-dining restaurant, dogs and children welcome.