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Orestone Manor
Torquay, Devon
In sub-tropical gardens with views over Lyme Bay, this family-run hotel offers a wide choice of accommodation, and imaginative, locally sourced food.
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‘It had everything we look for,’ write trusted readers after a stay at the D’Allen family’s hotel, set in subtropical gardens with views over Lyme Bay. Room choices range from a standard double with roof terrace to four-poster hot-tub suites. ‘Our deluxe room was large, beautifully decorated and well equipped.’ Once home to genre painter John Callcott Horsley, designer of the first Christmas card, the 1830s house has a colonial aspect (leather, rattan, potted palms). Locally sourced menus include dishes such as braised beef cheek; stone bass with caper beurre noisette, squid ink crisp. The staff are ‘attentive and pleasant’. After ‘a very good cooked breakfast’, the Coast Path and red-sand beach is a stroll away.
Hotel Details
Address
Rockhouse Lane, Maidencombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4SX, England
Telephone
Bedroom
14. 3 hot-tub suites in grounds, 1 ground-floor room partially suitable for wheelchair user.
Openings
all year except Jan, 4–14 Nov. Restaurant closed Mon, Tues.
Background Music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed Sept–July (Aug adults only), no under-10s in main restaurant (full menu available in conservatory). Extra bed for 12s and under £25.
Dogs
allowed with owners dining on terrace, not in hotel.
Prices
B&B doubles from £115, set-price dinner £48 (£44 for residents). Min 2-night bookings Christmas.
Facilities
bar, 2 lounges, 2 dining rooms, in-room TV, patio, 2-acre grounds, EV charging, parking.
