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The Mole Resort
Umberleigh, Devon
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, formal and casual dining.
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Some £30 million has been lavished on the Highbullen Golf Hotel and Country Club to create this family leisure resort in the Mole valley with views to Dartmoor and Exmoor. As well as a wide choice of rooms in the manor house and around the estate, all with tea/coffee maker, there are eco-friendly lodges with hot tubs for couples, families and groups. From tennis and pétanque to wildlife watching, quiz nights and cocktail masterclasses, there is always something to do. A varied restaurant menu includes fish and chips, chargrilled steak, vegan dahl curry. There is also a pizza menu, and grab-and-go nosh from the food truck if you’re having too much fun to linger over a meal.
Hotel Details
Address
Chittlehamholt, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9HD, England
Telephone
01769 540561
Bedroom
36 in manor house and around estate, some suitable for wheelchair user. Plus 58 self-catering lodges with hot tub and balcony, 1 fully adapted for wheelchair.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
'quiet acoustic'.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £30. Children's menu.
Dogs
allowed in estate bedrooms and lodges, not in manor house (£20 a night), part of restaurant, dog park.
Prices
B&B doubles from £119 (estate rooms), £159 (manor house). À la carte £38. Min 2-night stay in lodges.
Facilities
bar, restaurant, morning room, library bar (private events space), drawing room, in-room TV, civil wedding licence, leisure pavilion (hot tub, sauna, gym, heated indoor pool, heated outdoor pool Apr–Sep), 125-acre grounds (tennis, croquet, archery), EV charging, most public facilities suitable for wheelchair.
