The River Teign flows through the grounds of Alex Horsfall’s dog-friendly country house, a former flour mill with 'superb scenery and walking on the doorstep' on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. 'We were very impressed,' write trusted readers. 'An unpretentious country hotel charging reasonable prices' with food of a 'very high standard, professionally cooked and well presented'. There is a wide choice of bedrooms and suites of different sizes, styles and outlooks. A ground-floor annexe room has a private deck overlooking the river. A mobility-friendly ground-floor room was ‘pleasant and well equipped, with a nice little balcony’, though the bathroom wasn’t fully adapted. Will Broom cooks a nightly changing menu of dishes such as salmon en croute, and baked vegetable gratin. ‘Great venison and duck,' reported a reader. At breakfast there is smoked haddock, kipper with grain mustard and lemon herb butter, local free-range eggs. Everyone enjoys the ambience. ‘Staff were friendly and efficient and there was a truly relaxed atmosphere.’ ‘We were even given a bag containing mineral water and a snack when we left.’ (ID, PA, RA, and others)