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Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa
Newton Abbot, Devon
In wooded grounds with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep, the Hassell family's country-house hotel and beautiful spa impresses with a warm welcome, great service, fine-dining restaurant and bistro.
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The Hassell family's 'reasonably priced' country-house hotel and 'beautiful' spa in wooded grounds near Dartmoor impresses readers with its laudable service and 'very warm welcome'. 'Our dog even received a welcome pack with walk maps and biscuits'. Rooms are decorated in restful shades, with antique pieces and a sleigh bed. Most have a bath and an overhead or walk-in shower. After a game of croquet, guests can take a cream tea on the lawn. In the spacious dining room, where far-reaching views spread to Dartmoor's Hay Tor and the surrounding hills, meals are 'imaginative and tasty'. 'Breakfast choices were good' and staff were 'helpful, friendly and professional'. (Steven Hur, JT)
Hotel Details
Address
Ilsington, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9RR, England
Telephone
Bedroom
25. 6 on ground floor.
Openings
all year except 3–14 Jan.
Background Music
in bar, restaurant during day, some areas of spa.
Children
all ages welcomed, £15 in family room.
Dogs
allowed in some bedooms (£15 a night), 1 lounge area, bar, conservatory, garden (on lead).
Prices
B&B doubles from £150, singles from £120. Dinner £36.50–£45 (2/3 courses). 1-night bookings refused peak season.
Facilities
lift, 2 lounges, bar, restaurant, bistro, conservatory, function facilities, spa, 11m indoor pool, in-room TV (Freeview), 5-acre grounds, EV charging, spa/public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet, ramps.
Location
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