Combe House Devon

Combe House received the Small Hotel of the Year Silver Award at the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2008, and Condé Nast Johansens UK and Ireland 2010 ‘Most Excellent Innovation in Sustainable Hospitality’ award.

Imagine a wildly romantic Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in 3,500 acres of one of Devon's finest country estates, close to the sea for long coastal walks, yet just a short drive from the historic city of Exeter. Beautiful Arabian horses and pheasants roam freely as you approach Combe House along a mile of winding drive. This charming country house hotel lies in Gittisham, the film location for a Rosemunde Pilcher novel and described by Prince Charles as the "Ideal English Village" with its pretty Devon cob and thatch cottages, Norman Church, babbling brook and Village Green - a timeless picture of days gone by.

Here you will find exceptional food in a wonderful country setting, an exciting wine list, roaring log fires and generous hospitality. Listed as one of the most romantic hotels in Great Britain and voted 'A Worldwide Top 100 Hotel' by the 2008 Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Combe is a place you will love. For, to discover the warmth and tranquillity of this country house surrounded by its enchanting gardens is to find something very special - something you may never have known you were looking for until you found it, rather like falling in love for the very first time...

Grading

• 3 AA Red Stars
• 3 Visit Britain Stars

Awards

• Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme (Silver) 2010
• Visit Britain Gold 2010
• Visit Britain Cyclists Welcome 2010
• Visit Britain Walkers Welcome 2010
• Visit Britain Breakfast 2010

Accommodation Information

Number of Rooms/Units:

16

Road Directions

M5 Travelling South/West

Exit Junction 28 taking A373 Cullompton to Honiton. 11 miles, turn right at Honiton traffic lights (to other routes) and keep on straight across roundabout. Fork left at BP/Budgen Garage to 'Heathpark' and brown signs ‘Combe House’ all the way to Gittisham. The ‘Combe House’ sign is straight ahead. Continue up winding drive across two cattle grids and you have arrived!

A303/A30 Travelling South

Exit Honiton. Proceed straight to end of High Street and straight across roundabouts. Fork left at BP/Budgen Garage to Heathpark and follow brown signs to ‘Combe House’ as above.

M5/Exeter Travelling North

Exit Junction 29 taking A30 to Airport and Honiton. Exit at Patteson’s Cross for ‘the three Fs’ – Feniton, Fairmile and Fenny Bridges and follow signs to Gittisham and brown signs to ‘Combe House’. After Fenny Bridges, take the second right just before the iron bridge, to Gittisham. Turn left opposite the farm and drive through the village. The drive for Combe House is on the second right just over the bridge. RailDirect line from London Waterloo to Honiton and 5 minute drive to Combe. Local car hire available.

Public Transport Directions

Rail - direct line from London Waterloo (*please use the front 3 coaches) to Honiton and 5 minutes taxi drive (taxi numbers can be found at Honiton station, in the ticket office) to Combe. From Heathrow, connect at London Paddington to Exeter St Davids.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• Celebrity connection
• Country house
• Film or TV location - Rosamunde Pilcher - Rose in the Storm, 2000 - German.
• In countryside - Cob & thatch village
• Non smoking establishment
• Of historic, literary or architectural interest - Grade I Elizabethan manor includes Georgian & Victorian features. 6 acres of arboretum. Ancestral potraits, antiques & books. Eco friendly hot rainwater bath. Cob & thatch hut.

Accessibility

• Wireless Broadband Internet Access

Children & Infants

• Accept children all ages
• Children's videos/DVDs available
• Cot
• Food/bottle warming available
• Highchair
• Special meal times for children - Children's supper & menu in room/restaurant

Parking & Transport

• Car parking - Ample & hassle free
• Courtesy transport to airport (Charge Applicable)
• On site parking

Leisure Facilities

• Access to golf course - nearby
• Arrangements for riding/pony trekking
• Cycle hire - nearby
• Fishing - Private fishing on the River Otter 1.5 miles away, brown trout, deepsea fishing at Beer and Lyme Regis, contacts available.
• Other sporting facilities - Pheasant shooting outside and nearby, clay shooting nesrby, racing - 4 courses at Exeter, Newton Abbot, Taunton and Wincanton

Catering

• Bar
• Cater for vegetarians
• Half board supplement (£)
• Room service
• Serve breakfast - £20 for visitors to the restaurant.
• Serve evening meal - 3 courses + canapes £48.00
• Serve lunch - 2 courses £27; 3 courses £32

Payment Methods

• All major credit cards accepted
• American Express accepted
• Delta accepted
• JCB accepted
• Maestro accepted
• MasterCard accepted
• Solo accepted
• Visa accepted

Room / Unit Features

• Colour television in all bedrooms
• Four poster beds available
• Hairdryer in all bedrooms
• Modem point in all bedrooms
• Non smoking rooms available
• Radio in all bedrooms
• Telephone in all bedrooms

Establishment Features

• Available for wedding receptions - Especially exclusive use, with special mid winter prices Thurs - Mon
• Business facilities (eg. Fax/ modem)
• Central heating throughout
• Conference facilities - The Panel Room & the Georgian Kitchen, also exlusive use for high security meetings, wanting personal service and good food and wine
• Event venue
• Ironing facilities
• Licenced for civil marriages
• Near coastal path
• Pets accepted - Well-behaved dogs.
• Real log/coal fires
• Separate guests' lounge
• Staff fluent in foreign languages ** (List of languages are separately given) - French, German, Spanish, Polish, Slovakian, Afrikaans, Zulu

Specialist Features

• Mobile Phone Reception
• Honeymoon Breaks
• Marketed as gay friendly
• Marketed as green/environmentally friendly
• Marketed to any other specialist market - Food & wine lovers and couples, young and old alike, ideal for romantics looking for a Gourmet Hideaway to relax, unwind and catch up on life together
• Special provisions for cyclists
• Special provisions for lone female travellers
• Special provisions for walkers - A variety of walks available, around the estate and Gittisham village to coastal walks along World Heritage Coastline from Lyme Regis to Sidmouth, Doggie walks and maps.

Languages spoken

• French spoken
• German spoken
• Polish spoken
• Spanish spoken
• Swahili spoken