Hollamoor Farm
Barnstaple, Devon
Good Hotel Guide Review
A ‘charming country B&B’, Sir Bourchier (‘George’) and Lady Caroline Wrey’s 18th-century farmhouse in Tarka the Otter country ‘hits all the bases’ for families, dogs and horses. Guide insiders describe a bucolic scene, with ‘chickens and ducks pottering around the garden’. The hosts are warm and relaxed. ‘On our first visit we were invited into their lovely sitting room with a vast fireplace, heirlooms and family photographs, for tea and brownies and an enjoyable chat with George, while a Jack Russell snored on the sofa beside him.’ A hayloft suite, with roses round the door, was ‘almost a mini-apartment, with a seating area and Caroline’s very pretty curtains’ (she has written books on this subject). The look is ‘cosy, cottagey, pampering, lost in a happier era’. A barn room was ‘slightly more contemporary’, mixing rustic features with ‘new wood floors, a smart modern bathroom’. In the morning ‘guests sit around a huge table beside a log fire, with dogs underfoot’, for a breakfast with free-range eggs from the farm, before saddling up or striding out to explore the estate and nearby beaches. ‘A wonderful place, and tremendous value.’ (KQ)
Hotel details
Address
Tawstock
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 3NY
England
Telephone
01271 373466
Bedrooms
6. 4 in converted barn.
Open
all year, check when booking for Christmas/NY opening times.
Facilities
breakfast room, guest fridge, garden (picnic table), paddock, stabling (£18 a night), barn (tea, coffee, snacks), 400 acres.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcome. Travel cot £15 per stay. Extra bed, age 5 and under £30 a night, 6-10 £40, 11–17 £60, adult £75.
Dogs
welcome, £20 per stay.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £125.