Mill End Hotel Shortlist*
Chagford, Devon
Good Hotel Guide Review
An 'unpretentious country hotel charging reasonable prices' with 'excellent food' on the banks of the River Teign in Dartmoor national park, dog-friendly Mill End sweeps into the main Guide on a wave of approval. 'What a find,' writes one reader. A former flour mill, briefly home to Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, it offers a wide choice of rooms, some contemporary, with maybe an in-room bath, some more traditional, some with direct garden access. 'Our junior suite was spotless, spacious, with a huge bed, large bathroom with bath and stand-alone shower, plus a balcony with great views over rolling countryside.’ You can enjoy a cream tea by a log burner in one of the lounges and ‘fine dining at its best’ in the restaurant. Here, a short, imaginative, daily changing menu of local produce includes dishes such as potato gnocchi, forest funghi, confit garlic or fried sea bass, saffron and chive risotto, mussel beurre blanc sauce. ‘Breakfast was of a similar quality, with a great selection of cooked items, including kipper, haddock and salmon.’ There is special praise for the staff, who ‘never ceased to smile, and provided attentive service'. (Ian Dewey, Jenny Buckley, Mary Coles)
Hotel details
Address
Sandy Park
CHAGFORD
Devon
TQ13 8JN
England
Telephone
01647 432282
Bedrooms
20, some on ground floor, 4 in annex, 1 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year except last 3 weeks Jan.
Facilities
2 lounges, reading room/doggy dining room, bar, restaurant, civil wedding licence, 15-acre grounds (river, fishing, bathing), EV charging, ground floor largely wheelchair-accessible.
Background music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £15. Cots, high chairs, children's menu.
Dogs
allowed in some bedrooms (£12 a night, towels) in certain public rooms, gardens.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £150, singles from £135. A la carte 3-course £45, 2-course £37.50, Min 2-night stay weekends, May-Oct.
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