October 3, 2008 at 9:31 am (Devon, Good Gastronomy, Michelin Star Restaurants, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Last month I stayed at Combe House, winner of – The Small Hotel of the Year 2008 – South West Tourism Award, AA Inspectors Choice Hotel, Michelin Rising Star – 2007 & 2008 and there’s more….
What can I add to all those accolades except that they are definately deserved.
Combe House is in a gorgeous location just 2 miles from Honiton on the edge of the Saxon village of Gittisham – an unspoilt time-warped hamlet of thatch and cob cottages, Norman church and a gurgling stream approached by a dark tunnel of ancient gnarled beech trees.
Take the long and winding drive from the village, across the estate lawns, you’ll have your first glimpse of the charming Elizabethan Manor that anticipates your arrival. Step into the Great Hall with a crackling log fire and dark wooden panelling and you’ll feel as if you’re visiting friends. A welcome exists that is more than people. The house itself welcomes you into the past with ancestral portraits, into the present with home comforts and into the future because you will want to return.
Visit Combe House for a night, a week or for afternoon tea, lunch or dinner and you won’t be disappointed. The two master chefs of Great Britain source everything locally and produce their own preserves, bread and use the produce of Combe House vegetable garden in their contemporary British cuisine.
Combe House is licensed for civil marriage ceremonies and may be reserved exclusively for weddings and house parties. There is also a private thatched-cottage for two that could be a wedding night, honeymoon destination or just a peaceful, relaxing and romantic getaway.
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July 11, 2008 at 8:17 am (Devon, Luxury Hotels, Private Cottage, Romantic Hotels, Rural Hotel, Wedding Destination)
Tags: Historical Building, Romantic Cottage, Romantic Hotel, Thatched Cottage
Looking for a romantic getaway or glorious wedding destination?
Combe House, a grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in 3,500 acres of grounds in Gittisham, one of the prettiest villages in England and near the Devon coast is waiting for you.
Listed as one of the most Romantic Hotels in Britain and nominated “Best Restaurant in Devon 2006″ by Devon Life Readers, this year it has also claimed the Small Hotel of the Year Silver Award at the ‘Enjoy England Awards for Excellence’, the highest accolades in English tourism, this award is also known as the ‘Oscars’ for tourism.
Combe House has won a Michelin Rising Star for the second year in succession, one of only 5 establishments in the UK listed as being in line for their first Michelin Star, thanks to Master Chefs Hadleigh Barrett and Stuart Brown, and their team.
Hadleigh has worked at some of the top hotels in the country including two years at the five star Pennyhill Park, Surrey and a year at the two Michelin starred L’Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire. Stuart Brown came to Combe seven years ago as Chef de Partie from the Horn of Plenty, Tavistock, Devon.
Combe House boasts 15 elegant and uniquely decorated bedrooms and Lord of the Manor suites with views of the glorious Devon estate and countryside.
Combe House alo has a lovingly restored Thatched Cottage for two, you may dine in the hotel or for special occasions a Combe House chef will create for you a romantic dinner in the Thatched Cottage.
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