Devon


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hotels">HOTELS</h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-collective-at-woolsery-woolfardisworthy"><a href="https://woolsery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Collective at Woolsery</a>, Woolfardisworthy</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="563" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/oldsmithy-bathroom-1000x563.jpg" alt="The Old Smithy The Collective at Woolsery in Devon " class="wp-image-70296" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/oldsmithy-bathroom-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/oldsmithy-bathroom-800x450.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/oldsmithy-bathroom-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/10/oldsmithy-bathroom.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>This exquisite MICHELIN Key collection of three cottages, stylish suites and rooms is dressed to impress with oh-so-stylish decor, gorgeous art and, of course, the chance to tuck into those ingredient-led Farmers Arms’ dishes without the drive home. Being only a few miles from the south west coast path, beaches and Clovelly, it&#8217;s a rural getaway for romancers for sure, but with ultra-urban appeal. Read our up-to-date&nbsp;<a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/muddy-review-the-old-smithy-the-collective-at-woolsery/">Muddy review of The Old Smithy</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bovey-castle-north-bovey"><a href="https://www.boveycastle.com/">Bovey Castle</a>, North Bovey</h2>



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<p>A five-star edge-of-Dartmoor hotel that knows how to make a gal feel really spoilt, thanks to valet parking, attentive staff, grand fireplaces and a lounge bar brimful of local quaffs and toffs. Take your pick from 60 individually-decorated rooms, including swanky suites with bucolic views, defrazzle in the Elan Spa, or pop on the gauntlets for some competitive coupling over clay pigeon shooting and archery. If that&#8217;s too arduous, how about a romantic ride in a horse-drawn carriage? The food is wonderful here too, with a choice of two topnotch eateries.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-boringdon-hall-hotel-amp-spa-plymouth"><a href="https://boringdonhall.co.uk/">Boringdon Hall Hotel &amp; Spa</a>, Plymouth </h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="668" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior-1000x668.jpg" alt="Boringdon Hall Hotel &amp; Spa" class="wp-image-42477" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior-800x534.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior-768x513.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior-786x525.jpg 786w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2022/04/boringdon-exterior.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Boringdon Hall has it all &#8211; MICHELIN star dining, four-poster beds and a multi-award winning contemporary spa. Unique in Devon, this 16th century Manor House ticks all the boxes – a place that heaps treat upon treat. Now with their 14 new new luxury&nbsp;wellness room and suites&nbsp;and a relaxation room where you can take a yoga class, it all surely have lovers and spa lovers drooling.&nbsp;A place to decompress and feed body, soul and mind. And did I mention their afternoon teas?!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-grand-hotel-torquay"><a href="https://richardsonhotels.co.uk/the-grand-hotel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Grand Hotel</a>, Torquay</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="798" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/01/Grand-Hotel-Pic.jpg" alt="The Grand Hotel Torquay " class="wp-image-20043" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/01/Grand-Hotel-Pic.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/01/Grand-Hotel-Pic-300x239.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/01/Grand-Hotel-Pic-768x613.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/01/Grand-Hotel-Pic-627x500.jpg 627w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Channelling the Art Nouveau vibe of its Victorian hey-day, this 4-star Richardson hotel has 130 rooms, fine dining and palatial pillared lounges perfect for sneaking away with your significant other. Boutique it is not, but who doesn&#8217;t love the&nbsp;frisson of anonymity &#8211; and a giant central bar for a naughty nightcap? Snap up their Caudalie Spa Break for two and spend the night in the pink-pelmetted splendour of The Agatha Christie Suite, where the crime novelist herself once stayed, or The Prince William Suite with its 180 degree views of the bay and Torquay&#8217;s iconic Ferris wheel. And if you&#8217;re popping a cork for a special anniversary, book that champagne cream tea for&nbsp;two pronto.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-southernhay-house-exeter"><a href="https://www.southernhayhouse.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Southernhay House</a>, Exeter</h2>



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<p>A sexy, chilled boutique hotel in the heart of the city your kind of romantic break? Say&nbsp;<em>mwah</em>&nbsp;to Southernhay House, the&nbsp;best indie hotel in Exeter by miles.&nbsp;For the ultimate in luxurious stays, book the Tulip Room where you can soak in the rolltop bath before heading down the Georgian stairs for a cheeky cocktail &#8211; a Casanova for him, obvs. If&nbsp;I was to play Cupid I would suggest&nbsp;their&nbsp;Valentine Break offer: from £349 for two nights, including a bottle of fizz on arrival, breakfast for two and a tutored wine tasting on Saturday afternoon. Oh, and Southernhay House doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;&#8216;do&#8217; small kids (yay!), so better book that babysitter.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-self-catering">SELF CATERING</h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nymetwood-treehouses-spreyton-nr-crediton"><a href="https://www.nymetwoodtreehouses.com/">Nymetwood Treehouses</a>, Spreyton nr Crediton</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2.jpg" alt="Nymetwood Treehouse, Devon " class="wp-image-64967" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/nymet-2-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>This Muddy Award winning treehouse is stunning, with Icelandic cabin vibes and set among a gentle tree canopy in mid-Devon. It&#8217;s the perfect place to book in and stay undisturbed, you won&#8217;t have to see another soul. The romantic dial is set high, whether you&#8217;re lounging by by the wood-burner, up in the mezzanine bedroom, or steaming in the outdoor bathtub, just the two of you, under the stars. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nettle-amp-dock-spreyton"><a href="https://www.nettleanddock.com/">Nettle &amp; Dock</a>, Spreyton</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="670" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/IMG_0708-1000x670.jpg" alt="Nettle and Dock Devon glamping pod" class="wp-image-67686" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/IMG_0708-1000x670.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/IMG_0708-800x536.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/IMG_0708-768x515.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/IMG_0708.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Seeking a rural rendezvous where you can forget the hairbrush and deflate a while? With a barn, a shepherd’s hut and a cool glamping pod which is ideal for couples, here&nbsp;<em>feels</em>&nbsp;like the middle of nowhere (but is just 10 minutes from the A30). The pod makes an easy-peasy change from putting up the canvas, and is off-grid so you&#8217;ll only have eyes for each other. There are 20 acres to explore, while at night, you can cosy up by the fire pit or book the wood-fired bath which is big enough for two, and bathe in idyllic seclusion.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sleepy-owl-devon-hartland"><a href="https://www.sleepyowldevon.co.uk/">Sleepy Owl Devon</a>, Hartland</h2>



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<p>If only a treehouse will do then Sleepy Owl will tick all your boxes with its choice of two stylish wooden eyries (and a cute converted barn). We&#8217;re talking designer furniture, walk-in showers, cinema projectors, telescopes for star-gazing and wood-fired hot tubs. If you book The Hideout &#8211; which you really, really should &#8211; you&#8217;ll also have the joy of bathing in the only moving indoor-outdoor bath in the UK which rolls out onto the deck under a shower. Great fun.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://dittishamhideaway.co.uk/properties/airstream/">The American Airstream</a>, Dittisham Hideaway </h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway.jpg" alt="Original American Airstream stay at Dittisham Hideaway " class="wp-image-73455" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway-800x800.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway-400x400.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/airstream-dittishamhideaway-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>If it’s a date night you’re planning, you can’t get cooler than this retro 1950s’ American Airstream, close to Dartmouth. We love the idea of popping this one as a surprise for your bloke, “Darling, just put on this blindfold” (no funny business, now), and driving him here to open the door on a&nbsp;gleaming Airstream with the original 1961&nbsp;Wally Byam’s Caravanners Club stickers still on the windows. It comes with its own private terrace, table football and a wood-fired hot tub for romancing. Hot dang!&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wolf-wood-treehouses-bratton-clovelly"><a href="https://wolfwoodtreehouses.co.uk/">Wolf Wood Treehouses</a>, Bratton Clovelly</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1244" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/wolf-wood.jpg" alt="Wolf Wood Spa Treehouse" class="wp-image-64968" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/wolf-wood.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/wolf-wood-643x800.jpg 643w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/wolf-wood-804x1000.jpg 804w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/devon/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/wolf-wood-768x955.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Seeking a secluded getaway for you and your plus-one? You’re barking up the, erm, right tree! This brilliantly conceived burn-out Nature break, close to Dartmoor and overlooking 13 acres of leafy mixed woodland, comprises four luxury treehouses, built on stilts 7m high into the tree canopy. The owners put a load of thought into the site to ensure your peaceful glade is neither too shady, nor too open, and with so much space between the treehouses, you’ll feel like it’s just you, the woods and the tweeting birds. The icing on the cake is that two are kitted with their own private saunas and sunken hot tubs. Ideal for a spa break without the fight for the lounger (and the option to leave your clothes at the door).</p>



<p><em style="font-weight: bold">Find more Muddy intel on&nbsp;<a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/family-friendly-self-catering-stays-devon/">self-catering stays for families</a>,&nbsp;</em><strong><em>stay <a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/devon-beach-hotels-inns-self-catering-apartments/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">practically on the beach</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/best-self-catering-stays-devon/">self-catering stays at hotels and pubs</a>&nbsp;(no cooking!).</em></strong></p>


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