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BRADFORD-ON-AVONAA CHAGFORD

Priory Steps A row of 17th-century weavers’ Gidleigh Park This luxurious Dartmoor hotel has
cottages has been sympathetically restored by been run by the Hendersons for the past 25 years,
Carey and Diana Chapman to become both their and is still as polished and relaxing as ever. In the
home and a welcoming small hotel. The oak-panelled sitting room and the bedrooms a
bedrooms, carefully decorated with antiques, are feeling of good living and serenity abounds. The
surprisingly spacious and light, with sweeping superb food (two Michelin stars) is a highlight, as
v views. Dinner is served at the communal table. is the wine. Golf, fishing, tennis, croquet.
N Newtown, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire BA15 1NQ. N Chagford, Devon TQ13 8HH. Map p74 B5.
Map p75 D4. § (01225) 862230. ` (01225) 866248. § (01647) 432367. ` (01647) 432574.
$ priorysteps@clara.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 5. ∂ $ gidleighpark@gidleigh.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 14,
¢ Never. / MC, V. ]] plus 1 cottage. ∂ ¢ Never. / MC, V. ]]]]
BRANSCOMBE CHETTLE

Mason’s Arms Branscombe is a picturesque Castleman Chettle is special: the estate village is
Devon seaside village surrounded by steep, still owned by one family, the Bourkes, who live
wooded hills. It’s a hive of activity for walkers in in its fine Queen Anne manor house. The former
winter and beachcombers in summer, and the dower house is now a hotel and restaurant, run
Mason’s Arms makes a perfect base for both by Teddy Bourke and Barbara Garnsworthy along
camps. The bedrooms are cottagey, with (mainly) informal lines: no frills, but period features and
ensuite bathrooms. spacious rooms attractively decorated.
N Branscombe, Devon EX12 3DJ. Map p74 C5. N Chettle, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8DB.
§ (01297) 680300. ` (01297) 680500. Map p75 D5. § (01258) 830096. ` (01258) 830051.
$ reception@masonsarms.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 22. $ chettle@globalnet.co.uk 0 b,d. Rooms 8.
∂¢ Never. / MC,V. ]] ∂¢ Christmas, Feb. / MC,V. ]]

BOVEY TRACEY CLIMPING
Bel Alp House On Dartmoor’s edge, a sedate Bailiffscourt An astonishingly realistic 1930s’
Edwardian house with glorious seaward views re-creation of a medieval manor houses a slightly
from the terrace across a patchwork of fields. corporate luxury hotel, handy for Gatwick.
N Haytor, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9XX. N Climping, West Sussex BN17 5RW. Map p75 E5. §
Map p74 C5. § (01364) 661217. ` (01364) 661292. (01903) 723511. ` (01903) 723107. $ bailiffscourt@
0 b,d. Rooms 8. ]]] hshotels.co.uk 0 b,l,d. Rooms 39. ]]]
BRADFORD-ON-AVONAA COLERNE
Bradford Old Windmill Simple, romantic Lucknam Park Stately hotel with aristocratic
bedrooms, ethnic curiosities and exotic cooking. interior, formal dining and a leisure complex.
N Masons Lane, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire BA15 1QN. N Colerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 8AZ. Map p75
Map p75 D4. § (01225) 866842. ` (01225) 866648. D4. § (01225) 742777. ` (01225) 743536.
$ gtpleurope@bradfordoldwindmill.co.uk 0 b,d. $ reservations@lucknampark.co.uk 0 b,l,d.
Rooms 3. ]] Rooms 41. ]]]]