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Friends from London were visiting and wanted to get away from it all so we all booked in at Two Bridges Hotel right smack bang in the middle of The National Park Dartmoor. It is an old coaching inn recently refurbished and stunning! All the old world charm you want but up-to-date facilities that we all want these days. Food better than any three-star place I have been to, obviously keen on local produce and using Dartmoor Farmers Beef. We upgraded to a room with four poster bed and spa bath which was great after a days walking. The log fires and own brewed Jail Ale was a great way to relax with friends. The friendly receptionist did offer us a tour of their brewery but we did not have the time perhaps another day. We will certainly be back.
www.twobridges.co.uk
Two Bridges, Dartmoor, Devon, PL20 6SW
01822 890581
Train Station Plymouth or Exeter so easy trip from London.
Google map: tinyurl.com/yg7anul
My boyfriend had been promising to take me for ages and we were married by the time I eventually got to experience this wonderful tea room in a beautiful spot on Dartmoor. It was worth the wait. The scones are delicious: homemade to a secret recipe and served with a mountain of clotted cream. But the setting is what really sets this apart. An ideal point to start or finish a walk along the Dart and in the grounds there is an intriguing rescue centre for (mostly) wildfowl. Not just a great cream tea, but a great day out too.
www.badgersholtdartmoor.co.uk/
01364 631213
Beautiful woodland waterfall on the edge of Dartmoor - a reminder that this was once a wooded hospitable area to live. Climbing on the boulders included on the walking map!
www.beckyfalls.com/visitor.php
Eastern side of Dartmoor near Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot.