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Langdon Court. Wembury
Although remodelled and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries, the origins of this Grade-II* listed building are from the mid 1500’s when the original medieval house was rebuilt.
Its history is decidedly regal given that Henry VIII, Catherine Parr, and Elizabeth I are all reputed to have visited. Furthermore, as a friend of the then owner, the future Edward VII stayed on numerous occasions with Lillie Langtry.
Offering 16 guest rooms in all, the house is set amid ten acres of gardens and is within just a few miles of Plymouth to the north west and the fine South Hams countryside.
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Its history is decidedly regal given that Henry VIII, Catherine Parr, and Elizabeth I are all reputed to have visited. Furthermore, as a friend of the then owner, the future Edward VII stayed on numerous occasions with Lillie Langtry.
Offering 16 guest rooms in all, the house is set amid ten acres of gardens and is within just a few miles of Plymouth to the north west and the fine South Hams countryside.
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Churston Court. Brixham.
If reviews are to be believed - and there’s no reason they shouldn’t - Churston Court should feature on the itinerary of every ‘time traveller’.
This beautiful historic hotel is quite rightly Grade-I listed (picture above centre) and boasts both Sir Walter Raleigh and his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert amongst former guests. Indeed, more recently, Agatha Christie is known to have frequented Churston Court on several occasions with Death on the Links thought to have been written here.
Offering 20 rooms in all - including four poster suites - this magnificent country house sums up the phrase “they don’t make them like they used to” as well as any Booking.com | LateRooms | Lastminute.com
This beautiful historic hotel is quite rightly Grade-
Offering 20 rooms in all -
Boringdon Hall. Plympton
For a building to achieve Grade-I listed status it needs to be something quite out of the ordinary. And this fine Elizabethan house - close to the edge of Dartmoor and within easy reach of the rest of West Devon and Cornwall - is exactly that.
The estate’s history very much predates the Tudor period - it is mentioned in the Domesday Book and had been a medieval monastery - but it’s historic claim to fame is very much of Elizabeth’s ‘Golden Age’. We can never know whether the rumours are completely true, but Boringdon is said to have been visited on occasions by two of English history’s most famous seafaring names: Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake. Moreover, the ‘Virgin Queen’ is also reputed to have stayed here.
Today, Boringdon Hall offers a total of 41 guest rooms and a true late-Tudor ambience. For more information visit the hotel’s site at Booking.com | LateRooms
The estate’s history very much predates the Tudor period -
Today, Boringdon Hall offers a total of 41 guest rooms and a true late-
The Castle Inn. Lydford
Elementary, My Dear Watson...
Dating back to 1550, the Castle Inn is situated alongside a considerably older structure: the notorious Lydford Castle, an infamous medieval prison from which the inn is said to derive the restaurant’s 12th century fireplace.
This, however, might paint the wrong picture of this pretty little inn which lies on the western slopes of Dartmoor National Park. It’s most notable historic claim-
Shelley’s. Lynmouth
Known then as “Woodbine Cottage”, it was here that the great romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, spent his honeymoon with Harriet Westbrook during the summer of 1812 - although quite what the bride made of her new husband’s entourage which accompanied them is unclear!
The twenty-year-old Shelley wrote of Lynmouth: "...the beauty of it made us residents here for the summer months.. It combines all the beauties of our late residence with the addition of a fine bold sea. We have taken the only Cottage there was, which is most beautifully situated, commanding a fine view of the sea with mountains at the side and behind us."
Later, on July 5th, he penned a letter to his friend William Godwin which described his lodgings: “We now reside in a small Cottage, but the poverty & humbleness of the apartments is compensated by their number..."
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The twenty-
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The Rising Sun. Lynmouth
And through the dewy meadow's breast...
This celebrated thatched inn, formerly the haunt of smugglers, is perhaps most well-known for its connection to the novelist R D Blackmore. It was in one of the rooms that he is said to have written several chapters of the classic Lorna Doone. TripAdvisor
More Period Accommodation in Devon...
Burrington
Burrington
Clovelly
Hoops Inn, The. Offering fourteen guest rooms, the origins of the thatched Hoops Inn are said to date as far back as the 1200‘s. Whether the likes of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake used it as a meeting place, as some say, is unknown. Booking.com | LateRooms
Dartmouth
Honiton
Combe House Hotel. A truly beautiful grade-I listed house whose structure is largely Elizabethan. Expedia
Kingsbridge
Buckland Tout-Saints. Elegant William & Mary manor house featuring eight bedrooms and 2 suites. Booking.com | LateRooms | Lastminute.com
Lifton
Arundell Arms, The. Recognised as one of the country’s premiere fishing hotels, the Arundell Arms is a former coaching inn on the Devon-Cornwall border. Booking.com | Expedia | Lastminute.com
Moretonhampstead
The White Hart. Grade-II listed, this Dartmoor inn has been central to Moretonhampstead’s community since being built in 1639. Booking.com
Okehampton
Lewtrenchard Manor. A former owner, the Reverend Sabine Baring Gould, was responsible for the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers. Today this beautiful Jacobean manor offers 14 unique guest rooms (including 4 suites). LateRooms | Lastminute.com
Plymouth
Kitley House Hotel. Centuries-
Sourton
Collaven Manor. Cosy 15th century manor house close to the Devon-
Staverton
The Sea Trout Inn. Just a few miles north of Totnes and set amid the genteel splendour of the Dart Valley, the award-winning Sea Trout is a traditional Devon inn dating from the 15th century. Booking.com
Tavistock
Brown’s of Tavistock. Today a fashionable four-star town house hotel, Brown’s was once a coaching inn founded in the 17th century. Booking.com | LateRooms | Lastminute.com
Tiverton
Brambles B&B. A grade-
For more period accommodation try our sections on Historic Holiday Cottages and Beautiful English Villages
We are always attempting to improve and expand Nights In The Past to make it the best possible resource for history tourism. We therefore welcome any feedback or suggestions for historic hotels in Devon, and especially those with connections to famous figures from the past. That said, all period accommodation from before the late Victorian era is eligible for inclusion, but we stress that the featuring of quality places to stay is paramount. We are particularly keen to learn of more traditional inns around Dartmoor and Exmoor.
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The Castle Inn at Lydford
Churston Court
Lewtrenchard Manor