LEWTRENCHARD MEMBER OF VON ESSEN HOTELS A PRIVATECOLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY HOUSES IN THE UK SCOTLANDAND FRANCE RUNNER UP ROOM FOR ROMANCE HOTEL OF THE YEARAWARD 2005.A JACOBEAN MANOR TUCKED AWAY IN ITS OWN SECRET VALLEY.HIDDEN AWAY IN A WOODED HOLLOW JUST BENEATH THE WILD TORS OFDARTMOOR LEWTRENCHARD IS A HOUSE VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED BYTIME. THE ORIGINAL MANOR WAS MENTIONED IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK BUT TODAYS IMPRESSIVE JACOBEAN DWELLING SET IN ITS OWNSHRUB FILLED GARDENS AND SURROUNDED BY PEACEFUL PARKLAND DATES FROM THE EARLY 1600 S. OVER THE YEARS IT WAS HOME TO ASERIES OF COLOURFUL CHARACTERS JAMES GOULD ONE THE EARLIESTADVENTURERS TO TRADE ON THE CHINESE MAINLAND EDWARD GOULDTHE COMPULSIVE GAMBLER AND SUSPECTED MURDERER AND THEREVEREND SABINE BARING GOULD CELEBRATED HYMN WRITER ANDNOVELIST WHO COMPOSED ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS AT THE DESKTHAT STILL STANDS IN THE FRONT HALL.THIS HOUSE STEEPED IN HISTORY IS LARGE ENOUGH TO BEIMPOSING YET NOT SO GRAND AS TO BE UNWELCOMING. STEPPINGOVER THE ANCIENT SLATE FLOOR IN THE IMPRESSIVE HALLWAY ONEIMMEDIATELY FEELS VERY MUCH AT HOME.
Rates:
268.9929 - 798.8274
Number Of Rooms: 14
Number Of Floors: 2
Check In Time: 1400
Check Out Time: 1100
LEWTRENCHARD MANOR
LEWDON NR OKEHAMPTON
Lewdown, United Kingdom
Driving Directions:
FROM THE END OF THE M5 AT EXETER TAKE A30 FOR OKEHAMPTONAND BODMIN. AFTER OKEHAMPTON TAKE THE A386 JUNCTIONSIGNPOSTED TAVISTOCK, PLYMOUTH AND BIDEFORD. AT THET JUNCTION AT THE END OF THE SLIP ROAD, TURN RIGHT AND THENIMMEDIATELY LEFT ONTO OLD A30 SIGNPOSTED TO BRIDESTOWE ANDLEWDOWN. AFTER 6 MILES YOU WILL COME INTO LEWDOWN AND A 40MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT. TURN LEFT AT THE SIGNPOST FORLEWTRENCHARD. FOLLOW SIGNS FOR MILE. WE ARE ON THE LEFT HANDSIDE OF THE ROAD.