Romantic locations abound in Devon. Whether it's a cosy self catering hideaway or a top
class hotel suite you will always remember this very special first holiday as Mr. and Mrs.
Top of the league in hotel accommodation is the utterly wonderful Gidleigh Park Hotel near to Chagford.
Imagine spending your honeymoon lounging in this luxurious marble bath with a double shower to your right, plus your 
own steam room and sauna, whilst the view down the valley from the window balcony is of wonderful leafy Dartmoor?
Gidleigh staff will go out for their way to ensure your romantic stay is perfect.
I am always hugely impressed by the hotel's high standards.
If you fancy taking dinner in your room, then the attentive staff will sort that without a murmer.Take a look at their website where you can take a virtual tour and imagine yourself there.
When our girls were younger, they used to babysit at GPH and one place they used to marvel at is the thatched pavillion that overlooks the croquet lawn, within the grounds. This pretty little hideaway is a 2 minute walk from the hotel and because of the distance, they don't offer room service, so you are completely left to your own devices.
The sweet little pavillion has a sitting room with space to sit at a table, or you could wander out on to your own verandah with your pre dinner drinks, ready to walk up to the hotel whenever it suits you
to eat.
Furnished up to Gidleigh Park's high class standards.
Celebratory champagne can be on ice waiting for you to arrive!
Spend the first few days of wedded bliss together at a top B&B
This is just the right spot for newlyweds looking for something special. Offering ground floor accommodation with fresh flowers throughout, guests are invited to take breakfast either in the dining room (above) in a pretty cobbled courtyard outside, or
brought
in on a tray to your own private sitting room. Peaceful garden for relaxing, daily papers, a come and go as you please attitude. Nicky can arrange horse riding at a local stables if you wish. Bottle of bubbly and welcome basket awaiting your arrival. I absolutely love it.
Monks Withecombe, Chagford, Dartmoor, Devon. (Mrs. Nicky Heyworth) Tel 07976 294 939 e-mail Nicky
The cost of B&B for one night for a couple of guests is £95 and if taken as a single the cost is £65
For stays of 3 nights or more prices reduce to £80 as a double and £55 as a single per night.
All four double bedrooms at Kilbury are super. 2 of them in the main house and 2 of them in a separate annexe.
None of them next door to each other, so all have a sense of privacy. Julia has put a great deal of thought into making each one special. If you are staying here on honeymoon, then take a steam train trip on the romantic South Devon railway which runs along
the bottom of the hill to add yet one more wonderful memory to your memory bank. Click here to find railway details.
Kilbury Manor, Julia and Martin Blundell, Buckfastleigh, Devon. TQ11 0LN. Telephone 01364 644074 or e-mail
B&B for one night is from £75 for double occupancy
Between Chagford and Kestor Rock on Dartmoor Heather Cottage is as good as it looks in the photo. It is principally a
large log cabin of a room with a totally contemporary feel, with a most impressive giant wetroom and sauna.
Very fabulous indeed. Eat in the owners house or opt for breakfast on a tray. Eat outdoors if you wish, overlooking the very beautiful garden which is so good they occasionally open for it charity. The cost is £125 per night for two.
Think about a cosy cottage for two.
Take a look under the arrow at this cosy little hideaway near to Buckfastleigh. The apple Loft has a romantic bedroom under the
old oak beams with a large king size bed. It's very much a flowers around the door kind of place with the prettiest of gardens.
The sleeps 2 cottage has a large light sitting room, it's own outdoor table and chairs and off road parking. No dogs.
Kilbury Manor, Julia and Martin Blundell, Buckfastleigh, Devon. TQ11 0LN. Telephone 01364 644074 or e-mail
This studio accommodation comes with an invitation to share the owners private wildlife sanctuary, and when I visited
Self contained annexe. Sleeps 2. Shaker style hand made bed. Good food pubs nearby. Completely private with very pretty
garden, French windows opening onto a verandah for alfresco meal,s and fresh produce for you to pick. In cooler evenings
you might like to put a match to the wood burning stove and snuggle up. Off road parking.
St. Raphael David & Pat Woodhouse, Mary Tavy, Devon. PL19 9PR Telephone 01822 810439 or e-mail
I took these photos on a visit to this sweetest of all honeymoon cottages, at a small hamlet about 2 miles distant of Chagford.
One giant bedroom with kingsize bed. Fully equipped with utterly fabulous bathroom which has a walk in shower large enough
for 2 and a bath with centre taps which is just perfect for honeymooner bathers to soak in together. Sorry no dogs.
Post Box Cottage, Thorn, Near Chagford. TQ13 8EX Telephone 07734 915 626 (Mrs. Nicola Chatterjee)
Two comfortable cottages both sleep 2. Perfect for couples. Just a 5 minute stroll away from Brentor. 5 minute drive from
Lydford Gorge. Dog exercise meadow. Ample off road parking. Telephone Jeanette or Roger Emmett on 01822 810222
Monkstone Cottage & Honeysuckle Cottage Monkstone Farmhouse Brentor, Tavistock, Devon. PL19 0NP.
Owl's Roost is a spacious one bedroom apartment in a quality converted barn. Exposed beams on show.
Sorry no dogs. They say it's "Designed with luxury and romance in mind" Telephone 01822 613659.
Tavistock Cottages Caroline and Nick Le Messurier, Lower Collaton Farm, Tavistock, Devon PL19 9JT e-mail
