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"The Country Hotel of the Year"

2007 Good Hotel Guide

A Grade I Elizabethan Country House in unspoilt Devon
Imagine a wildly romantic Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in 3,500 acres of one of Devon's finest country estates, close to the sea for long coastal walks, yet just a short drive from the historic city of Exeter. Beautiful Arabian horses and pheasants roam freely as you approach Combe House along a mile of winding drive. This charming country house hotel lies in Gittisham, the film location for a Rosemunde Pilcher novel and described by Prince Charles as the "Ideal English Village" with its pretty Devon cob and thatch cottages, Norman Church, babbling brook and Village Green - a timeless picture of days gone by.

Here you will find exceptional food in a wonderful country setting, carefully chosen wines, roaring log fires and generous hospitality. Listed as one of the most romantic hotels in Great Britain and voted "Best Restaurant in Devon 2006" by Devon Life Readers, Combe is a place you will love. For, to discover the warmth and tranquillity of this country house surrounded by its enchanting gardens is to find something very special - something you may never have known you were looking for until you found it, rather like falling in love for the very first time...
COMBE HOUSE, DEVON WINS SILVER AT THE NATIONAL

COMBE HOUSE, DEVON WINS SILVER AT THE NATIONAL
ENJOY ENGLAND AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2008

Combe House has won a coveted national Small Hotel of the Year Silver Award 2008 at the ‘Enjoy England Awards for Excellence’, the highest accolades in English tourism.  Presented at St George’s Hall, Liverpool on 23 April the awards, known as the tourism ‘Oscars’, celebrate the very best quality, help to raise standards across the industry and secure England’s place as a world-class holiday destination.

Owners Ken and Ruth Hunt are thrilled with the award, “This unexpected honour for our small, country house hotel reflects back on the wonderful, welcoming, happy and hard working team whom we regard as our family,” said Ken. “We are also fortunate to be in a stunning location with the West Country’s larder right on our doorstep. We couldn’t have achieved it without the honesty and integrity of the people who look after us so brilliantly from the local plumbers and electricians to our wine suppliers and local food producers. This award is for them too.” - click here to read more

COMBE HOUSE WINS EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR GOLD AWARD 2007 - Oct 2007


Latest news....MICHELIN RISING STAR AWARD
FOR COMBE HOUSE, NEAR EXETER, DEVON

Combe House, near Exeter, Devon has been awarded a Michelin Rising Star for the second year in succession for its culinary excellence in the 2008 Michelin Red Guide, which is one of the most recognised and influential restaurant guides in Europe featuring only 122 restaurants in the UK with one or more stars.
 
Rising Stars were introduced in 2005 by the Michelin Guide to draw attention to restaurants that represent the gourmet dining ‘stars’ of tomorrow.  Combe was one of just five establishments across the UK listed as being in line for their first Michelin Star - click here to read more

 

somewhere different, somewhere special

A Country House in Devon you will always remember – Combe House at Gittisham, Nr Exeter


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