Loyton Lodge
Loyton, Morebath, Tiverton, Devon,
England
Accommodating up to 10 guests
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Peaceful and welcoming, Loyton Lodge offers traditional country house values in a contemporary setting. A great choice for getting up to 10 adult couples together for a celebration week-end, house party or long overdue re-union. Here guests can enjoy exclusive use of the property, discreet service and the kind of meals restaurants simply cannot serve; individually prepared and tailored to personal preference and served at a shared table. The aim is to provide excellent, locally sourced food, cooked to a very high standard and presented simply, relying on the taste and flavour of the dishes to shine through. Attention to detail, fine wines and the freedom to enjoy all the subtle pleasures of country life make Loyton the perfect environment for a new generation of house party.
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The Location
Loyton lies amid rolling agricultural countryside crossed by a network of secluded leafy lanes, just 25 miles from the cathedral town of Exeter, maritime Barnstaple and Somerset’s county town, Taunton. Offering timeless country views, the Lodge is set on a working estate farm on the edge of Exmoor, within easy reach of open moors, the north Devon and Somerset coastline and picturesque local villages like Dulverton and Bampton.
The Accommodation
(10 guests)
Ground Floor:
- Glazed Entrance Hall and Reception area with slate floor, antique desk.
- Sitting Room with oak floor, open fire, sofas, leather chairs and mix of contemporary and antique furniture and bar.
- WC with disabled access and fittings.
- Light-filled Breakfast Room overlooking central courtyard with oak floor, round dining table, oriental sideboard and discreet bar for service of evening drinks.
- Cloakroom area with separate male and female WC.
- Dining Hall with open hearth, rustic refectory tables seating up to 32 people, family portraits, hunting trophies and dresser.
- Billiard and Smoking Room with full size table, oak floor, open fire.
- Fully glazed, orangery providing access to the bedrooms.
- Boot room with drying cabinets.
- Gun room.
Bedrooms (Ground and First Floor): Offering high levels of comfort, the bedrooms and have touches of both classic and modern style, eachstyle. Each of the 10 double bedrooms have facilities and have been is individually designed, presenting an original colour scheme, antique and modern furniture and furnishings, and an opulent en-suite opulent bathroom and oak floors with both oriental and ethnic rugs. Three of the bedrooms can be made up into twin bedded rooms and Bedroom 1 has disabled access and fittings.
The Grounds
Guests at the Lodge have exclusive use of the immediate surroundings including a central courtyard which echoes to the sound of running water, a nearby stream, rolling lawns and both old and newly planted woodlands. Here too you can indulge in traditional country house pursuits like croquet and clay pigeon shooting. In view of the proximity of water, the shooting and presence of garden machinery, toddlers and young children should be supervised at all times. There is ample parking in front of the Lodge. |
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The Services
The following services are included:
- Buffet-style full English breakfast for all guests.
- Staff.
- Fires made up and maintained by staff.
- Afternoon Tea.
- Unlimited Internet Access in all bedrooms.
- Housekeeping on a daily basis.
Additional Services
The following services are available on request and at an extra charge:
- 3 course dinner served in dining room for up to 32 guests.
- 2 course lunch/buffet.
- Informal suppers and picnics.
- Pre-dinner canapés.
- In-house wine cellar.
- Newspapers.
- Taxis
- Phones are provided in the bedroom and all calls are charged for on departure.
Ten Things To Do
- Clay pigeon shooting.
- Rough shooting in season (by arrangement in advance).
- Pony trekking or safari on Exmoor.
- Walk up Dunkery Beacon, the highest point on Exmoor.
- Fly fishing.
- Beauty treatments and massage.
- Visit Dunster Castle.
- Visit Lynton & Lynmouth,Watersmeet (NT) and The Valley of the Rocks.
- Ride on a steam train on The West Somerset Railway.
- Explore ‘Lorna Doone Country’ round Oare.
Pubs & Restaurants
The following pubs and restaurants are recommended for their food:
Pubs:
- The Rock Inn, Waterwow: Tel 01984 623293
- Royal Oak, Withypool: Tel 01643 831506.
- Masons Arms, Knowstone: Tel 01398 341231.
Restaurants:
- Woods, Dulverton: Tel 01398 324007.
- Castle Hotel, Taunton: Tel 01823 272671.
- Andrews on The Weir, Porlock: Tel 01643 863300.
Price
The prices listed below are for the exclusive use of the property and include Vat, bed, breakfast and afternoon tea, plus the services of waiting staff and a barman for each night of stay up to 5th January 2009.
| Nights: | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 10 Guests | £1,950 | £2,950 | £4,500 |
Restrictions
- Lets for 1 night will normally be accepted mid-week only on Tuesday or Wednesday nights. Should this be inconvenient please call to check availability for other days.
- Sorry no smoking permitted inside the property.
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