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The Old Rectory

"The Old Rectory is a fabulous independent hotel, standing high above the coast of Exmoor National Park in North Devon


This is is a really special place – a wonderful mix of a stylish boutique Georgian country house coupled with a friendly relaxed atmosphere.


You’ll find the simple things done well here, like a warm welcome, thoughtful service, fabulous luxury rooms, fantastic food from our bountiful local Exmoor and Devon larder cooked with love, an award winning wine list and our popular and growing list of artisan gins.


Nestled on the stunning Exmoor coast in North Devon, The Old Rectory is a haven in which to unwind; no crowds, no traffic – just peace, birdsong and jaw dropping scenery. This is somewhere magical to stop and smell the roses – so if you need to soothe the mind and replenish the soul, you couldn’t choose a better place."

Devon

England, UK

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The Old Rectory

Their Story

"There is a conversation that appears to be pretty well mandatory for people over the age of 30 when they go on holiday. It goes something like this.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if we could stay forever? If we sold our house we could buy a huge mansion/sprawling villa/converted barn in this area! Then, as if on cue, they laugh off the idea and order another bottle of wine....but we didn't laugh off we wanted to create a unique and special boutique country house hotel – the kind of place we and our friends had always wanted to stay at but which we could never find.

We spent weekends scouring The West Country and, due to journey times, focused on Devon as the county in which our baby, a luxury and romantic country house hotel would be born.

The first time we saw The Old Rectory Hotel in the unbelievably peaceful hamlet of Martinhoe on the Exmoor coast we knew we’d found the right place for us. It was a grey and wet October day and we fell in love with the hotel before we had even opened the door.

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