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living room, brown sofa, wooden beams
  • living room, brown sofa, wooden beams
  • bedroom, white bed, stuffed toy, guest book
  • garden in sunshine
  • accessible ramp
  • flowers, garden, arm chairs, lounge

West Down Guest House

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  • 4 AA Stars
4 AA Stars

About

West Down is an AA award winning farm guest house providing superb dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation in Glorious North Devon. Optional superb home cooked evening meals are freshly prepared using produce from the guest house gardens wherever possible and meat, fish and dairy products from trusted local West Country suppliers. Special diets and requirements are well catered for, Brenda is happy to discuss these with you prior to your visit to make sure that you are confident that your needs are fully met and that your stay is an enjoyable one.

The guest accommodation is beautifully appointed and decorated with lots of attention to detail to make your stay at West Down as comfortable as possible. All rooms are ensuite with large bedrooms, remote control colour TVs and hostess trays stocked with West Country teas, coffees and biscuits. Two new ground floor rooms are available with direct wheelchair access from the car park for those with restricted mobility. One of these benefits from wheelchair access directly into the bedroom room which has a large shower wet room. Roger maintains the acres of flat, gently sloping gardens and grounds with ponds and water features as well as growing fruit and vegetables for the kitchen and producing a constant supply of flowers for the guest house.

Public rooms are on the ground floor and consist of a conservatory / dining room with individual dining tables for you to enjoy AA award winning West Country breakfasts and wonderful evening meals served with a complimentary glass of wine. The conservatory also has a relaxed seating area overlooking the garden and ponds which regularly host a variety of birds including woodpeckers, great tits, chaffinches and many more that come to feast on the bird feeders. There is also a very cosy lounge with a log burner for the cooler evenings in which to relax with sumptuous deep leather chairs, ideal after a hearty evening meal especially if you have been exploring the delights of Glorious North Devon during the day.

West Down is situated in Glorious North Devon on the edge of Exmoor National Park, an Area of Outstanding National Beauty and close to the wild Atlantic coastline with its rugged cliffs and miles of sandy Blue Flag beaches such as Croyde Bay, Woolacombe and Saunton Sands. Coastal villages such as Clovelly, Hartland Point, Westward Ho!, Appledore, Instow, Ilfracombe, Lynton, Lynemouth and Porlock are within easy driving distances from West Down and make for great exploration in all seasons. Many of the coastal towns have working harbours providing facilities for local and visiting sailors and where you might also see local fishing boats unloading catches from our own Marine Conservation Area around the island of Lundy. Lundy Island is well worth visiting accessed by the MS Oldenburg ferry service from Ilfracombe and Bideford in the summer season or by the helicopter service from Hartland Point in the winter season.

Inland, the North Devon historic market towns and villages such as Barnstaple, Bideford, Umberleigh, Torrington and South Molton provide for hours of exploration due to their quaint lanes full of antique shops and independent coffee shops brimming full of home backed cakes and of course Devon Cream teas. Just be careful to make sure that you place the jam and cream on the scone in the right order or you might be frog marched across the border into Cornwall. Many towns have weekly pannier markets selling local produce, antiques and bric-a-brac which make for interesting browsing.

National Trust stately homes and grounds such as Arlington Court and Dunster Castle as well stately gardens such as RHS Rosemoor, Marwood Hill and Tapeley Park Gardens offer incredible opportunities for exploration before returning to West Down for a well-earned award-winning evening meal.

Come and join us and our many repeat guests for a holiday or short break, please visit our website to check availability and for details of our seasonal offers and late availability.

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Guide Prices

Number of Rooms / Units
3
Room / Unit TypeRoom / Unit Tariff*
Marwood£47.25 per person (breakfast included)
Swallow£47.25 per person (breakfast included)
Woodpecker£47.25 per person (breakfast included)

*Children under 10 sharing – 50% of adult rate
Children under 2 sharing – free
Prices above based on if you stay three nights or more.

Facilities

Catering

  • Additional meal details - Special diets catered for
  • Cater for vegetarians
  • Local Produce English Breakfast
  • Serve breakfast
  • Serve evening meal
  • Serve lunch

Children & Infants

  • Accept children all ages
  • Food/bottle warming available

COVID-19 Response

  • 1m distancing in place
  • 2m distancing in place
  • Advance booking essential
  • All linens sanitized in high-temperature wash
  • Capacity limit - 4
  • Clear signage
  • COVID-19 measures in place
  • COVID-19 refund and cancellation policy in place
  • COVID-19 risk assessment completed
  • COVID-19 staff training completed
  • Deep cleaning between visitors
  • Face mask essential (not provided)
  • Face mask essential (provided)
  • Face masks available for visitors
  • Face masks required for staff in public areas
  • Food available during COVID-19 restrictions
  • Hand sanitizer available to visitors & staff
  • Individually wrapped toiletries
  • Meal times must be booked
  • One way system
  • Open now
  • Outside seating
  • Socially distanced spaced seating

Establishment Features

  • Broadband Internet Access
  • Central heating throughout
  • Countryside Location
  • Exclusive Use
  • Family Friendly
  • Free car parking
  • Garden/patio for guests' use
  • Ironing facilities
  • Log Fire
  • On-site parking or valet parking
  • Real log/coal fires
  • Restaurant
  • Separate guests' lounge

Key Features

  • Accessible - Ground floor public rooms with wheelchair access.
  • Accessible Rooms - Wheelchair accessible rooms with direct access from car park. One with ensuite shower wet room.
  • Family
  • Farm - Non-working and without livestock.
  • In countryside
  • Non smoking establishment
  • Romantic

Leisure Facilities

  • Arrangements for riding/pony trekking

Parking & Transport

  • Car parking
  • On site parking

Payment Methods

  • Accept Bank Transfers, Internet Payment or SWIFT/IBAN
  • Cash & Cheque accepted

Room / Unit Features

  • Central Heating
  • Colour television in all bedrooms
  • Colour Television in all units
  • Digital TV
  • Electric shaver point
  • Free View TV
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Ground Floor Accommodation
  • Hairdryer in all bedrooms
  • Non smoking rooms available
  • Tea & coffee making facilities in all bedrooms
  • TV in all bedrooms
  • WiFi

Specialist Features

  • Mobile Phone Reception
  • Special provisions for cyclists
  • Special provisions for lone female travellers
  • Special provisions for walkers

Travel & Trade

  • Packed lunches available
  • Wi-fi available

Venue Facilities

  • Wood burning stove

Map & Directions

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Access Information

PARKING

Designated parking provided for guests with disabilities
Within about 50 metres from the main entrance
Drop-off point for guests immediately outside the main entrance
Route from the parking area to the entrance is:
Flat, (i.e. without steps)
With a ramp

ACCESS TO PUBLIC AREAS

Level access (i.e. no steps or thresholds), or access by a ramp or lift:
From the entrance to reception
To one or more bedrooms
To the lounge

RESTAURANT / BREAKFAST / DINING ROOM

Level access (i.e. no steps or thresholds), or access by ramp or lift
Meals for guests with special dietary requirements

BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS: GENERAL

Baths with support handrails available
Bedroom furniture can be re-arranged if requested by the guest
Separate shower units:
With fixed shower seats or shower chairs available
With support handrails available
WCs with handrails available
Bathroom(s) available with:
Bath
Bath with shower
Level entry shower
Separate shower unit

BEDROOMS: FOR GUESTS WHO USE A WHEELCHAIR

Bedrooms with en suite bathrooms suitable for guests who use a wheelchair
Bedrooms with separate, private or shared bathrooms, suitable for guests who use a wheelchair (i.e. not en suite)

GENERAL QUESTIONS

Emergency evacuation procedures for guests with disabilities
Non-smoking policy throughout establishment
Proprietors / staff available 24-hours
Staff have disability awareness training

This information is self-assessed; therefore we accept no liability for its accuracy. Please contact the venue for further information.

Umberleigh, Nr Barnstaple, Devon, EX37 9HP

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Opening Times

Season (13 Jan 2020 - 14 Dec 2020)

Gradings

  • 4 AA Stars
4 AA Stars

Awards

  • AA AwardsAA Dinner Award AA Dinner Award 2020
  • Group EstablishmentsFarm Stay UK Farm Stay UK 2018
  • AA AwardsAA - Breakfast Award - 2020 AA - Breakfast Award - 2020 2019
  • Visit BritainWe're Good to Go We're Good to Go 2020
  • AA AwardsAA COVID Confident Scheme AA COVID Confident Scheme 2020
  • AA AwardsFarmhouse - Gold award - 2020 Farmhouse - Gold award - 2020 2020

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