The Gables is beside Umberleigh's attractive bridge o'er the river Taw, famed salmon and sea trout run, haunt of anglers and country-lovers. Riverside walks. Award-winning good food tavern across the bridge, 80 yards away. Country "request stop" railway station 200 yards away, on Exeter to Barnstaple line. Although a much used postal address, Umberleigh itself is a small hamlet beside a river bridge. 7 miles south-east of Barnstaple.

Bed & Breakfast per night: single occupancy £35.00-£40.00; double room £56.00-£70.00.
Bedrooms: 2 double. Bathrooms: 2 en-suite.
Parking for 6. Open: All year round.

PRICES QUOTED INCLUDE THREE COURSE DINNER and use of most sporting facilities.

Highbullen Hotel Golf and Country Club, boasts a unique combination of family-run country house charm with superb sports and leisure facilities. The hotel is nestled on high ground between the Mole and Taw Valleys in wooded seclusion, with fine views over the surrounding countryside of Exmoor and Dartmoor.
The hotel has 42 en-suite bedrooms, a restaurant, brasserie, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, four lawn tennis courts, indoor championship bowls, a gymnasium, health spa and a picturesque, award winning, 18 hole golf course set within the 200 acres of mature parkland. 14 miles south-east of Barnstaple; 0.5 mile south of Chittlehamholt village.

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast per night: single room £78.00-£120.00; double room £156.00-£220.00.
Bedrooms: 42 en-suite bedrooms
Parking for 100. Open: All year round.

Conde Nast Johansens 'Readers Award' 2006

C18th Country House in extensive estate (long private drive through woodland). Elegant and spacious rooms, wonderful woodland walks. Conde Nast Johansens 'Readers Award' 2006. "...with 3 AA Red Stars, RAC Gold Ribbon Award what more could you expect other than professional unobtrusive service coupled with the finest fresh local produce prepared with excellent flair and imagination." 12 miles south-east of Barnstaple, betwixt High Bickington and Burrington.

Bed & Breakfast per night: £155.00-£255.00 per room. Dinner, Bed & Breakfast: £240.00-£315.00 per room.
Bedrooms: 9 double, 2 twin. Bathrooms: 11 en-suite.
Parking for 70 or 80. Open: All year round.