The Pig - Combe House, Devon
The newly renovated Combe House is the latest acquisition of the Pig Group. It sits atop a glorious hill in the Otter Valley about a 3.5 hours drive from London. The grand Elizabethan manor home is friendly and unpretentious, and the staff is there to please. Rooms are spacious and charming, consistent in aesthetics to the other Pig properties. The Jurassic Coast is very drivable and also affords one great access to several idyllic villages or a stop over at Stonehenge on the way. This is just one of the many recommended weekend excursions ST Travel Consulting can suggest from their first hand experience.
The Gidleigh Park Hotel, Devon
A splendid Tudor house suddenly appears at the end of a meandering wooded drive. It is sheer seduction of the senses but still completely warm and inviting to its approaching guests. Mainly geared towards couples seeking gourmet delights and genteel country pursuits, the hotel offers refined, old school sophistication. A guaranteed welcome weekend break from hectic daily life cam best be reached by car or even helicopter. The journey will take around 3.5 hrs from central London allowing for a stop at some of the most iconic British sights including Stonehenge, Bath or even Salisbury.
Glencoe House, Loch Leven, Scotland
Cosy and refined country manse situated amongst the lochs of the Scottish Highlands offering a wealth of outdoor experiences at one’s fingertips in any season. The vistas will take your breath away from many of the suites which are equipped with sitting and dining areas for a true felling of a home away from home. A car is highly recommended, or just tuck in and forget everything else that the serene setting so easily allows one to do. About 2 hours from Glasgow., 3 from Edinburgh
The Black Swan Inn, Yorkshire
An adorable yet intimate and very well preserved inn, with the most welcomed benefit of an amazing fine-dining meal extravaganza, awaits at this special locale 20 minutes north of York. The Banks family motto-good food, good service and a good time may just be a slight understatement of the true experience guests are offered at the Black Swan. This rural retreat in the North York Moor National Park with picturesque scenery perfectly suited for walking and cycling, will ideally be ended with a meal, or two not to be forgotten. The inn is accessible by a private transfer from York but a self-driven car is highly advisable to experience the “ups and downs” literally, of the magnificent Yorkshire landscape. A true gem not to be missed!