2 miles from North Bovey in a lovely setting is Bovey Castle, built in 1907 as a country seat for the heir to the WH Smith empire and now a renowned hotel. Carefully hidden in the grounds are 22 private, granite-built lodges of which we offer 6. These smart, stylish, comfy properties overlook the Edwardian gardens, lake and tennis courts; parking is a 5 minute walk from the lodges (unloading/loading closer).
All the hotel facilities are yours to enjoy, including indoor heated swimming pool (65’ x 19'6' x 4'6' deep; no children before 9.30am or after 5.30pm), gym, steam room, sauna, spa (beauty treatments) and restaurant. Outside are hard and grass tennis courts (lessons available), croquet lawn (seasonal), cricket nets (late May to mid-September) and trampoline.
Supervised playroom for children under 8 (extra, available school holidays and half-terms) with arts and crafts, egg collecting and ferrets. Seven to 14 year olds can join the Bovey Rangers (school holidays only, extra) and enjoy activities ranging from rock climbing to survival skills. Optional activities for adults include archery, rifle shooting, fly fishing, falconry (daily display), riding, clay pigeon shooting and cider and sloe gin making.
Hay Tor is semi-detached. Open-plan living/dining/kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, freezer, larder fridge, cooker with induction hob). Living area (TV/DVD) has a big stone central fireplace (‘living flame’ gas fire) and two sets of French windows to a wrap-around balcony (tables/chairs). Large dining area with glass table. Stairs down to half-landing with loo (washbasin); more stairs down to utility room with sink and washer-drier, and two bedrooms – a double (6' zip-linked bed or twin) with en suite shower-room (suite), the other a double (6' zip-linked bed or twin) with en suite bathroom (suite plus bath-shower). From the living room, open tread stairs up to the master double with 6’ bed, TV and en suite bathroom (suite plus bath-shower) with lovely views.