Bovey Castle

Just a wonderful experience from beginning to end! Thank you to everyone who made our family celebration together extra special. The place goes without saying, it's stunning and very well maintained. The service is excellent , very attentive and professional without being stuffy. |Cherry made our little afternoon tea experience extra special with a guided tour of the site in a family size golf-buggy. A real gem of a person! Thank you to her and all the team.

We stayed here in July for a couple of nights to celebrate our 10th anniversary and had a wonderful experience!|The hotel is beautiful - gorgeous old building in a stunning setting, surrounded by the rolling hills and valleys of Dartmoor.|On arrival we were greeted by one of the porters who helped us with our bags and car. Check-in was very quick and straightforward.|We had booked a Valley Room and it did not disappoint! The room located on the top floor and was very spacious, with great views over the valley at the back of the hotel.||We had dinner at the hotel both nights - both at the Brasserie as well as the Great Western. Both meals were outstanding. Great service and very good food.|The bar was a lovely space to enjoy a cocktail before and after dinner. Tyler and Swayam in the bar looked after us very well and I thoroughly enjoyed their Negroni!||We will certainly be back!

We stayed at the luxury cabins next to Bovey castle with our three kids, me, my wife and her parents.|The Castle itself is really impressive and the castle grounds are well kept and beautiful. The cabins too are nice, with a relaxing country-side vibe and are well stocked with things you need. ||The pool is fairly big and nice, and the restaurant (we went to the Great Western Grill twice) was also good. The lamb and the lobster were especially great.||What really made our stay amazing, and secured Bovey a solid 5 star rating, was the activities. More than just that, the activities team. We were lucky enough to have Dani (their new activities manager) give us a deer park tour and later help us with archery, and she was just amazing. She was great with the kids, and even gave us a good twenty extra minutes of archery when one of my daughters had to run back to the cabin on an emergency toilet situation. When she came back she was almost in tears because she thought she had missed the whole second part of the archery, but because of Dani, she left with a huge grin.||The falconer is also beyond great, and being up close and holding such amazing birds was something we won’t forget soon.||All in all I can’t recommend Bovey enough, and don’t miss the activities! The golf course looked good too, but since I was there with my family, there wasn’t any time for that. Maybe next time.

We were bought this break as a joint 50th birthday present. We had the 55 minute massage which was the best I've ever had, so relaxing and the aromatherapy oils were perfect. The pool is a nice size for a leisurely swim with a jacuzzi one end and steam room and sauna the other, with chairs to chill out on. Dinner was amazing, as was breakfast and if you've got kids, the chicken and ferret activity is brilliant. Archery finished our visit off. The room had been relaxing and quiet, but the best part of the whole trip was just how friendly and attentive all the staff were, from the reception to the pool attendants, to the food service staff.

We had the best time at Bovey Castle. The staff were incredibly friendly and went the extra mile! There are so many activities, such as clay shooting, air rifle, and many more — we even tried cider making! It’s a very beautiful and relaxing place. We had the best time in the spa. Definitely recommend!

Beautiful hotel, lovely spacious rooms, great service and good restaurant. Loved the free falconry display. The golfers said the course was very pleasant if a little short but very well kept and interesting. Altogether thoroughly recommended.

So we had some friends stay over the weekend and joined them for lunch. And from the arrival we were very impressed. Fantastic location, fantastic views. Staff are fantastic. Food was brilliant, not cheap, but not expensive. Would we go back for lunch, indeed.

A common theme of recent reviews that i hope the management will address as this property has the ability to be incredible.||The main building is complemented by some incredible lodges that are well appointed and incredibly tranquil. We were lucky to have a lodge during a blue sky summer day and it really was fantastic. They are expensive, very for what they are, but we certainly enjoyed the space.||The failures unfortunately began as soon as we stepped foot into the Great Western Grill. To go into the detail will take an hour to type, but in summary, 30 mins to order wine, lack of staff training (which we could well accept), incorrect dishes served, 2 of 8 dishes inedible, drinks not replenished and in general a 1* experience with a 5*fine dining price tag. This happens, however with over 50 years luxury hospitality experience in our party of 4, the greatest disappointment was the blasé, ignorant and in the end, utterly condescending attitude of the Restaurant Manager and then the Duty Manager when we offered the feedback.||What could have been addressed swiftly with humility, to a very calm brief feedback, turned into a pro-longed ego trip that left a bitter taste, far worse then the over cooked John Dorey. ||Having been left in the Library like school children, the DM was delighted to return to tell us she had been shouting with the Restaurant Manager in order to get our pot of tea knocked off the bill as a gesture of good will, only for us to inform her we hadn't even had any tea to the table - a fine example of the dire service challenges within the management.||We eventually walked out and got a drink in the bar, where eventually we were told the situation would be dealt with in the morning by the hotel GM, however to nobody's surprise, there was no response from the GM, he was unavailable to discuss, and as a team of industry professionals, we left, having had another totally average meal at the Brasserie, with a vow to never to return to a property that we had all travelled literally thousand of miles to experience.||Credit to the Spanish waiter in the Brasserie, the bar staff and the archery instructor, who were stand out amongst this incredibly poor team, simply by delivering an engaging service.||A huge miss here, in a situation that could have been resolved in minutes.

Fantastic castle resort set amidst acres of beautiful English countryside. Stunning location. While we were there for the NYE package (our activities might not be the norm year round), there were plenty of activities to keep us busy including archery, table tennis, clay pidgeon shooting, hiking, practice putting area, driving range, full 18 hole championship golf course, spa, indoor pool ( with sauna and steam room), afternoon cream tea, falconry event (bird exhibition including a very cool owl), live music, and fancy course dinners. Pros: 1. Beautiful castle with great sitting rooms on the main floor. 2. Wonderful cream tea every afternoon. Delicious scones and jam and tea. Wonderful loose teas. 3. Beautiful golf course. 4. Attentive staff and some were exceptionally friendly. 5. David-the ex sommelier and now the events manager-was fantastic. He was knowledgeable and passionate about his wine knowledge. Great guy. 6. Room turn down service. 7. Gorgeous indoor pool. 8. On location spa with many treatment options. Cons would be the following: 1. Secluded location means you pretty much do everything at the hotel. No option to walk to other options...but you can pretty easily drive into town (we didn't explore this option). Some might say the remote location is a Pro. 2. One dining room option can get a bit boring for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Decent food but not fantastic and the food was not consistently good over the course of 3 days. 3. Older style rooms. 4. Our room, number 40, had a great view but the window was a bit small and then ceilings were a bit low. 5. Central heating means the room can get hot and there's not way to change the temp other than to open the window. 6. We had incorrect charges on our final bill....but they easily removed the charges without any argument. 7. Our hallway to our room often smelled like food. Wasn't a pleasant smell.

It is one of my favorite places that we stayed at during our trip around England. Set in a picturesque park (Dartmoor National Park) in southwest England, in a region called Devon. It is the epitome of a country retreat! Fantastic service from the moment you step in to the you check out. The classic double guest room is very comfortable, roomy enough to spread out. The room was always stocked with bottled water and milk in the mini fridge, as well as fresh healthy snacks of nuts, dried apricots, and fresh strawberries. They provide you with luxury brand name toiletries. Lots of fresh clean towels as well as robes and slippers. There is internet access in the room through a cable - no wifi in the area at all! Lots of public rooms for guests to sit and relax and enjoy a drink or afternoon tea which we did and it was absolutely delightful! The hotel has two restaurants to offer guests. The Edwardian, serving up contemporary British cuisine, and the Castle Bistro serving up foods like pizzas and burgers although i had the leg of lamb and that was just amazing!! The food at the Edwardian was okay. The food at the Castle Bistro was better. The hotel also has a spa, which we didn't use but we did use their pool and sauna/steam rooms. There are changing rooms at the pool as well as showers for the guests. The pool is indoors but looks out to the park - gorgeous views. Bovey Castle also has a golf course for those who like golf. There are also lots of other activities like fishing, tours of the area, falconry, and gin making. I highly recommend it if you can afford it. I can't wait to return!!

I was lucky enough to visit Bovey castle as part of an extended Like Minds conference session last weekend. First and foremost, you can't help but fall in love with setting. In the middle Dartmoor, it's windswept, scenic and beautiful. We were greeted by a rather dapper young man in hunters and wax jacket, who took our bags to our room. Always a nice touch. Built in 1906 for Viscount "WH Smith" Hambledon and set in the 368- square-mile Dartmoor National Park, the 'castle' has a rich heritage and buckets of cultural appeal. I like that it felt authentic instead of pretentious. The inside of the hotel itself is gorgeous. It's a little like stepping back in time, with art deco styling dripping from every corner. I loved the giant bath (though at first was slightly suspicious of the colour of the water - but that's just the countryside apparently), and nice little touches like fresh fruits, nuts and fudge upon arrival. The golf course got a good review from those I was staying with, and there's a nine-hole putting green on the lawn next to the croquet and boules. If that's not your thing, then there's also tennis, archery, fishing, mountain- biking, and pheasant-, duck- and deer-stalking. I went to the Elemis spa for a facial, which wasn't exactly cheap (£70 for 50 minutes), but worked wonders. I'm fairly picky, but it definitely lived up to its price tag. Food-wise, we had a great dinner as a group, and the breakfast was mighty tasty (though I'd go for continental instead of full english). I'll definitely be going back, next time spending some more time in the spa and taking in a lot more of the countryside to boot.

Better when it was the Manor House Hotel but now very aspiring WAGs kind of place. We went in a large family party and had an excellent long weekend.

Lovely scenery and decor but terribly let down by the food and service. Went to attend a friends wedding. The room was booked months in advance but we were given room 1 which is a disabled room. Room 2 had serious water leakage. Water was literally dripping from a crack on the bathroom ceiling. Appalling service at the bistro. The waitress had to photocopy more menus as they ran out. French onion soup with no cheese. I complained to the waitress and after 15 mins I was presented a plateful of roughly chopped cheddar cheese! Breakfast was good at the Edwardian restaurant but the carpets smelled of rancid milk. The sort of smell you get in the nursing home. Very expensive, poorly sign posted and remote location. Nearest railway station is Exeter st davids. Cost you £50 to get a taxi to bovey castle. No mobile phone reception bring your GPS along. Weather at bovey castle erratic and does not follow the met office forcast. If it rain the main road to the hotel get flooded. Dont go in winter unless you drive a snow plough. The English B roads are poorly treated.I won't go there again. Trust me I live in Devon.

went on new years eve and had the best night, great food and the best fireworks display