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Sleeping
April Cottage
( 01822-613280;
www.aprilcottagetavistock.co.uk
; 12 Mount Tavy Rd, Tavistock; d £70; )
The sweet,
knick-knack-packed rooms of this compact cottage are festooned with floral prints. But
the best bit is the rushing River Tavy, which tumbles along beside a tiny deck and summer
house. Ask for the river-view double, crank open the window, and the sounds of water
will soothe you to sleep.
B&B
£
Horn of Plenty
MAP
( 01822-832528;
www.thehornofplenty.co.uk
; Gulworthy, near Tavistock; s £115-215, d £125-225; )
The
swish rooms at this sumptuous country-house hotel boast claw-foot baths, canopied beds,
warm wooden floors and scattered antiques. Most have balconies or terraces from which
to gaze out at rolling countryside. A book-lined library and tranquil terrace complete the
classy, rural retreat effect; it all makes it very hard to leave.
LUXURY HOTEL
££
Browns
( 01822-618 68;
www.brownsdevon.com
; 80 West St, Tavistock; s £88, d £107-263; )
Browns bursts
with boutique-chic. At this 17th-century coaching inn beams and exposed stone sit along-
side stained glass and Middle Eastern flourishes. The best bedrooms have mustard-col-
oured armchairs and antique-effect writing tables; the cheaper rooms can be small, but are
still luxurious; Egyptian cotton and Molton Brown toiletries come as standard.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
££
Rockmount
( 0744 5009880;
www.rockmount-tavistock.com
; Drake Rd, Tavistock; s £49-55, d £70-110; )
A real sur-
prise sits behind this hillside B&B's conventional exterior - supremely stylish, stream-
lined rooms, done out in dark wood, crisp white and flashes of lime. Breakfast (full Eng-
lish or Continental) comes delivered to your door; the views down onto Tavistock will en-
tertain your eye.
B&B
££
Eating
Gortons
BRASSERIE
££
