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Eating
22 Mill Street
( 01647-432244;
www.22millst.com
; 22 Mill St, Chagford; lunch mains £15, dinner 2/3/5 courses £20/25/70;
noon-2.30pm & 7-9pm Wed-Sat)
The imaginative dishes rustled up by this intimate little restaur-
ant are packed with produce from the moors and the shores. Look out for smoked potato
soup, spiced Cornish venison, and Brixham John Dory with cockles. Round it all off with
the textured chocolate and dark-ale ice cream.
RESTAURANT
££
Gidleigh Park
FINE DINING
£££
( 01647-432367;
www.gidleigh.com
; Gidleigh, near Chagford; 2-/3-course lunch £42/55, 3-/8-course dinner £110/
135; noon-2.30pm & 7-9.30pm)
Welcome to Devon's top eatery: a double-Michelin-starred
restaurant set in a luxury Arts and Crafts-era hotel. Classic French techniques transform
local ingredients; Devon quail, Brixham scallops and Dartmoor lamb are all accompanied
with purée, velouté or jus - the effect is stunning and the meals truly memorable. The
wine cellar has some 1100 prestige bins; you can even book a personal tour.
Getting There & Away
Moretonhampstead
Bus 173 (15 minutes, twice a day, Monday to Saturday)
Exete
r Bus 173 (1 hour, five daily Monday to Saturday)
Okehampton
Bus 178 (40 minutes, one daily, Monday to Saturday)
TOP OF CHAPTER
Lydford
POP 376
A winding string of ancient granite cottages, plus a ruined castle and a gorgeous gorge;
Lydford makes for a perfectly peaceful night's stop. This tranquil backwater was once the
administrative centre of the whole moor, and in the Saxon times of Aethelred II, royal
coins were also minted here.
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