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Brook Farmhouse

Exeter, Devon
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)1647 270042
Visit owner's website

Per night
£100 - £120

1 room

Rooms sleep 2

Children welcome

Babies welcome

An ancient thatched cottage near Dartmoor with a warming log fire in winter and flowers inside and out in the summer

Per night
£100 - £120

Visit the owner's site and book direct with them. No fees or fuss from us.

Use our quick form to drop the owner a line asking anything you need to know.

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The Experience

This is a friendly place where you’ll feel at home – sit and chat with Penny and Paul, read by the big inglenook in your own sitting room, enjoy tea and home-baked cake when you arrive. Aga-cooked breakfasts are served in the sitting room: a delicious tableful of home-pressed apple juice, eggs from the hens, homemade jams, seasonal fruit salad – and local sausages, bacon and bread.

Step up the spiral stone stairs to your large bedroom; the bed is beautifully dressed and there are always vases of Penny’s flowers as well as a tea tray with homemade shortbread and fruit. If you have extra family or friends, you can spill over into two further rooms.

Drive to Dartmoor National Park in a few minutes – there’s a lovely two-hour walk in ancient Fingle Woods in Teign Valley, on the edge of the park. Have a day out on the Devon coast. Marvel at the star-studded night skies.

We think you'll love

Chatting or snoozing by the log fire in the beamed sitting room
All the flowers – inside and out
The valley walks and the dark night skies

You should know

There are steep stairs up to the bedroom
Extra family or friends can take two further rooms

Essentials

EV charger
Swimming pool
Hot tub
Garden
Open fire / woodburner
Breakfast included
Breakfast available
Meals available
Vegetarian meals
Oven
Parking on premises
Free parking nearby
Accessible by public transport
WiFi
Television
Spa
Central heating
Limited mobility
Wheelchair access
Mobile reception
Hob
Bar
Barbecue
Licensed premises
Paid parking nearby
Air conditioning
Relaxation areas
Washing machine
Tennis court
Microwave oven
No smoking
Credit cards
Working farm
Owner has pets
Dishwasher
Pets welcome

Family friendly

Baby monitor
Books and toys
Children welcome
Babies welcome
Stair gates
High chair
Fire guard
Cot available

Nearby

Pub/bar within 3 miles
Restaurant within 3 miles
Shop within 3 miles

Activities

Bikes available
Food courses
Kayaking
Other courses
Sailing
Surfing
Wild swimming

Nightly price: from £100
Surcharges: Singles, £75-£90.

1 Double: From £100

Information

Booking information

Check in: Please get in touch to arrange
Check out: Please get in touch to arrange
Other details: Minimum stay: 2 nights. Extra double room available.
Closed: Rarely.
No smoking: Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets: Animals living on the property
Meals: Pub 2 miles.

Reviews

Jonathan, London May 2023

Quite simply one of the best bed and breakfast locations you'll find. From the birdsong through the bedroom window overlooking a buttercup meadow with pheasants, guinea fowl and horses to blueberries for breakfast after a night in a blissfully restful room, you will lack for nothing, even a packet of specially selected gluten free biscuits for my wife. Penny is a wonderfully helpful and informative host. We enjoyed two perfect nights and would return tomorrow.

Victor, Winterswijk May 2022

We stayed with Penny for three nights. We would like to come back next year, but then one night longer. We enjoyed the hospitality, the beautiful room and the delicious breakfast with homemade delicacies. In addition, Brook Farmhouse is located in a beautiful area! A big 10 from us!

Laura, Bracknell Aug 2021

It was lovely to spend time in such a tranquil setting. I was incredibly well looked after, with tea and delicious cake when I arrived and a glass of wine when my meal at the pub didn’t turn out as planned. The guest sitting room was cosy and perfect for relaxing with a book after a day out. Penny’s breakfast was delicious, particularly the home pressed apple juice! I loved the pretty bedroom ( very comfortable bed) and bathroom. Penny and Paul were very friendly and welcoming making it into a special break.

Allan, Tetbury Jun 2021

After a lifetime of staying in some of the best hotels in the world, I have no hesitation in stating that the Brook farmhouse breakfast is unrivalled. I'm certainly unaware of anywhere in the UK that can match the standard set by Penny Steadman.

Louise, Bath Mar 2019

Lovely escape from the hustle and bustle of every day life. Rarely does a B&B have a bed as large or as comfortable as ours. Very clean. Great breakfast! We enjoyed being able to sit downstairs alone by the fire- so much so we stayed in with sandwiches for dinner! You could describe Brook Farmhouse as self catering minus the cooking facilities. We loved being the only ones at breakfast. Be prepared to drive to tourist spots but not too far. Chagford & Castle Drogo for example. Very close to A30. Definitely would like to return. Suggestion - BramleyProducts in the bathroom?

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Location

The neighbourhood

The house is two miles out of Tedburn St Mary and just 20 minutes west of Exeter - on the right side for the university. The edge of Dartmoor National Park is a few miles away. Try Fingle Bridge Inn, Drewsteignton, 20 minutes, or The Horse at Moretonhampstead, 15 minutes. Visit Castle Drogo and Steps Bridge – both National Trust and next to Fingle Woods (15-minute drive). There are a good handful of NGS gardens nearby and it's half an hour to the south coast.

Local points of interest from Paul & Penny Steadman

National Trust properties such as Killerton House, Knightshayes , Castle Drogo A La Ronde, Parke, Greenway, Finch Foundry, Coleton Fishacre, Buckland Abbey and Fingle Woods
RHS Garden at Rosemoor and a host of National Garden Scheme gardens open in the area. A copy of the Yellow Book is available.
Beautiful beaches within easy reach, South Devon, East Devon and North Cornwall Coast, as well as the Jurassic coast.
Moretonhampstead and The Gateway to Dartmoor and its 365 square miles is 15 minutes by car. Explore England's last great wilderness . The Two Moors Way a short distance away. Take a drive to the pretty Stanary Town of Chagford for good shops and eateries.
The National Trust and Woodland Trust have recently opened Fingle Woods, with improvements to tracks and paths along the River Teign. There are many lovely new walks to explore and cycle tracks to follow.
Close to the delightful Cathedral City of Exeter with the Royal Albert Museum, The Quay and the Cathedral. You can take in some retail therapy in Princesshay and sample many good restaurants and independent coffee shops. Easy access to Exeter University.

Introducing

Paul & Penny Steadman

Paul and Penny are keen walkers and tennis players. They know the area well and are happy to advise on outings. She's a keen gardener and loves filling the house with her dahlias and many other flowers. Paul is an accountant and finance director. They have various grandchildren, who are often about.