Hotel Endsleigh

Alan Titchmarsh described Endsleigh as ‘a fairy-tale cottage set in an Arcadian landscape’. One of the last designs by the 18th-century designer Humphry Repton, the formal terraces with their long herbaceous borders give way to landscaped gardens that offer impressive views down to the River Tamar. Its remote location offers an intimacy that only adds to its appeal.

Address Milton Abbot, Devon PL19 0PQ. Tel 01822 870000, hotelendsleigh.com