Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Kingsbridge Devon - Lower Norton Farmhouse

TARIFF 2009

November/March April/October Double or twin ensuite room £70 £80 Single night stay £75 £85

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
East Allington

Kingsbridge - Dartmouth - Devon

Luxury B&B accommodation and sailing holidays in Devon can be found at Lower Norton Farmhouse. Situated between Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Totnes in the heart of the stunning South Hams countryside.

Reached by a steep and narrow drive with high banks covered in wild flowers, Lower Norton is the perfect secluded country retreat for lovers of birdsong and complete tranquility.

Lovely Georgian building, some parts of which are over 400 years old, Lower Norton Farmhouse has undergone considerable restoration over the last few years.

Close by, the ground floor bedroom probably started life as a calving pen, and its large bathroom was one of the farms' dairies, still with the meat hooks in its ancient ceiling.

The lounge has comfortable sofas, music, colour tv, books, magazines, a big open fire in winter, and a calm and relaxing atmosphere. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes are available at any time. From the dining room French doors lead on to the covered terrace, where you can sit in easy chairs and enjoy a drink or evening meal overlooking the pond. All in all, a wonderful location for bed and breakfast accommodation

ACCOMMODATION

Upstairs in the oldest part of the house, we found a George III penny in a pile of grain under the floor, suggesting this was originally used as a store for animal feeds.

The room is now a twin bedroom with lovely restored brass and iron beds, crisp white cotton bedding, a splendid old window, old pine furniture and en-suite shower room. The two double bedrooms have wonderful antique kingsize beds, one Italian with ornate, delicately carved wood panels.

The other is French Louis XV style with deep buttoned curved ends in pink velvet. The luxury bathrooms have large powerful showers with soft white luxury towels.

Breakfast

Breakfast time is flexible and will be any combination of fresh seasonal fruits, local fruit juices, cereals, traditional cooked breakfast with local sausages, bacon and eggs, homemade or local bread and homemade preserves.

Evening Meal

After a busy day out you may prefer to stay in and relax over a candlelit dinner. Glynis is an excellent cook with many years experience. As with breakfast, local organic produce from our farming neighbours and local fishermen is almost exclusively used. Special diets can be catered for, and if you have a particular favourite we will be happy to create it for you.

South Hams

A special feature at Lower Norton is the possibility of a day out visiting a local National Trust property traveling in a vintage Bentley. For anyone who does not wish to drive at all, we can meet you at the nearest mainline station (Totnes) and organise all your excursions.

If you would like to be really different and slip back in time, you could travel by mainline train to Paignton where you can catch the local steam train to Kingswear. We will meet you in the vintage Bentley, take you across the River Dart on the historic lower ferry and on through the lanes to Lower Norton where suitable refreshment will be waiting.

Lower Norton is in the heart of the lovely South Hams countryside which is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. The area is a mecca for birdwatchers with Slapton Ley Nature Reserve fresh water lagoon just yards away from the sea at Start Bay and Bowcombe Creek a few minutes drive away.

At Lower Norton, Buzzards frequently soaring overhead are a wonderful sight and cheeky swallows sometimes race in and out of the buildings playing tag! Only a short distance away are the many delights of Dartmoor, historic houses and stunning gardens. The pretty local towns of Kingsbridge (visit the museum), Totnes and Dartmouth are only a short drive away.

After a day out sight seeing or on the beach, relax on the terrace and watch the fish or wander around the grounds enjoying the tranquility and wonderful scenery before dinner.

 

Lower Norton Farmhouse Coles Cross, East Allington, Totnes, TQ9 7RL

Tel 01548 521246 Mob 07790 288777

b&b@lowernortonfarmhouse.co.uk