The Yeoldon House Hotel is a beautiful and charming North Devon country hotel situated on the banks of River Torridge, with a splendidly verdant landscape, tinkling waterfalls, gently sloping gardens and a pond, the perfect antidote to stress or anxiety. The Victorian hotel is the picture of serenity, its ten bedrooms furnished comfortably and luxuriously while their acclaimed restaurant is the perfect place for a relaxing meal. Famed Victorian chef Alexis Soyer is the source of inspiration for this casually elegant British restaurant which offers an imaginative cuisine with a daily changing menu.

Starters could be the smoked haddock and potato soup flavoured with saffron and chives or a salad of avocado, smoked chicken and crispy bacon with a sweet chilli dressing. Follow this with a main course of pan fried Barbary duck breast with a light raspberry jus or trio of lamb cutlets on parsnip and horseradish mash and end with a chocolate truffle mousse. The wine list is extensive, featuring more than 60 international wines.