Where to stay...

The Blackdown Hills offers a wide variety of accommodation should you wish to extend your visit or stay overnight for convenience.

Accommodation at The Old Kennels



'The Loft' offers a self contained two bedroom unit with a lounge,television, two bathrooms and drink making facilities, as well as a terrace with far reaching views across the fields and valley.

We have been graded as four star accommodation by Quality in Tourism.

The two rooms are available on a 'room only' or 'bed and breakfast' basis separately, or you may book the entire loft (sleeping up to four people):

'Filberts' is a cosy room with an en suite shower room and toilet, with views through its rooflight high into the filbert trees which are often alive with squirrel activity! 'Firs' is slightly larger, has a private bathroom opposite the door, and magnificent views across the valley. Both rooms are newly furnished to the highest standards.

Rooms may be booked as a single, double or twin occupancy. Continental breakfast may be booked and includes, ground coffee, a selection of teas,cereals, fruit, yogurt, homemade preserves and freshly baked bread, or you may choose to book'room only'.

Although we do not offer evening meals, (except where specified), there are a range of excellent cafes,bars, hostelry's and restaurants in the surrounding area.

RATES

£32 per person per night room only (£28 for stays of two nights or longer)

£36 per person per night B&B (£32 for stays of two nights or longer)

£42 per person per night B,B& evening meal
(£38 per night for stays of two nights or longer)
* This option is only available on some classes - please check before booking*

PLease email for availablity, and we will send you a booking form
info@theoldkennels.co.uk

Camping and Caravan Sites

Fishponds House Hotel and Camping
Parts of Fishponds House date back to 1201, being the cottage for the lake-keeper employed by the monks at Dunkeswell Abbey. Set in 45 Acres of parkland with carp lakes, the hotel has12 hotel rooms, 3 self catering cottages, 5 fishing lodges and a caravan/campsite, a restaurant and bar.
Located about ten minutes drive from The Old Kennels
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Forest Glade Holiday Park,
Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2DT
Tel: 0044 (0)1404 841381 9am - 8pm Fax: 0044 (0)1404 841593 24 Hrs

A small country estate owned and managed by Freda and Norman Wellard which has been developed into a top class holiday retreat situated on the Blackdown Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The park consists of ten acres of flat, rich grassland set in three
hundred acres of pine forest sheltered from the wind from all directions.
It is ideally situated for all types of mobile holiday accommodation and
has "Holiday Homes" for hire for guests who prefer an inland natural wooded park giving space, freedom and peace in one of the few
undiscovered parts of the West Country. The walks through the forest are captivating all year round with deer to be seen for the early risers.There is also an indoor heated swimming pool.

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Farmhouse bed and breakfast accommodation

Pounds Farm
Diana Elliot, Shillings Cottage, Pounds, Hemyock EX15 3QS
tel 01823 680802 email: shillingscottage@yahoo.co.uk
Secluded, stone farmhouse, less than 2 miles from The Old Kennels, set in large gardens with outdoor heated swimming pool. Gorgeous bedroom,
en-suite with walk-in shower. Extensive views over the Culm Valley AONB. Delicious farmhouse breakfasts, free-range eggs and homemade marmalade. Half a mile to village pub.
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Ridgeway Farm
Awliscombe, Honiton, Devon. Tel: 01404 841331
Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty with stunning views, Ridgeway Farm is a traditional 18th Century farmhouse with cosy, comfortable accommodation decorated to a high standard. The farm is a peaceful retreat away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. You will be guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome. Perfectly happy to cater for any dietary needs, such as food intolerance’s or vegetarians.
Oct-March £48 (Single Occupancy £27.50)
April-September £54 (Single Occupancy £32)
10% discount for 3 night or over stay
15% discount for 5 nights or over stay plus a complimentary Devon Cream Tea
Located about ten - fifteen minutes drive from The Old Kennels
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Regency House,Hemyock
Mrs Jenny Parsons
01823 680238
Large country house in its own grounds,National Gardens Scheme garden. Rare breed animals kept. Walled vegetable garden. £40 per night
less than 1 mile from The Old Kennels,

Fancy Farm, Dunkeswell
Mrs Muller
01404 891564
Fancy Farm is a Grade II listed building made of churt (the local flint) on the plan of a traditional cross passage house. The recorded history of the house is sketchy but we gather that the moulding on the fireplaces and the stone mullioned windows became fashionable in the early 1640's, dating the main part of the house from then.
Four poster bedroomwith private bathroom or ensuite bedroom £40 per night single occupancy or £60 per night double including breakfast
less than 2 miles from The Old Kennels,
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Reaphay Barn
West Buckland, Wellington, Somerset TA21 9LX
Telephone 01823 665343 fax 01823 664288
email jeremy.hurlbatt@virgin.net
A luxuriously converted sleep six barn, with two double en suite bedrooms and a further twin bedroom, 70ft living room with open fire set in 45 acres of grassland and garden. Pets by arrangement. Short breaks or whole weeks.
Located about thirty minutes drive from The Old Kennels

Westown Cottage
Broadhembury, Honiton, Devon, EX14 - tel; 01404 841563

A friendly and welcoming cottage offering bed and breakfast accommodation in Broadhembury. Set in a beautifully tended and colourful garden, with incredible views over the valley. very homely! £23 per night
Located about fifteen minutes drive from The Old Kennels

Stafford Barton
Broadhembury, Honiton, Devon EX14 3LU - tel;01404 841403

Accommodation in a lovely modern house, set in beautiful grounds with splendid views. Broadhembury is a short drive from the Old Kennels and is a picturesque village, with a thatched pub renowned for its seafood dishes. Accommodation is on the ground floor and tastefully decorated double and twin bedded rooms have en suite facilities, central heating and provision for tea and coffee making.

Generous traditional english breakfast is included, using fresh local produce wherever possible, with a variety of pubs and restaurants in the vicinity serving excellent evening meals.
Bed and Breakfast is £25 per person per night
Located about fifteen minutes drive from The Old Kennels

Hollies Trout Farm
tel 0845 2267714 www.holliestroutfarm.co.uk email fiona@holliestroutfarm.co.uk.

Bed and Breakfast is available in the farmhouse, one double room and one twin. These share a bathroom, and are situated in a separate part of the house from the owners accommodation. This set-up offers a high degree of privacy if required, especially if both rooms are booked by the same party. Lunches and evening meals can also be provided by prior arrangement. Rates are £20 per person per night..

There is a spacious well equipped residents lounge with a large covered balcony overlooking the fishery.

Please phone us on 01404 841428 or Lo-call 08452267714 for availability
Located ten minutes drive from The Old Kennels.

Orchard Lea
Anne and Ray Sworn
Culmstock Road, Hemyock, Devon EX15 3RN tel.01823 680057
email anne@sworns.co.uk
A peaceful family home surrounded by pretty gardens, gently sloping farmland and with views to Wellington Monument. Exclusively non smoking and all ground floor accommodation, ideal for the elderly or partially disabled who will always be made most welcome. Full english breakfast, colour tv, tea/coffee/hairdryers and vanity units, one room has private shower other two have a shared bathroom, locally produced and organic food, vegetarians catered for. £20 per person per night.
Located about fifteen minutes drive from The Old Kennels

Self Catering Cottages

Windover Farm Cottage
Warm and inviting decorated and furnished to an excellent standard (four star). In the summer sit and read on the elevated patio, listen to the wildlife or just soak up the outstanding views over the traditional farmland to Dunkeswell Abbey. In the winter-time snuggle up with a glass of wine in front of the log burner set in the Inglenook fireplace or watch the garden birds and woodpeckers on the feeders scattered around the large garden.
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or contact owner direct for a special 10% discount when you mention The Old Kennels
call Sarah Machin on 01823 680611

Hemyock Castle
An ancient stronghold which saw action during the civil war and later owned by first Lt. Governor of Upper Canada General Simcoe. Hemyock Castle offers four cosy, well equipped, self catering cottages within the castle grounds. Located 10 minutes drive from The Old Kennels.
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Godford Farm
Awliscombe, Honiton, Devon 01404 42825
Whether you choose the superb farm self-catering holiday cottages in the old converted barns or the award winning bed and breakfast, B&B, in the farmhouse you will enjoy your holiday or short break in the beautiful East Devon countryside around Honiton. The farm is situated between Honiton and Cullompton with spectacular views of ancient broad-leaved woodlands, overlooking the Blackdown Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Located about fifteen minutes drive from The Old Kennels
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Fishponds House Hotel and Fishing Lodges
Parts of Fishponds House date back to 1201, being the cottage for the lake-keeper employed by the monks at Dunkeswell Abbey. Set in 45 Acres of parkland with carp lakes, the hotel has12 hotel rooms, 3 self catering cottages, 5 fishing lodges and a caravan/campsite, a restaurant and bar.
Located about ten minutes drive from The Old Kennels
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Meare Court
Mr & Mrs P Bray, Meare Court, Wrantage, Taunton, Somerset TA3 6DA
Telephone 01823 480570 or 07980 601670 FAX 0870 1673067 email::mearecourt@farming.co.uk

Luxury holiday self catering holiday cottages with a pool, spa room, hot tub and solaria, located about half an hours drive from The Old Kennels
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Hollies Trout Farm
tel 0845 2267714 www.holliestroutfarm.co.uk email fiona@holliestroutfarm.co.uk.

Hollies has a comfortable log cabin on site which has recently been completely refurbished. This has one double bedroom and one twin room. The inglenook fireplace contains a wood burning stove which will keep you warm in the coldest of weather. There are also auxiliary electric wall heaters in every room. The cabin also boasts a fully equipped kitchenette and a bathroom with separate shower and toilet cubicles. Introductory rates are £50 per night or £250 per week. Please phone us on 01404 841428 or Lo-call 08452267714 for availability
Located about 10 minutes from The Old Kennels.

MapleLeaf Middlewick Holiday Cottages

Sheltered beneath the shadow of the Famed Glastonbury Tor, MapleLeaf Middlewick Holiday Cottages offers a range of self-catering accommodation as well as bed and breakfast.

Enjoy peace and tranquility in an area steeped in history, myth and legend. An eight acre blend of gardens, horse paddocks and a cider orchard as well as an indoor heated swimming pool.

From the cottages, fifteen miles of unrivalled views of the Cheddar Gorge and the Mendip Hills. Glastonbury is reputedly the birthplace of Christianity in England, and the site of King Arthur’s tomb only two miles distant, the famous oaks of Gog and Magog are nearby. Wells, the smallest cathedral city in the country is only five miles away while the magnificent Roman and Georgian Bath are twenty-three miles.
Located about one hours drive from The Old Kennels.
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Country House Hotels

Fishponds House Hotel
Parts of Fishponds House date back to 1201, being the cottage for the lake-keeper employed by the monks at Dunkeswell Abbey. Set in 45 Acres of parkland with carp lakes, the hotel has12 hotel rooms, 3 self catering cottages, 5 fishing lodges and a caravan/campsite, a restaurant and bar.
Located about ten minutes drive from The Old Kennels
WEBSITE

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