Croyde Bay Hotel or Self Catering

"Brilliant location near beach. Aimed mainly at families, evening entertainment typical holiday camp for young children or oaps. Very good service and well maintained facilities. Excellent breakfast, clean rooms and fun games onsite like crazy golf. I had party of 3 adults staying in the hotel side. Best value in the area for a room with 3 or 4 adults. Highly recommend for a trip to North Devon"

North Devon Resort

Trimstone Manor Country House Cottages

"My elderly mum and I chose to stay at Trimstone because it is close to my brother's home in Braunton, close to the beaches of Woolacoombe and Ilfracoombe, and yet still secluded; surrounded by beautiful countryside and gardens. Disabled access was also important for us, and I was able to book us a ground floor room each, next to the car park and with views of the beautiful birds living at the hotel (from an accessible private patio). The swimming pool was warm, clean and also very close to our rooms. I didn't try the sauna or gym - maybe next time! Breakfast was delicious, home cooked and filling. We also had a great cream tea, with Rhianne's freshly baked (huge) scones still warm. Yes, Trimstone is old fashioned, but the family and staff are working hard to develop and maintain this wonderful old piece of history (which is also their home). The price for our stay was a lot less than in nearby beach front hotels, and we felt is was well worth what we paid. For us, the feeling of being welcomed and valued guests was the most important factor. In any case, our rooms were comfortable and in good working order, and we enjoyed playing pool in the games room. . Thank you to everyone at Trimstone, and especially to Rhianne, who was on hand day and night and works tirelessly! We will be visiting again and feel we have found a 'home from home' for our future visits to North Devon."

Yeo Dale Hotel

"Super comfy beds and pillows. I slept so well. Such a nice breakfast which was included. Breakfast finished at 8.30am on a week day so worth getting up earlier if you require a leisurely breakfast as everything is promptly removed at 8.30am. The loft space room was clearly advised to me as being in the loft, tight for space and approx 50 stairs, it was a struggle for the unfit(me,) and the double bed great for just me but two people getting in and out would have been a struggle. The en suite was lovely, a small shower tight against the toilet, not for a larger person. Bed so, so comfortable, I slept so well. The tea tray was very nice, lovely tea, beautiful mugs and yummy biscuits."

Lorna Doone House

"We stayed at Lorna Doone w/c 8th April 2024 in Room 9 (second floor). We previously stayed there 10+ years ago, and we thought it was time to go back and visit Lynmouth. We like to go and visit/explore different places (usually new ones for us) hence why it took us so long to go back there. When we booked our room we found out that the previous owners had left 6 years (!) previously and that Russell and Nicky had taken over the B&B. We thought it doesn’t matter, the ‘new’ owners have been here 6 years so they must be doing something right! Russell welcomed us in and after chatting about breakfast and facilities, he showed us to our room. It was lovely, a big king size bed (two singles put together) and really comfortable. The room was bright and welcoming. The en-suite shower room had a window, which is rare in B&B/Hotel accommodation and something that I like as it allows some air flow between the bedroom and the bathroom. Moving on to breakfast. The evening/morning before you are handed over a sheet where you choose your breakfast. This is a good way of preventing waste. You tick all the items you would like to have at breakfast the following morning, instead of being presented with a full plate of English breakfast (if that’s what you like) and only eating half of it with the leftover going in the bin. It seems that Russell was in charge of cooking the breakfast and Nicky was being ‘mother’ (I think that’s how the expression goes). Perfectly cooked poached eggs, sausages, bacon, black pudding, mushrooms, etc… Delicious apple juice (I would have liked more but didn’t want to seem too greedy!). My other half got chatting to other friendly guests, he’s the chatterbox in our couple, takes after his mother! If that’s your thing, there is a path going up to Watersmeet (coffee stop on the way up and cream tea stop on the way back! Although there are places you can have cream tea at Lynmouth too) and beyond. We were hoping to have a beer at the Rockford Inn but the electricity cables were being changed on the street and so the pub was closed. Pity. On our last evening we went to the Old Merchant, and unbeknown to us, the local shanty singers group was there and started to sing, there was a bucket going around as they were raising money to build a boathouse on the sea front. Despite some of the songs having the lyrics ‘down with the French’ (I didn’t take it personally!), it was a really enjoyable evening and we stayed longer than we would have otherwise and contributed to the bucket takings! Our big surprise was that our host (Russell) was one of the singers and what a strong voice he had! Very impressed! So all in all, we had a lovely stay. Lorna Doone is a really convenient place to be and we have already recommended it to friends. Nicky and Russell will recommend places to eat, most are within walking distance so very handy if you don’t want to drink and drive. I don’t know when we will be back, as, as I’ve mentioned above, we "

Moorlands

"Awesome experience of staying 3 nights in Moorlands. Its a quiet and peaceful location , great hospitality and excellent breakfast. Perfect B&B option to choose if you want to explore Lynton, Lynmouth and Barnstaple but do not want to stay in a touristy place!"

Exmoor Manor Guest House

"Only stayed one night on a recommendation. Was superb in every aspect and couldn’t fault it. The pub next door served good home cooked food and was reasonably priced. The vegetarian option was so nice. Would definitely return should we ever be that way again."

Sinai House

"Great stay, friendly hosts, amazing sea view and perfect breakfast."

The Olive Branch

"Great location, great atmosphere. Our room was lovely sea views and lots of people watching. Value was good with a huge breakfast available which was really good. Everything was clean and tidy. As for our hostess she was great and directed us to 2 of the best restaurants which we would go back to if in Ilfracombe again. Would we go back to the Olive Branch yes without a doubt, highly recommend it for a great weekend."

Sea Dunes - a Croyde bungalow with sea views & easy walk to the beach or village