Shute Barton

For a truly special holiday for a large family or group of friends, it would be hard to imagine anywhere more memorable to stay than one of Devon's most important old manor houses. The accommodation includes the medieval great hall on the top floor with its original collar-beam roof, and other remarkable historic features such as a newel stair, a beautiful 15ft-high late-medieval window and a bedroom with late-seventeenth-century painted panelling. Outside, there are lawns ideal for croquet or tennis, an old orchard, and distant views towards the sea at Seaton.

Shute Gatehouse is managed by The Landmark Trust and can also be rented as a holiday cottage.

An impressive Iron Age hill fort, Dumpdon sits on one of the largest and most striking hills in the beautiful Otter Valley; perfect for a bracing walk.

Criss-crossed with pathways, this is the perfect place for a sheltered walk on a warm day.

Situated above the beautiful village of Musbury, this impressive Iron Age fort offers stunning views of the rural beauty of the Axe valley and out towards Shute Barton.

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