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Devon and Cornwall

A September 2003 trip to Devon by Mick Pearson

We spent one week in Devon and a second in Cornwall.

  • 5 reviews

Passage House Hotel ResortBest of IgoUgo

Hotel

Best Things Nearby:
Torquay, Paignton, Dartmouth (Castle)

Best Things About the Resort:
Gym was good, pub next door served wide selection of meals.

Resort Experience:
Our unit was fairly well equipped, but in need of refurbishment. No full oven, though there was a microwave/combination oven. Units on two floors with views over the Teign estuary. Short drive to Newton Abbott and the "English Riviera", so plenty to see and do.

  • Unit Type: 1 Bedroom
  • Activities: Good
  • Amenities: Very Good
  • Unit Satisfaction: Fair
  • Family Friendliness: Not Available
  • Service: Good
  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by Mick Pearson on October 3, 2003

Passage House Hotel Resort
Kingsteignton Newton Abbot Devon, England TQ12 3QH
+44 1626 35 55 15

Clowance Country Club ResortBest of IgoUgo

Hotel

Best Things Nearby:
Cornish countryside

Best Things About the Resort:
Location, spacious unit, good gym and pool facilities, setting (on country estate).

Resort Experience:
We stayed in a two-bedroom patio home. It had a well equipped kitchen, twp good-sized bedrooms, with a third bunk bed room and sofa bed in lounge. Unit was a two-story house. The estate is beautiful and plenty of scope for walkers, with a golf course on site (expensive for what it is). The bar is good, a la carte restaurant good, but don't bother with carvery. Staff prepared to correct problems. One of the best English resorts we have visited.

  • Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
  • Activities: Good
  • Amenities: Very Good
  • Unit Satisfaction: Very Good
  • Family Friendliness: Very Good
  • Service: Very Good
  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Mick Pearson on October 3, 2003

Clowance Country Club Resort
Praze-an-Beeble Devon, England TR14 0PT
01209 831111

Old Shire InnBest of IgoUgo

Restaurant

Wide menu, generous portions, and good service. A pub just outside Camborne on road to Praze-an-Beeble. I went for lunch with friends and had a meat platter--there was enough for two on each plate and the meat was good too. Very handy for Clowance Estate.
  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by Mick Pearson on October 3, 2003

Old Shire Inn
Devon, England
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The Eden Project: Visitor CenterBest of IgoUgo

Attraction | "The Eden Project"

This is billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The walk down is impressive with two vast bio-spheres, one tropical and one temperate. It's not a cheap day out, but there's a great conservation message throughout the place. They're still developing and there's a third bio-sphere planned.

Restaurants/snack bars all sell different foods, so there's plenty of choice. I enjoyed my day. Take good walking shoes!

  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by Mick Pearson on October 3, 2003

The Eden Project: Visitor Center
Bodelva - St Austell Devon, England PL24 2SG
+44 (0)1726 811911

Dartmouth CastleBest of IgoUgo

Attraction

Managed by English Heritage and just outside Dartmouth, this is a well preserved castle. Plenty to see and do for an hour or two. Displays show the usage of the castle (protecting the mouth of the river Dart) from Tudor times right up to the twentieth century.

Well worth it if you are members of English Heritage. For others the price is about £5.00. Kids will enjoy the displays.

  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by Mick Pearson on October 3, 2003

Dartmouth Castle
Castle Road Devon, England TQ6 0JN
+44 (0)1803 833 588

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Mick Pearson
Halesowen, United Kingdom

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