Old Rectory

Top choice in Exmoor National Park


This romantic hotel delivers beautifully in terms of style. Boutique bedrooms are supremely plush, with elegant baths, silky fabrics and luxury toiletries; the gardens are a tranquil, flower-filled delight. The hotel's chefs cook up own-grown produce for the restaurant. It's all tucked away in the village of Martinhoe, 6 miles west of Lynton.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Exmoor National Park attractions

1. Lyn & Exmoor Museum

3.3 MILES

This sweet museum's collections include chilling pictures of Lynmouth's devastating 1952 flash flood, which claimed 34 lives. It occupies the town's…

2. Cliff Railway

3.41 MILES

This extraordinary piece of Victorian engineering sees two cars, linked by a steel cable, descend and ascend the steeply sloping cliff face according to…

3. Flood Memorial

3.46 MILES

On 16 August 1952 a huge wave of water swept through Lynmouth following torrential rain. The devastation was immense: 34 people lost their lives, and four…

4. Arlington Court

6.16 MILES

The honey-grey Regency manor house of Arlington Court exudes charm, from the model ships and shells collected by the owners, to the produce-packed walled…

5. Verity

8.85 MILES

Pregnant, naked and holding aloft a huge spear, Damien Hirst's 20m statue Verity towers above Ilfracombe's harbour mouth. On the seaward side her skin is…

6. Ilfracombe Aquarium

8.89 MILES

Recreates aquatic environments from Exmoor to the Atlantic, via estuary, rock pool and harbour.

7. Broomhill Sculpture Gardens

9.88 MILES

It's a magical effect: 300 often quirky sculptures hidden away in a 4-hectare wooded valley. There's a fairy-tale or comic feel to much of it – slivers of…

8. Porlock Weir

12.21 MILES

Porlock Weir's stout granite quay curves around a shingly beach, which is backed by pubs, fisherfolks' storehouses and a scattering of seasonal shops. The…