Description
This is a 19th Century country house, situated in the unspoiled Devon countryside, nestled between Exmoor and Dartmoor. The Amberstone Manor, set in 5 acres of landscaped gardens and 20 acres of river meadows, has been totally refurbished and offers ten beautifully-appointed bedrooms, sleeping up to twenty adults.
On the ground floor, there are two very large reception and dining areas and a lounging TV room to relax in. There is also a large farmhouse style kitchen with ancilliary rooms and the dining room that seats eighteen. All have large windows, mostly double aspect, allowing in the south facing sun and light.The two floors above contain ten beautifully appointed bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The courtyard contains a spectacular room (11m x 6m) that can be used for functions, conferences, dance, yoga and table tennis. The adjoining room is a huge but restful snooker room (full size table), library and flat screen TV.
The house sits comfortably in five acres of gardens and pastures with uninterrupted views across a valley of woods and river towards distant Dartmoor. Immediately around the house are formal gardens that were laid out in Victorian times. To the west is a private sunken salt water swimming pool set amongst tropical plants, while on a lower terrace is a tennis court of green artificial grass surrounded by a hundred Rhododendron bushes. The south facing terraces are built from fossilised limestone from Malta, but underneath is a very English Victorian garden grotto. A lawn for croquet, an orchard for apples, a vegetable garden for fresh produce all add up to the quintessential English country garden.
Facilities include an outdoor heated (heated by solar panels) salt water pool (The swimming pool is open from late May through to September weather dependent), infra red sauna, yoga and dance room, TVs and DVDs in most of the rooms, astro turf tennis court, snooker room, croquet lawn and extensive gardens. Wi-fi is available throughout.
Amberstone Manor is the perfect place for house parties, celebrations, family get-togethers, or a relaxing retreat. We love it here so much that we chose Amberstone as the venue for one of our spectacular blogger retreats, offering a taste of the unique Oliver's Travels holiday experience.
Check out this round up from the Luxury Columnist. /n Security deposit /n £1000. This is paid directly to the owner prior to arrival and will be refunded in full after departure subject to damage inspection. /n Arrival time /n 4pm /n Departure time /n 9:30am /n Energy costs included? /n Yes, included in the rental price /n Linen & towels included? /n Yes, included in the rental price /n Pets welcome? /n Well-behaved dogs are allowed on request at the time of booking, /n Other Ts and Cs /n Please note that this property does not accept stag/ hen do's unless the owners agree to accept the booking after discussing this with the person responsible for making the booking. The owner reserves the right to cancel these types of bookings at any point. Guests booking online will still be required to notify us regarding their reason for travel. /n Changeover day /n Monday and Friday during school holidays. Flexible throughout the rest of the year. /n End of stay cleaning included? /n Yes. However, guests are required to leave the accommodation clean, tidy and in the same condition as on their arrival. /n Smoking Allowed? /n No smoking /n Other 2 /n Noise does travel in rural areas so please be respectful and keep outside noise to a minimum after 11pm. /n Minimum stay /n Please note that there is a 3-night minimum stay, this may be increased across peak dates.
