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Lewtrenchard Manor

LEWDOWN, Okehampton, EX20 4PN

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The quintessentially English charm of this Jacobean manor hidden away in a secretive valley on the fringes of Dartmoor's elemental beauty is impossible to resist. Lewtrenchard is shot through with the patina of four centuries and comes with a full complement of oak panelling, magnificent plasterwork ceilings, stained-glass windows, roaring log fires in walk-in fireplaces, and period furniture. Despite the rich banquet of ancient features, this is not a hushed, mind-the-antiques sort of place, more comfortingly opulent, and run with correctly formal, but never frosty service. While all of this is reason enough to visit Lewtrenchard, chef-patron Jason Hornbuckle has also made the place a dining destination in its own right. Once you have walked up an appetite exploring the woodlands, streams and ponds of its immaculate grounds - perhaps humming Onward Christian Soldiers, as a nod to Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould who wrote the hymn when he lived here - the candlelit, panelled dining room overlooking the delightful colonnaded courtyard awaits. Jason Hornbuckle and his team place great emphasis on seasonal, local and home-grown ingredients - the walled kitchen garden produces much of the fresh produce for a repertoire of bang up-to-date ideas. A melt-in-the-mouth ballottine of salmon arrives with caper purée, tomato salsa and seared scallop in starter of great technical precision, then roasted rump of lamb follows in a well-balanced marriage with shallot marmalade, sprouts, celery tops and rosemary jus. At dessert, pineapple and shortbread add a twist to a spot-on crème brûlée with passionfruit sorbet. If the excusivity of the chef's table concept appeals, the Purple Carrot private dining room provides an interactive experience with the chefs via a wall of split-screen TVs.

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Tel: 01566 783222
Fax: 01566 783332
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Open all year.
Sunday lunch available.

Restaurant information

Cooking type: Modern British
Chef: John Hooker
Number of seats: 45
Accessible for wheelchairs.
Steps for wheelchair: 1
Children's menu.
Children's portions.
No children under 8 yrs.
Bedrooms available.
Parking available.

 
 
Lewtrenchard Manor, Lewdown

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Take A30 signed Okehampton from M5 junct 31. 25m, exit at Sourton Cross. Follow signs to Lewdown, then Lewtrenchard
Nearest station: Exeter, Plymouth

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