The Carlton Hotel
✓ Victorian hotel in the heart of coastal Ilfracombe
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach (Closed water quality)
Ilfracombe
The Old Rectory Hotel
Ilfracombe
📍 Martinhoe, EX31 4QT
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.6 mi
Photo: Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Small boutique country house hotel within Exmoor National Park
- Hotel and restaurant exclusively for resident guests for a peaceful atmosphere
- Eleven individually designed en-suite bedrooms across main house and coach house
- Just 500 yards from the South West Coast Path
- Daily-changing four-course dinner using locally sourced ingredients
The Old Rectory Hotel is a small boutique country house hotel set high above the coast within Exmoor National Park, near Ilfracombe, Devon. Run personally by its owners, the hotel and restaurant are kept exclusively for resident guests, creating a peaceful, intimate atmosphere. You'll find eleven individually designed en-suite bedrooms across the main house and coach house, a daily-changing four-course dinner using locally sourced ingredients, and complimentary WiFi throughout. The hotel sits just 500 yards from the South West Coast Path, surrounded by National Trust land, with walks to Woody Bay and Heddon's Mouth nearby. Further afield, the Lynton and Lynmouth area offers museums, a historic cliff railway, and Lynmouth beach, rated Excellent for water quality, within a few miles.
How far to…
- Coast path
- 500 yards
- Beach
- 3.7 miles away
- Station
- 12.2 miles away
- Lynton Toy Museum & Shop
- 3.1 miles away
- Lynton and Exmoor Museum
- 3.3 miles away
Practical details
- Open
- Opens for the season on 1 April
- Adults only
- No children under 14
- Minimum stay
- Two or four nights only
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
- Suites
- Classic Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ WiFi
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