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Christmas & New Year Events


Come celebrate with us this year for the festive period with several events for small groups to join in with or dates are still available for private group bookings
 

 

For more information click here for the Events brochure

 Christmas Parties

Party Night Friday 10th December


Always a sell out our dinner and dance is incredibly popular. It's Viva Las Vegas this year with a 3 course choice menu and 3 full size casino tables. Our live band will be mixing up the rock n roll with modern covers and there are some suprise Elvis touches for everyone to be 'King' for a night. £22.50 per person. Any size table available.

 

 

Click here for the menu Uh Hu Huh!

 

 Christmas Party

Medieval Banquet


For groups of 12 to 28 our Hunters Bar can be hired for a ghoulish night of Medieval fun. The long table drips with gold in the light of dozens of gothic candles and the wenches serve a veritable feast on large platters for all to share. Watch out for the parlour games afterwards as the forfeits might make a jester of you! Dates still available November to January £22pp.
 

 

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 Medieval Banquet

Christmas Day Lunch 12.15 to 2.45 pm

 

A fabulous 4 course feast and great atmosphere - book early to guarantee your place. £45 adults £20 3 to 12 year olds. Under 3's free.

 

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     Christmas lunch

New Year's Eve Gala Dinner & Dance

This year our chefs are roasting a suckling Exmoor Pig as the main feature of the night with a sumptuous array of other goodies to choose from for a truly memorable banquet. Our live band will ensure the dancing goes on to the early morning and enjoy a glass of bubbly on us when the clock strikes 12. Early booking discount of £32.50 per person dinner and dance now available. Overnight packages for 2 nights including this event from £180pp.

 new years eve party

 

Chef of the Year 2010

 

Our head chef Alex Pallat  has won National Chef of the Year at the prestigious Publican awards in London for his commitment to serving great local produce prepared with care.  Great News!

       

Hotel Excellence Awards


We are thrilled to have beaten many chain hotels to win Best Family Friendly Hotel 2010 at the Hotel Excellence awards – apparently it was having every size welly boot available to borrow which swung the vote!

Hotel Excellence Awards 2010 >>


Best Wedding Venue in Devon

We are very proud to have won the Best Venue in Devon at the recent West Country Wedding Awards FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING - We are simply the best

West Country Wedding Awards >>


 

 


Sunday Jazz & Summer Jazz Train


DON'T MISS OUR LEGENDARY SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH

With our ever popular Carvery with the finest quality meat & homemade desserts followed by the Steve Tucker All Stars Jazz Band

£8.75 Lunch bookings 12.00-15.00

Book Now to guarantee your place

 

Summer Jazz Train

The ever popular Tarka Line Jazz Train starts again this June. Join the band on board from Barnstaple to Eggesford with music all the way before a short walk brings you to the hotel for a delicious Devon Hog Roast and more jazz. The band escort you back in time for Bed! (train leaves Barnstaple 18.13 out and leaves Eggesford at 21.43). Booking essential. Hog roast £10 per person, train tickets only available from Barnstaple station.

 

2010 Dates

 

June 4th & 25th

July 16th

August 13th

September 10th

 

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Highly Commended


We are proud we have just won a coveted Highly Commended in The Publican food awards for our Beer and Food offering.

We have also just won Best Customer Service in the HRS Excellence Awards this January (with fellow hotels The Dorchester, Gleneagles, Cliveden and The Metropolitan alongside us to name but a few!)