Highbullen Hotel, Golf & Country Club

So, you purr through the Dartmoor countryside and roll up at Highbullen, the spectacular Mole valley views your backdrop. For a treat, you have booked the master bedroom, a frothy confection of French antique furniture, and have asked for champagne on ice and fresh flowers. After freshening up in the -squeaky clean, stylish en-suite, nip downstairs for a pre-dinner G&T and then spend the evening gazing over Exmoor and its valleys in the restaurant (like Delia Smith used to – she has visited here many times). Think gateau of Devon crab or Devon beef with horseradish sauce. Alternatively, head down to the romantic vaulted, brick ceiling coziness of the Cellar Restaurant. Next day, there are a huge range of things to do here – golf is a big draw but people come for the tennis croquet, fishing, shooting and walking, or simply sit and relax and do nothing whatsoever.