A kite (the bird variety) circles high above the chimney tops, as a cock pheasant walks daintily across the gravel drive. The evening sun floods the honeyed front of the Grade I-listed Elizabethan manor house; a few guests are inspecting the walled kitchen gardens, a father pushes his daughter on the swing. Bagging a room at any of The Pig hotels is an achievement at this time of year. It would have given us more time to revel in The Pig at Combe’s thrilling position on a hill, set in 3,500 acres of lush Devon countryside with stupendous views towards Cornwall. The Pig in Combe (above) is a Grade I-listed manor house set in 3,500 acres ofcountrysideWe could have enjoyed a snack in the garden folly or a massage in one of the potting sheds.

Source: Daily Mail May 26, 2018 09:11 UTC