ARUNDELL ARMS - Your Premium Stay in Lifton, Devon

The Arundell Arms has a fly fishing school with 22 miles of waters, including private Tinhay Lake, 90 ft deep and gin clear. Day tickets for the river or lake are available from £25 to £45, and the hotel offers fishing courses for all levels with two professional instructors. The on-site Field and Stream shop is an Orvis stockist and sells Yeti collection, renting tackle and equipment.

The hotel has 21 bedrooms, including 8 dog-friendly rooms in the Coach House with a nearby dog washing area and clean towels. Heated indoor kennels are also available for dogs when needed. For exclusive use, the entire hotel with its 21 bedrooms, 2-bedroom cottage, restaurant, bar and reading room can be hired.

The award-winning restaurant uses local, seasonal and wild ingredients, with Head Chef Ashley Wright designing bespoke menus. Breakfast features home-baked bread, muesli, granola, jams and marmalade; lunch is served from midday, dinner from 6-9pm, and Sunday lunch from 12-4pm. The on-site Arundell Delicatessen offers freshly baked cakes, salads, quiches, sandwiches made with in-house bread, and picnic hampers and cream teas to go.

The private Wellness Lodge next to the hotel offers a quiet space with treatment rooms, a sitting room, and changing facilities. Treatments include reflexology, a healing art over 300 years old, using traditional wooden tools and targeted pressure. The Wellness Lodge can be hired for small groups, with options for light lunch, freshly made juice, or champagne.

The hotel offers a conference room (Tamar Room) for up to 100 delegates with separate entrance and disabled access, plus two smaller meeting rooms for up to 16 people. Wedding receptions can be hosted for up to 80 guests for sit-down dinner or 150 for buffet, with bespoke menus by Head Chef Ashley Wright. The historic Cockpit Whisky Bar and the private Ottery Room (seats up to 10) are available for intimate events and parties.

Location: On the Devon-Cornwall border, a mile off the A30, 45 min from Exeter, Plymouth, Truro

Rooms: 21 bedrooms including 8 dog-friendly in Coach House

Dining: Award-winning restaurant with Head Chef Ashley Wright, plus Delicatessen

Wellness: Private Wellness Lodge with reflexology treatments

Fishing: 22 miles of private waters, private Tinhay Lake, day tickets from £25

Activities: Fly fishing courses, shooting, guided walks, horse riding, cycling, canoeing

Business: Tamar Room for 100 delegates, 2 meeting rooms