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06 February, 2020
There's been a long-standing argument that's infuriated die-hard afternoon tea enthusiasts: jam or clotted cream first? Cornwall favours jam and Devon votes cream. We don't actually have the answer but we do have our pick of Devon's most delightful digs, which are so delicious you'll forget all about which comes first and scoff the lot anyway.
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The most westerly of the litter, The Pig at Combe occupies a treacle-coloured Elizabethan abode set in 3,500 acres of rolling countryside. 'Derelict chic' interiors are as hip as they are homely; mink velvet chaise lounges sit next to four-poster beds clad in jewel-coloured linens, boujee antique mirrors reveal televisions and restored cabinets conceal bundles of scoffable Devonshire fudge. Sustainability is strongly celebrated, with a strict 25-mile food sourcing policy at its roots. Thankfully, the kitchen is well-serviced by three walled gardens, fish fresh off the boat from Brixham and Beer, and locally reared meat from Honiton, the neighbouring market town. The herb garden plays a pivotal part and offers up healing properties too - you'll find the just-grown botanicals muddled into massage oils in the Potting Shed treatment rooms, as well infused into vodka cocktails in the Great Hall.
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Exmouth, United Kingdom