This exceptional, Grade II listed retreat offers the perfect setting for memorable gatherings, blending timeless charm with contemporary comforts to create an experience that will leave you feeling truly rejuvenated.
This quintessential retreat strikes the perfect balance between luxury and tranquillity, making it an exceptional choice for families and groups of friends. White Exeter House boasts spacious interiors, contemporary amenities and elegant design throughout, creating an inviting setting for both relaxation and celebration. Whether you’re gathering for a special occasion or hosting a large family reunion, every detail has been meticulously curated to deliver comfort, style and a truly memorable stay. For those keen to explore, the vibrant heart of Exeter is just a 15-minute walk away, while the charming coastal towns of Exmouth and Dawlish Warren are within easy reach by car, offering the best of both city and seaside escapes.
Step into a welcoming space that sets the tone for the entire retreat. With high ceilings, elegant décor and a sweeping staircase, the entrance hall exudes charm and sophistication, providing a glimpse of the luxury that awaits.
Relax in the spacious living room, where plush seating, large windows and a charming log burner create a warm, inviting atmosphere. The perfect space to unwind, entertain guests or enjoy family moments, the room’s stylish design blends comfort with elegance, making it the heart of the home.
The expansive dining room offers the ideal setting for family feasts and special gatherings. A large, beautifully crafted table sits beneath soft ambient lighting, while a second log burner adds warmth and a cosy ambiance, making the space perfect for both casual meals and formal celebrations.
This state-of-the-art kitchen is a dream for any culinary enthusiast. Equipped with high-end appliances, ample counter space and modern finishes, it’s the perfect space to prepare delicious meals, whether you’re cooking for a crowd or crafting a simple meal. Meanwhile, the stylish bar area is perfect for enhancing any celebration.
The main house offers six beautifully appointed bedrooms. On the first floor, bedroom one serves as the principal suite, featuring a super-king size bed and en-suite with a bath, double showers, double sinks and a dressing room. Bedroom two also includes a super-king size bed and an en-suite with a bath and overhead shower. Bedroom three mirrors these comforts with a super-king size bed and access to a bathroom with both a bath and separate shower. The second-floor houses bedrooms four, five, and six, each with a double bed. Bedrooms four and six benefit from garden views, and all three rooms share a stylish shower room. Adjacent to the main house, the lodge offers additional space with two first-floor bedrooms, one with a double bed and the other with bunk beds, both sharing a ground-floor bathroom equipped with a bath and separate shower.
The entertainment room is a place for fun and relaxation. Featuring a large-screen TV, plush seating and surround sound, it’s the ideal spot for movie nights, games, or simply kicking back with loved ones. Meanwhile, the games room is complete with a table tennis and pool table.
Indulge in the charm of the private wine cellar, a true haven for connoisseurs. This elegant space features custom shelving to fill with your own wine, ambient lighting and a tasting area, offering a perfect setting for intimate wine sessions or social gatherings.
Stay active in the fully equipped gym, featuring a Reformer Pilates machine, weights, treadmill and boxing bag.
Step outside to the expansive terrace and garden, complete with an outdoor kitchen, BBQ, year-round heated swimming pool and hot tub.
With wide sandy beaches, remote moors, and chocolate-box villages, Devon is a stunning holiday destination at any time of year. It’s also a haven for bird watchers, offering a rich variety of landscapes and habitats, with dozens of nature reserves and over 200 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
One of the county’s highlights is the Exe Estuary, a vital breeding and feeding ground for thousands of wildfowl and waders, including avocets, redshanks, snipes, little stints, and sandpipers. Surrounding the estuary are several nature reserves, such as Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, where reedbeds, meadows, ponds, and saltmarshes support large populations of black-tailed godwits, dunlins, grey plovers, red-breasted mergansers, and wigeons. With its family-friendly sandy beach backed by dunes, it’s a fantastic spot for a day out.
Just 15 minutes from Exeter, Haldon Forest is a vast conifer plantation that supports five species of breeding birds of prey: goshawks, hobbies, sparrowhawks, buzzards, and kestrels. A bird hide and viewing point, managed by Forestry England, offer the chance to see these impressive raptors up close. The forest is also home to nightjars, crossbills, and a variety of butterflies. Walking and cycling trails, play areas, treetop rope courses, and picnic spots make it an excellent destination for families and nature lovers alike.
Owned by the National Trust, Lundy, an island in the Bristol Channel, is easily reached by boat from Ilfracombe or Bideford. From April to July, thousands of seabirds arrive to breed, including puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, kittiwakes, and Manx shearwaters. The island is also a magnet for migrating birds, with rare visitors from as far afield as North America and Siberia recorded annually.
Slapton Ley, the largest freshwater lagoon in southwest England, is separated from the sea by a narrow shingle ridge known as Slapton Sands. Surrounded by reedbeds, marshes, and woodland, it provides a rich habitat for birds such as Cetti’s warblers, reed warblers, sedge warblers, and grasshopper warblers. On the water, look out for great crested grebes, gadwalls, and water rails. Other wildlife in the area includes otters, badgers, dormice, and several bat species.
Exmoor National Park offers a remarkable diversity of habitats, from moorland and farmland to ancient woodland, rivers, and dramatic coastline. The open moors are home to Dartford warblers, linnets, and whinchats, while the woodlands host pied flycatchers, tree pipits, redstarts, and all three British woodpecker species. Along the rivers, look for grey wagtails, dippers, and kingfishers. The coastal edges are frequented by curlews, ringed plovers, turnstones, and occasionally knots, ruffs, and curlew sandpipers. Visitors can also enjoy walking and cycling routes, canoeing and kayaking, charming historic villages, Dunster Castle, and of course, Exmoor’s iconic wild ponies.
Located in the heart of the county, Dartmoor National Park is more rugged and wild, with dramatic granite tors and deep river valleys, perfect for a day of exploration. Bird watchers should look out for ground-nesting species like meadow pipits, skylarks, and stonechats. The moor also supports ring ouzels and red grouse, and is one of the best places in the UK to hear the distinctive call of the cuckoo in spring. For those wanting to cool off after a hike, Dartmoor has some of the finest wild swimming spots in the country.
