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Gazing Down the River Tamar in Devon, England
Devon's Hotel Endsleigh, a grade I-listed shooting-and-fishing lodge, is insanely pretty, and the setting is magical — it is easy to see why the Bedford family, who at the time owned a third of Devon, decided in 1812 that this was the prettiest spot in the county on which to build their house. From the lawned terrace outside the drawing room, the view sweeps down to the rapid waters of the River Tamar, which divides Devon from Cornwall, and up densely wooded banks on the other side. But it's the inside of the hotel — with rolltop baths, huge beds, boasted walls, handpainted wallpaper, and a downstairs jigsaw of cosy, characterful lounging rooms — that would make that Bedford family come and stay today.
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