Bed and breakfast accommodation near Torrington and RHS Rosemoor, Devon

Gill and George extend a warm welcome to visitors seeking a quality, no smoking bed and breakfast accommodation in peaceful rural surroundings: the ideal place for your stay when visiting Great Torrington and Rosemoor in Devon.

North Devon has a wonderful item to offer visitors and that is the marvellous photographs of James Ravilious. These photographs show Devon in the 1970's and 80's and they convey the people and the history of the area beautifully and we are pleased to see that James' photographs are now getting the publicity that they so richly deserve.

The woodland walk at RHS Rosemoor is ideal for a leisurely stroll and the rest of the beautifully laid out gardens are looking wonderful now as summer approaches. Coming to the foremost garden in the South West are a two day Artist's Workshop on the 10th and 11th April with John Hoar, back at Rosemoor by popular demand this inspirational watercolourist who works in such a free manner. This is followed by a talk/demonstration by Phillip Collins of Barometer World and what Phil doesn't know about barometers both old and new isn't worth knowing! Whilst on the 3rd May are a number of inspiring events including North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival Celebration Day, also a Textiles Exhibition entitled Kindred Spirits and the third item is the renowned Spring Craft Fair which runs from the 3rd to the 5th May. An extremely special event is the Beatrix Potter Exhibition which is running from 24th May through all the summer until 25th August. Apart from the original Potter artwork in this exhibition there will also be two costumes on loan from the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden which will be really something different. Also during May, on the 17th and 18th, is the North Devon Bonsai Society weekend which looks to be extremely interesting and something different.

The garden at "No Place"

If you are celebrating a birthday or an anniversary or would just like to be spoiled, why not let us know. We can serve you with a very special breakfast of smoked salmon, scrambled free range eggs and something with a fizz!! Perhaps a few flowers to colour the occasion. Or if you prefer, a dinner to suit the moment.

If you have something in mind why not discuss it with us. We can do most things, to suit most requirements.

'No Place' is thought to have been built in the 17th century and is of traditional cob and stone construction. The origin of the house name is equally lost in time but certainly appears so named on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1887. It is suggested the derivation of the name recognises the location of the house close to the borders of several parishes and, perhaps, in the distant past, was no place for local taxation. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case.

The house is set in five acres so guests are welcome to wander and take the Devon air. Additionally, our permanent tenant 'Tilly', the Dartmoor pony, will appreciate the odd apple or carrot.

We have just had a solar water heating system installed to help reduce our carbon footprint.