HISTORY
In 1880 William Henry Smith (WH Smith, later to become Viscount Hambleden) purchased the land and more besides that Bovey Castle occupies today. It was his son Frederick who built the Manor House which was completed in 1907.
Since that time it has been used as a convalescent home during the First World War and as a military hospital when war broke out again in 1939. From 1946 to 1983 it was returned to the Great Western Railway and re-opened as a hotel. It then changed owners again in 1991 when considerable expansion took place and the golf course became a top priority, shortly becoming one of England's finest courses.
The Manor House became Bovey Castle in 2003 and since then has continued to expand with the addition of the 22 lodges, spa and pool and underwent further refurbishment in 2008.
Bedrooms and Suites
Room Rates
Location
WHERE WE ARE.
Bovey Castle
North Bovey
Dartmoor National Park
Devon,
TQ13 8RE
England
Telephone +44 (0) 1647 445000
Fax +44 (0) 1647 445020
REVIEWS.
“A most English of English Country estates, Bovey doesn’t suffer from the stuffiness you might expect of this type of resort".
Fabric, July 08
WHAT YOU THINK.
Read our TripAdvisor reviews here.
"It doesn't get better than this."
TripAdvisor Review February 2010.


