The West Country Inn Verified listing

The West Country Inn

Set on the sweeping wilds of Bursdon Moor, with only the hush of open countryside for company, The West Country Inn is the kind of rural escape that reminds you how restorative simplicity can be. Close to Hartland and within reach of North Devon’s dramatic Atlantic coastline, this historic coaching inn feels both comfortably familiar and quietly timeless.

At a glance

• Hotel: 3 Star Inn
• Accommodation: 9 rooms
• Primary restaurant: The West Country Inn Restaurant

Why we like it

The West Country Inn works especially well for a Gourmet Getaway because the restaurant keeps dinner naturally connected to the overnight stay, while the small-scale inn character keeps the stay relaxed and joined-up.

Eat

The West Country Inn Restaurant

The West Country Inn serves straightforward, home-cooked British pub food using local meat, poultry, fish, eggs and vegetables where possible. This is not a fine-dining restaurant; the attraction is hearty food, a traditional inn setting and generous portions.

Representative dishes include steak-and-ale pie, fish and chips, curries, burgers, steaks, lamb shank and seasonal specials. Vegetarian and vegan options are also part of the menu. The style is casual and family-friendly.

The restaurant is on site. For this property, the right expectation is 'good country-pub supper and bed' rather than a formal gastronomic experience.

Sleep

Rooms at The West Country Inn offer a cosy refuge from the raw beauty just beyond the door. Interiors are simple and restful — crisp white linens, soft lighting, and a countryside stillness that drapes itself over the night. After roaming the moors, walking sections of the South West Coast Path, or venturing to Bideford’s waterfront, returning to this quiet comfort feels like exhaling.

Retreat

Retreating here is all about space: the vastness of Bursdon Moor, the rugged edges of the Hartland Peninsula, and the unhurried pace of a traditional rural inn. Days can be filled with coastal hikes, visits to hidden coves, surfing at nearby beaches, or simply curling up with a book while the breeze moves across the moor beyond the window.

The West Country Inn offers a kind of retreat that doesn’t try to impress — it simply invites you to slow down, savour the landscape, and rediscover the pleasure of being somewhere wonderfully peaceful.

The Gourmet Getaway

Indicative build-your-own Gourmet Getaway: the live price panel combines our current accommodation-and-breakfast benchmark with the selected restaurant's dining cost for two. It is designed for comparison and is not an official hotel package price. Because room and menu prices can change, use the price panel as the current indicative figure.

If you prefer an official hotel package, check the hotel's direct offers for the dates you are considering; availability and inclusions can change.

Best for

Food-led short breaks · Countryside weekends · Inn and restaurant-with-rooms stays · Dog-friendly stays · Families

Gourmet Getaways view

The West Country Inn is deliberately simple and traditional, which is exactly where its appeal lies. This is the sort of stay to choose for a quiet Devon night with uncomplicated pub dining and a sense of being away from the main tourist centres, rather than for polished luxury or formal fine dining.