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Reviews of Fox & Hounds Hotel

Bridestoee, Lydford, EX20 4HF, United Kingdom

#8 of 9 hotels in Lydford

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Review Score

Based on 686 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free Wifi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: September 3, 2025

    9.0
    Traditional country pub with access to moor and nice walks great food and very attentive staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nice country pub / hotel with lovely staff and excellent food , good hot water and comfy bed

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    The room are clean and big with comfortable

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 26, 2025

    8.0
    Perfect Rest Stop in the Downs
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only thing to mention is being a beautiful older building means there is no automatic landing light and taking an older dog downstairs in the night needs caution (but the complimentary dog treats helped!)

    Perfect location, great food, kind staff, clean rooms. Exactly the place you need to break up a long journey. The fox and hounds are surrounded by beautiful scenery and stunning walks and allowing pets means this hotel is ideal for any solo, small groups or families that want a hike with their dogs! The beds are clean and comfy, and the view from the cottage style windows looking across the downs are worth adding this as an extra night on your trip. Coffee and tea is provided with a surplus of milk and sugar too :)

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2025

    9.0
    The accommodation bargain of my year!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not a lot! The meal menus were a bit limited but were very reasonably priced. No complaints! Very large portions. I had venison casserole which was good.

    Amazing value - just under £60 for en-suite double room including an excellent breakfast in August is an absolute bargain. Yes, the room was dated - the bath suite in 80s pink - but who cares! The bed was comfortable & the room clean. There was a fair amount of traffic noise but I'm a sound sleeper. I guess if that's an issue, ask for a room at the back. I like my real ales and two were on offer - Timothy Taylor's Landlord & Jail Ale - both in perfect condition. What a joy to sit in the garden drinking great beer & not having to travel afterwards. Great location on Dartmoor for those wanting to walk. For mobility reasons I can no longer take advantage of this benefit but would recommend to others. Altogether, an extremely professionally run pub with rooms.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2025

    9.0
    Well worth a stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location near the A30, friendly staff and good food, second time here, will be back.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2025

    9.0
    ..bit dated but clean and tidy and great value..
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great value property with pleasant staff and v.good breakfast ..

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only thing that could be better was the shower temp and pressure. Otherwise great.

    Lovely old pub, great welcome and good food

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Spacious room with comfy beds. Beautiful, peaceful location. Nice breakfast. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    At first, we had some reservations about staying overnight at a property located in the middle of open fields. To our pleasant surprise, the place turned out to be absolutely exceptional. The room was large, clean, and spacious, with a beautiful view of the valley. The hotel staff were very friendly, courteous, and always willing to help. In the evening, we dined at the hotel’s restaurant, which serves homemade, carefully prepared dishes. We particularly recommend the pork cheeks and the venison – the meat was incredibly tender, flavorful, and simply melted in the mouth. The only minor drawback was that the portions could have been slightly larger. In summary, the hotel far exceeded our expectations, and we will be happy to return here should we find ourselves in the area again.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2025

    8.0
    Good value homely inn with super food
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing bad to say about this sensible and friendly little pub.

    An entrepreneurial inn (does camping and caravans too) with great food and basic (but clean and comfortable) rooms. The staff were great, and facilitated secure storage for our bicycles. It's close to there Devon coast-to-coast cycle trail and great value too.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2025

    8.0
    Very accommodating dog friendly stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bedding was a bit heavy and hot for summer

    Staff were extremely friendly , helpful and welcoming. My large lively dog was accommodated very well, both for meals and in relation to the accommodation

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2025

    8.0
    Perfect for our needs.great breakfast too
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was fine for us but it is quite old fashioned decor and a bit of date but in some ways thats nice in itself

    Amazing location beautiful Dartmoor walk round the corner

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2025

    8.0
    Quick stop on our way to Cornwall
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Blackout curtain would be nice and improvement to beer garden would make it perfect.

    Old style B&B, perfect for a 2 night stay. On the main road so easy access. Nice walk at the back door into Dartmoor National Park and Lydford gorge. Lovely staff

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 5, 2025

    9.0
    Good traditional accommodation with helpful friendly staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The sausage was tasteless and the eggs overdone.

    A substantial breakfast and mostly very tasty.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Ceiling is a liitle low.

    Breakfast is very good and good service. You are free to get late breakfast. Quite place for relax.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2025

    7.0
    A proper throw-back to the past but good value.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rooms have not been redecorated in over 50 years. But they are functional and this was the only one of the 5 hotels in 5 days we stayed in which had a bathtub. The noise from from trafick is not reduced much by the original windows and dated secondary glazing.

    This was the perfect start and end location for a five day walking tour of North Dartmoor. Pleanty of parking and very easy access to many of the higher Tors in this area. The staff were welcoming and as helpful as could be. The food here is excellent.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2025

    9.0
    Enjoyable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms could do with some updating, chipped furniture. Bed should be positioned if it’s a two person room so each person can get out of their side of the bed not have to climb over one person to get out the double bed to go to the toilet in the night or indeed just to get out of bed.

    Nice old pub hotel. Great Staff, beer, food. Reasonable prices to stay, brilliant free breakfast included in room rate.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 17, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff were excellent, especially on Wed evening

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2025

    8.0
    A great value pub with rooms. Delicious breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    If you need luxury living this isn’t for you. If basic clean accommodation and a down to earth pub and delicious breakfast are your thing then this is perfect.

    A great old fashioned pub which is good for an overnight stop on the way to Cornwall. It’s no frills and old fashioned but clean and v good value. The breakfast that was included in the price was excellent.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    That they allow dogs in bedrooms. Unfortunately the room below us had two dogs . It was a wet evening and they both got wet and the doggie smell was pungent and unpleasant. They were also fretful when the owners left them in the bedroom.

    Good location. Good food . Nice staff.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely country Inn, nice garden and comfortable rooms- good hearty breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 9, 2025

    9.0
    Great base for a Dartmoor break
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location, really friendly staff, and good value for money.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2025

    8.0
    One night stay in family room, would book again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Old style with modern comforts. Restaurant available and excellent food.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2025

    8.0
    Great welcome great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Some traffic noise in morning

    Good breakfast. Good evening meals. Friendly staff. Fair prices. Location to Dartmoor

    Stayed in July 2025

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