A country hotel ideally situated just outside Exeter city in Devon . Welcome to Combe House!

Combe House country hotel, near Exeter is an historic Elizabethan manor with 15 bedrooms, hidden away in 6,500 acres of lush country meadows and woodland, a short drive from the M5/A30. Set in the countryside, yet just a stone’s throw from the city of Exeter in Devon, this is the perfect country hotel to use as a base for touring Exeter and the rest of England’s beautiful West Country. Plus, Combe country house is one of the Top 200 AA hotels in the UK!

Combe is also the closest country hotel to Exeter Airport which is about ten miles away – you can be there in just ten minutes! We’re also close to the sea and the Jurassic World Heritage coastline, Sidmouth to Lyme Regis. Our guests tell us that what they love about staying in the country at Combe is that they can be in the centre of Exeter within just 20 minutes but escape the hustle and bustle of the city at the end of a hard day’s sightseeing to enjoy peace and tranquillity at a wonderful country house hotel.

Combe House, tucked away at the end of a mile long drive where Arabian horses and pheasants roam freely, offers everything you could possibly want from a country hotel, near Exeter. You can’t fail to be impressed by the magnificence and grandeur of the splendid Great Hall when you arrive. However, rest assured that this is not a stuffy and formal country house. In fact, quite the contrary. This is a country hotel where relaxed informality is the order of the day. Friendly faces, squashy sofas and huge flamboyant flower arrangements are all part of what makes Combe a very special country house!

Dining is a real treat here. Being so close to Exeter, Combe’s Restaurant is fast becoming popular with diners from Exeter who love to escape the city and within 20 minutes be eating out in style at a romantic country hotel.

You’ll enjoy great food from a Master Chef of Great Britain, complemented by a well chosen wine list. The Restaurant, candlelit by night, offers panoramic views of the surrounding Devon countryside and there’s nothing like relaxing on the croquet lawn, aperitif in hand, to watch a glorious sunset!

Retire to bed in one of 15 stylishly furnished bedrooms – choose to stay in elegant sumptuously decorated suites and four posters or comfortable double rooms furnished country-style. Whichever you choose, you’ll sleep soundly and peacefully – just as you should at a country hotel!

When it comes to places to visit and things to see and do, we have hundreds of ideas! Exeter for the Cathedral and shopping. Historic houses and gardens. Walks along the Jurassic World Heritage coastline or on Exmoor. Quality pubs and cream teas. The famous antiques town of Honiton is a mere 10 minute drive away and further afield, a visit to the Eden Project is a must.

Come and visit Combe House country hotel near Exeter soon!