Stag Huner's Inn is in an idyllic location, by the River Lynn in a beautiful village called Brendon. It is extremely peaceful and we spent some delightful afternoons sitting outside the Inn, by the river, drinking superb coffee or very addictive cloudy cider.

The food is absolutely delicious - all meals are home-cooked and I would recommend the Venison Casserole. The ambience inside the Inn of an evening is extremely warm and relaxed and the staff make everyone feel at home and very welcome.

My husband and I were delighted one evening to find that a table had been specially set for us and the attention we were given was second to none.

Breakfast was delicious with a good menu to chose from.

We were able to stay in the accommodation with our English Cocker Spaniel which is always a bonus. However, the room was a bit of a squeeze for the 3 of us although we did have a lovely view over the formal gardens from French windows within the room. However, these open onto the roof so we were not able to step outside.

The double bed was reasonably comfortable but I cannot say the same for the chairs provided in the room, which did cause numb backsides after several minutes of sitting on the same! We had a large wardrobe and a dressing table providing adequate space for our belongings.

The bed linen and towels were spotlessly clean and the towels as white as fresh snow.

The bathroom was incredibly large with a bath, but no shower (this proved a problem when I wanted to wash my hair) ... also the hot water took approximately 10 minutes to heat up.

The new owners have been at this property for approximately a year and have said they plan to do a lot of work to improve the Inn.

If you wish to stay somewhere very quiet and literally get away from it all, this is the place for you. There are numerous beautiful walks in the area and Doone Valley is extremely close-by. Lynton and Lymouth are a short drive away, including the Valley of the Rocks and Heddon's Mouth.

If you stay here please say hello to the lovely Pea Hen ... she would come and visit us every day and found she had a taste for Fig Rolls!

First thing to say is that the web site for this hotel was done by the previous owners in 2002, what we saw was not like the web site desciption.
Poor quality room. Like a student flat in a run down old house. Bathroom with green plastic 70's furniture. Terrible plumbing. Room furniture is cheap old stuff. Walls covered in woodchip and horrible wood pattern hardboard. etc. Although all poor quality the room was clean and the bedding and towels all nice white and clean.
B&B is £30 pppn, B&B&dinner is £45. Do not go for the dinner option as very little on the pub menu comes to £15. Dinner is pub food ,served in the pub but was nice. (The reference to Egon Ronay in 1992 on the Staghunter web site is though now a bit of a joke one feels).
Good point,however, is that it is a good location for walks along the river which are stunning.
The new owners do seem keen to make improvements so should get better.