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Boutique Brightham House B&B, South Hams, Devon awarded an Excellence in Tourism Award by Visit England. We took home a Bronze for best Bed & Breakfast Guest House 2022. Scott & I said ‘What an amazing achievement to be hand picked by a panel of some top UK hospitality judges. We are both extremely proud and grateful’  Visit England’s national awards were held at The Library of Birmingham, 8th June. Since being crowned AA Unique B&B of the Year three years ago, and winning awards in both the South West England Tourism Excellence Awards. Then Visit Devon Tourism Awards last year,...

Explore Devon by E-Bike. Devon has so many wonderful attractions. Some of the best in the countryside tracks and coast paths. This year we at Brightham House have two extra additions for the season, with our NEW E-Bikes that you can hire for the day. It’s such a great way to cover lots of miles. Our off road Synch ‘super monkey’ bikes are super cool too. They’ll take you up the hilly bits with ease, with the boost electric bike assist system. There’s smart phone cradle, so you can program your Google maps route before you set off. Venture down...

This year Brightham House celebrate taking home a ‘Silver’ at the Visit Devon Tourism Awards. We were delighted to have for the second year in a row one an award for ‘The Best Bed & Breakfast Guest House of the Year’. It’s a fantastic achievement for all the hard work that Scott & I (Alistair) have put into our Boutique Bed & Breakfast. Awards were never on our radar when we first set out in the hospitality B&B world. Winning a tourism award was far from our thoughts when we first opened in March 2018. However in our first year...

Our New gym is now here! It’s ready and waiting for fitness fanatics like us. We all know how important it is to keep fit and healthy these days. Going to a holiday in a hotel doesn’t mean you need to lose out on getting your daily exercise in. Much as we have lots of other leisure actives to enjoy in Devon, there’s nothing like your own fitness fix. The Gym We tried to have something for everyone in our gym. For you Peloton followers we’ve got a spin bike, Go Peloton. You’ll be able to login and continue with you...

Thinking of visiting Devon or Cornwall? Are you planning your UK holiday this year?  Much as we share similar coastlines, coves and sandy beaches and fresh purer air. There are quite a few tourists choices you might want to think about. Where we are in the South Hams we are surrounded by the rolling Devon hills an area of natural area of beauty (AONB) countryside. Just a few miles down the road from our B&B is the well known and much loved Salcombe, with its harbour and south and north sands beach. Salcombe It’s harbour has a history for its...

As the year begins to come to a close, we reflect the good times and memories we made in 2021. We start to look at our diaries, and begin to make new plans with friends and families for the New Year ahead. Salcombe Accommodation Don’t want the hassle of traveling aboard. Thinking of staycation in the UK. It’s often best to book direct with the hotel, B&B or AirBnB, as you will always get the best rates, saving on paying extra hidden agency fees. Often some of these accommodations are run by independent owners, like ourselves at Brightham House, Salcombe....

As Christmas approaches we are all searching for gift vouchers and presents for the big day. Earlier this year Brightham House launched their very own online shop. It’s full of local products for sale and delivered direct to your door.   This gift can be redeemed against a Devon B&B stay at our Boutique Bed & Breakfast in Salcombe. There are vouchers ranging from £250 to £50. Put it towards a luxury Devon break or UK holiday. It’s so simple just click through to our shop, and we’ll post you a beautiful voucher and matching envelope.     Its often...

As our celebrity wall of fame fills up, there’s never a dull moment at Brightham House. New celebrity guests arrive from across the UK throughout our season. We have guest visit the South Hams from Bristol, Birmingham, Brighton and as far a Scotland. However at the end of October we had the pleasure of two guests special guests from London – Actor Adam Jackson-Smith from The Girl on the Train & Actress Bethan Cullinane known for Royal Shakespeare Company: Hamlet Over the last few years we’ve also enjoyed looking after other celebrity guests, some are familiar TV actors. Danny-Boy Hatchard is...

Our village became a film set for the new movie The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. First a book written about a colleague Harrold Fry knew about 20 years before, and unfortunately got cancer. She was being cared for in a hospice in Berwick-up-Tweed.  The storey goes that he wrote a feeble note to Queenie Hennesy, and goes to post it, has second thoughts, and walks to the next post box, and the next. He then calls the hospice to tell them he’s coming and she should stay alive and wait for him. He then begins his 627 mile  journey, which takes him...