Food & Drink
Our favourite restaurants, traditional and contemporary dishes, best markets, and artisan producers around the south west of England.
Returning to Britain wasn’t likely to throw up anything new, nevertheless it has been an education over the last couple of years getting to know the best things to eat and drink in Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall.
The Royal Oak in Hillcommon serves excellent food and is participating in this year’s Exmoor Food Fest throughout February.
The Blue Ball Inn was everything we hoped for from a country pub. It’s a 13th-century coaching inn on the edge of the moors and close to the coast.
Apart from being one of the most beautifully sited locations in the UK, Salcombe is also the most expensive place to own property…
A picturesque harbour with pastel-faced, thatched cottages and a buzzing food scene, including its ‘Class A’ Pacific oysters – Porlock Weir is a coastal gem.
The Somerset honey we’re currently using is from a producer less than three miles away. Going local when it comes to honey is a must for us.