Set in large private grounds with views over the surrounding countryside, the hotel offers its guests peace and quiet and a high level of service. There can be no better way to end the day than to enjoy a drink in the hotel’s lounge bar followed by dinner in the Courtyard Restaurant or Tower Bar. The Hotel's menus offer the freshest products by local artisan suppliers and together with the extensive winelist is just one of the many reasons why people revisit the hotel.
 
The Hotel also boasts 25 en-suite bedrooms. All rooms are individually furnished and decorated and many enjoy views over the rolling Devonshire countryside.
As well as being an ideal place to stay for a relaxing holiday the Lord Haldon is also an outstanding venue for weddings and parties and has 3 conference suites of varying sizes to suit every event from seminars to trade shows.
 
The Hotel is an ideal base from which to explore Devon being only 4 miles from the Cathedral city of Exeter and within easy reach of both the coast and the moors, with the Haldon Forest Park just a cycle ride away.

Customer Testimonials
 
““Excellent Hotel"”
We have stayed at this hotel on a couple of occasions, what a relaxing and enjoying time. We could not have chosen better again. Excellent breakfast and dinner prepared to a high standard and the staff are really friendly and helpful. We would have no hesitation in recommending this lovely hotel.
 
“Excellent Weekend Break”
Have just returned from an excellent weekend break. There were ten of us in our party and all the rooms were of good quality. The staff were tremendous - with nothing to much trouble. Not easy when there is a large party to cater for. All meals were delivered together and hot for all courses. If you want a quiet weekend in the country - this cannot be beaten.Thanks to all the staff.
 
“Friendly welcome, speedy checkin, helpful local information, clean room and a great freshly cooked vegetarian breakfast”
Would recommend this hotel as a good place to stay, however its not the easiest location to get to as you have to drive along some very, very narrow lanes. This is soon forgotten though as the staff make you feel very welcome and at ease. The restaurant menu lacks vegetarian options but you do get a freshly cooked vegetarian breakfast that will more than set you up for the rest of the day. All in all no issues with staff, rooms and breakfast just can be very difficult to find especially in the dark
 
“Recommended.”
I have just returned after spending 5 days, 4 nights at the Lord Haldon where I was attending a training event. The hotel itself it set within beautiful rolling countryside, where you can enjoy lovely walks and breath in the fresh air! Nothing is too much trouble for the staff here who I always, without exception, found to be helpful and friendly. The food is wonderful, especially the breakfast where every effort is made to accomodate your particular tastes and wishes (I had perfectly soft boiled eggs with soldiers on one morning!) I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel and will definately be returning for a weekend break. What's more, well behaved dogs are welcome too!
 
THE HISTORY OF HALDON HOUSE AND LAWRENCE CASTLE
 
The Haldon Estate, comprising 11,000 acres, originally belonged to the Chudleigh family.  Sir George Chudleigh built Haldon House in the early 18th century but on his death in 1738 the estate was split between his three daughters who later sold it to Sir Robert Palk (1717-1798).  In 1767 Palk became MP for Ashburton and in 1772 was created a baronet.  He filled Haldon House with an exceptional collection of pictures and developed the 200-acre park.  George 1V was a visitor and Palk’s bachelor friend, General Stringer Lawrence, came to live there until he died in 1775, leaving £50,000 to Palk.
 
Lawrence Castle, more commonly known as Haldon Belvedere, was built on Pen Hill in 1788 by Sir Robert Palk in memory of his friend and benefactor, General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775) and was linked to the House by a new drive.  He also erected the monument to Lawrence in Dunchideock Church.  The two had met in India where Palk was Chaplain to the East India Company, but with duties that extended far beyond the clerical. He became Governor of Madras in 1763, a position which provided him with the opportunity to accumulate a fortune and it was as a rich man that he retired to Devon in 1767.
 
The Tower is three sided with angle staircase turrets and gothic windows.  It was used as a Summer House and occasional Ball Room but it is the view from the roof, nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, that is its greatest attraction. Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset are all visible.
 
Palk’s grandson Lawrence became Lord Haldon in 1880 but on his death in 1883 disaster struck.  The second Lord Haldon gambled away his inheritance and within eight years was bankrupt.  The estate was sold and the last Palk died a pauper in 1941 at the age of 46.
 
During the early part of the 20th century the Haldon Estate was owned by the Bannatyne family, friends of Marconi who carried out experiments from the Tower.  In 1925 Haldon House was advertised for sale for £8,500 but was finally demolished, except for the east wing, in the 1940s.  This is what remains today, with a few more recent refurbishments, and it has been run as a Hotel since 1952.