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Fowlescombe Farm
Ugborough, Ivybridge PL21 0HW, United Kingdom
Lowest upcoming
$586
27 May 2026
Highest upcoming
$1,300
4 Oct 2026
Median nightly
$719
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
1 to 7 Jan
15% below annual median
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at $609/night
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Review
Condé Nast Hot List 2026
Character and identity
Fowlescombe Farm is a ten-room regenerative estate on the fringe of Dartmoor, built around a creamy Victorian farmhouse and a cluster of renovated Devonian barns. The design language is the surprise: Swiss minimalism (chalky stone, blonde wood, earthy linens, angular lighting) executed with Basel's Studio Gugger, warmed by sheepskin from the farm's own Manx Loaghtan flock and terracotta sofas. Suites split across the Home Barn, Tall Barn and Old Farmhouse, several with kitchenettes. The Refectory, an open-kitchen Nordic-inflected dining room, runs three meals from produce grown metres away. Service is relaxed, concierge-led, deliberately unstuffy.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and small groups who want a regenerative farm stay without rustic cliché: people who'll enjoy plucking veg with the chef, greenhouse yoga, orchard martinis and a Sunday roast at the sister tidal pub near Salcombe. London weekenders chasing slow rural rhythms in genuinely considered surroundings will be in their element.
Should look elsewhere:
Wheelchair users will struggle with the courtyard stones and uneven farmland. Families with toddlers may find the whitewashed, minimalist rooms nerve-wracking (it skews better for eight-and-older). Anyone wanting a spa, formal Michelin dining or buzzy resort amenities should book elsewhere.
Bottom line
What sets this place apart is the genuine farm-to-table loop: Elly Wentworth's cooking pulls from soil and livestock metres from the plate, and the dine-anywhere flexibility (terrace, meadow picnic, courtyard barbecue) makes it feel rare rather than rehearsed. Book a barn suite with a kitchenette for shoulder-season weekends, and lean into the concierge offering of foraging, yoga and Salcombe day trips.
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Ugborough, Ivybridge PL21 0HW, United Kingdom
Ugborough, United Kingdom · 50.3820° N, 3.8364° W
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