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Gidleigh Park in Devon England is among my favorite hotels in the world.
The beauty of the place and it surroundings, the exquisite rooms and public areas, the perfectly professional yet extremely friendly service, the fantastic food and the unbelievable rich and reasonably priced wine list - all these and more made us stay there a few times in the past.
Michael Caines two Michelin stars Gidleigh Park restaurant is in itself worth sampling. Even if you don't reside there.
Now add to this a whole weekend devoted to the finest Alsatian and Burgundy wines to be hosted by Steven Spurrier and the lure for me was too much to resist...
So, in spite of the exorbitant cost, Dorit and myself decided to go for it. We flew to London on Thursday, March 11th 2004, took a car at Heathrow and drove directly for three and a half hours to reach Gidleigh Park around 6pm.
The 'formal' wine weekend was not to begin until the next day, but we wanted to give ourselves an extra day at Gidleigh.
Here are a few pictures that illustrate the beauty of the place.
![]() Gidleigh Park |
![]() Manicured garden |
![]() A wild stream |
![]() Cosy sitting room |
![]() A corner to contemplate |
Thursday night wines |
Friday night dinner and wines |