Ugborough Ivybridge, United Kingdom
Renovated
2024
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Local LuxeOutside the door
Minimalist pastoral hideaway
Guests swap muddy wellies for sheepskin chairs by the farmhouse fire, surrounded by rolling South Hams pastures and rare-breed livestock.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Swiss minimalism refines old Devon stone barns with chalky stone walls, flagstone floors, and blonde oak joinery.
Remarkable
Daily immersion across a working regenerative farm, harvesting kitchen garden produce and tending rare-breed heritage livestock.
Notable
All-inclusive board with bespoke station transfers, four-course dinners, and beds layered in estate Manx Loaghtan sheep wool.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
UK Hot List
Condé Nast Traveler
2026
a modern and luxurious boutique hotel operating within a functioning regenerative farm.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Rolling Devon countryside wraps the estate in Ugborough, with Dartmoor National Park and the creative hub of Totnes just minutes away.
The rooms
Suites across the barns and farmhouse pair blonde oak joinery and flagstone floors with organic mattresses layered in estate sheep wool.
Bodywork and wild swimming
In-room holistic massages and morning yoga accompany natural wild swimming spots across the 500-acre estate.
Dogs stay too.
Restaurant
The Refectory
A long oak feasting table faces the open kitchen, serving four-course dinners shaped by the day's garden harvest.
How it began
The Owens family transformed a Victorian farmhouse and historic stone barns into a working regenerative farm celebrating local provenance.
Good to know
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Fowlescombe Farm
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Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.