The Arundell Arms is lower than a few miles off the busy A30 in Lifton, Dartmoor — however feels far faraway from life’s each day rigours.
It’s been within the arms of the Fox-Edwards household since 1961, and its popularity is principally as a fishing resort.
Anglers will like it. Knowledgeable tuition is accessible on the River Tamar and there are numerous close by lakes the place you’ll be able to finesse your solid. Saltwater fly fishing can also be provided on the north Cornwall or Devon shoreline.
The Arundell Arms – a few miles off the busy A30 in Lifton, Dartmoor – has been within the arms of the Fox-Edwards household since 1961, and has a popularity for being a fishing resort
The resort even has its personal deal with store.
The present proprietor’s late mom, Anne Voss Bark MBE, edited West Nation Fly Fishing, a set of essays, and have become a number one determine on this planet of river conservation. When she was 75, her youngsters urged she ought to decelerate — so she traded in her Porsche 928 for a three-litre Jag.
Conventional finest sums it up. Our double mattress has deep floral pelmets, there’s a cushty couch, correct keys and a TV a number of sizes too small for the room.
We discover that the workers are all British (three pairs of moms and daughters work right here), there are contemporary flowers on the tables, waitresses put on uniforms and the cream teas characteristic heat scones and irresistible home-made strawberry jam.
No, it isn’t the slightest bit stylish, however what excites us is the impressed cooking of grasp chef Steven Pidgeon.
His Cornish scallops with bacon and a smear or two of this and which can be sensational.
The primary eating room, down a shiny passage, is a proper affair — which is one other method of claiming you’ll be able to have a dialog with out shouting.
Angling tuition is accessible on the River Tamar and there are numerous close by lakes the place you’ll be able to finesse your solid. Saltwater fly fishing is obtainable on the north Cornwall and Devon coasts
We had thought of consuming within the bar space, but it surely appeared pokey and surprisingly at odds with the remainder of the resort. Earlier than delivering, my spouse observed a slug on her pillow, however flicked it out the window with all of the aplomb of a fisherman throwing again his catch.
After that, silence reigned till the following morning, after we heard the ghillie outdoors getting ready for an additional day on the river.
Breakfast paled compared to dinner (undercooked bacon, overcooked eggs), however we preferred the ambiance.
On leaving, we considered the resort from the entrance and determined that most individuals would dismiss it out of hand as drab and dreary.
We’re glad we didn’t do this. Not many locations like this are nonetheless in enterprise.
