Most Romantic Hotel UK & Ireland

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When you discover Combe House Devon, a romantic 16-bedroom Country House Wedding Venue steeped in history and heritage, you know you’ve found Somewhere Different, Somewhere Special for your Wedding Celebrations.

Rich in timeless beauty, the striking Elizabethan manor is nestled amidst dense woodland gardens, magnificent cedar trees and 3,500 acres of idyllic countryside grazed by Arabian horses and roamed by pheasants. The house crowns a sublime vantage point overlooking miles of rolling hills and wooded valleys, the heights of Dartmoor on the horizon.

A very warm welcome awaits you at Combe House Devon – unstuffy and relaxing. In this privately run, truly English Country House Hotel and Restaurant, set in one of Devon’s finest country estates, attention to detail, individuality and providing a personal service is paramount – we try never to say no.

Relaxed informality is top of the agenda with emphasis on ensuring you feel totally at ease – almost as if you were having a wedding in your own home, but with all the hard work taken away.

Every member of our team, including Mark our Manager and Fiona our dedicated Wedding Planner, gives personal attention from the early planning stages through to organising the very finest detail and to supporting you on your Special Day at our Devon Country House Wedding Venue.

Why not call now on 01404 540 400 or make an enquiry via our Contact page to ensure your Special Day is a success at our Devon Country House Wedding Venue.

A Luxury Country House Wedding Venue in Devon
Combe House at Gittisham, nr Exeter EX14 3AD

Combe House Devon – Country House Wedding Venue – is a wonderful Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor which is set in its own mature gardens and woodland and is one of the oldest of its kind in East Devon. A very romantic and luxurious wedding venue, it is probably East Devon’s best kept secret and is now available exclusively for you to hire for your special day.

Combe House Devon – Country House Wedding Venue is located in the idyllic setting of Devon, but is also in easy reach of London, Exeter, Bristol, Bath, Plymouth, Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and Wiltshire.

Visit our romantic country house in Devon, where we will be happy to discuss your wedding reception in more detail. Photographs, samples, colour schemes and themes are all available for you to see along with hundreds of written testimonials from past clients both private and corporate.

One Stop For All Your Requirements
When you book your Wedding reception at Combe House Devon – Country House Wedding Venue you are buying expert advice. Our wedding planner can guide you through every stage of planning your Wedding and be your guardian angel on the big day. We have years of experience in all types of the most fantastic elaborate weddings. Let us help you. It’s a decision you won’t regret.

Wedding Ceremonies
You can hold your wedding ceremony at Combe House Devon – Country House Wedding Venue, as well as your wedding reception if you wish. We cater for all types of functions and can help put you in touch with a host of recommended quality services, including entertainment and music, flowers, video and photographic services, cars and cakes!

Wedding Planning
This is essential if you want peace of mind and a guarantee that your wedding day will run as you have dreamed. We are wedding planning specialists with all our staff dedicated to the success of your event. Our Wedding Planning service is in place from the moment you book and your designated Wedding Planner will be on hand to guide you right up to the special day. Unlike some other wedding venues in Devon you will always have the same Wedding Planner to help you. All our Wedding packages include your very own Wedding Planner.

Fine Wines
We have a wonderful selection of Fine Wines in our cellar available for the perfect occasion. Ask to see our Wine List or let your Wedding Planner advise you of the right choice for your meal.

Why not call now on 01404 540 400 or make an enquiry via our Contact page to ensure your Special Day is a success at our Devon Country House Wedding Venue.

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

Devon Tourism Awards 2010
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We’ll help you plan your Perfect Wedding

Combe House Devon has a dedicated professional Wedding Co-ordinator, Fiona Lovell, providing bespoke wedding planning support for your special celebration. Fiona provides support throughout the planning stages and especially in the final lead-up to your big day in order to alleviate any stress and allow you to enjoy the preparation of your Wedding.

We are committed to providing a personalised service with attention to detail and helping you to create a unique, distinctive wedding. We can plan all aspects of your wedding with you and provide full support on your Special Day.

Our dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator can assist with:

• Providing flexible meeting times to fit in with busy lifestyles & communication via Skype for overseas brides
• Providing access to our database of suppliers
• Advice on budget and styling
• Providing support and back up at all times whenever required
• One point of contact for questions and queries
• Providing a full itinerary to show all timings and arrangements
• Estimated costings updated as plans progress
• Co-ordination of arrangements throughout your wedding day

Planning the most important day of your life can be somewhat daunting, which is why we assign your own dedicated Wedding Co-Ordinator to be with you every step of the way, from your first enquiry through the planning to overseeing every last detail on the big day.

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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Combe House Devon is a flamboyant Country House set in 3,500 acres of some of the best English countryside.

Come up the long drive at Combe House and you get an idea of what to expect… elegant Arabian horses dance in the fields. The House is every bit as good as the pictures suggest…

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Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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You’ve found each other & now you’ve found the perfect place for your Special Celebration…

Combe House Devon is where dreams come true. It’s your day. And we promise it will be perfect, right down to the last tiny exquisite detail. Of all the Luxury Wedding Venues you could imagine, it’s here that your dreams will come to life…

So what’s your dream? A small intimate wedding in historic splendour? A larger celebration in the Great Hall and our three dining rooms? A marquee on the croquet lawn? Your wedding night in the contemporary and stylish Linen Suite with its unique round copper bath tub? Food and wine, married together to exceptional effect?

Our settings are picture perfect. Our food is exquisite. Our bedrooms, divine.

Where better to start the first day of your married life together than somewhere as special as this?

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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Find All The Answers You Need…

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…on this page to help you Plan the Perfect Wedding at Combe House Devon, Luxury Country House Hotel & Restaurant …

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Click on image to download our complete Wedding Guide (PDF 2.7mb)

Or alternatively, scroll down to find answers for your questions …

• What is the capacity of each private dining room seated?
The Panel Room can accommodate 44 guests
The Georgian Kitchen can accommodate between 10-12 guests
The Green Mural Room can accommodate 30 guests
The Pink Dining Room can accommodate 30 guests
A Marquee on the croquet lawn can accommodate up 150 guests

• What is the dress code?
The dress code for a private dining room is respectably smart/casual. However, should you decide to set a more specific dress code for your special event, you are welcome to do so, i.e. suits/dinner jacket and evening attire.

• Is smoking allowed in the dining rooms?
We comply with non-smoking legislation throughout the house and do not permit smoking in any of the bedrooms. However, guests are welcome to step outside the hotel front door and bar door, where appropriate receptacles for cigarette ends are provided.

• Is there an open bar in each dining room?
No. However a wide selection of bar drinks are available by waiter service from the House bar.

• Is it possible to have music entertainment?
There are several options concerning music for the Ceremony and Reception from a string quartet to a harpist or simply your own selection of music. A portable CD player is available and can be used for background music. You are most welcome to bring along your own selection of music or we have some on hand. The Green and the Pink Dining Rooms are equipped with a six-cd changer. The House offers a variety of jazz and classical music CDs.

• Is dancing allowed?
When Combe House is taken over on an exclusive use basis the Great Hall is ideal for dancing.
We are able to arrange a disco or a live band until 1am when you have exclusive use of the House.

• What time can I access a private room from?
When you book for lunch, you can access the room from 11:30am
When you book for dinner, you can access the room from 6:30pm

• What time do my guests and I need to vacate a private room?
When you book for lunch, we kindly request your guests to vacate the room by 4:30pm
When you book for dinner, we kindly request your guests to vacate the room by 12:00 midnight

• Is the house accessible for disabled people?
Yes, but on the ground floor only. There is a disabled toilet and a ramp is provided leading you through the front door of the house. All our bedrooms are on the 1st floor, so there are a number of stairs and sadly no lift. (Combe House is Grade 1 listed and Elizabethan.)

• What is the deposit required to secure my booking?
When you decide to confirm your reservation for a private dining room, we do require a deposit of the private room hire charge as quoted when making the booking.

• A Master of Ceremonies?
Our Manager will be on hand to act as a Master of Ceremonies guiding you throughout the day, announcing all formalities to you, your family and friends.

• Can a meal be served in the gardens?
Unfortunately no, we can however serve your drinks and canapés in the gardens if you wish.
A BBQ is a fantastic way to welcome your guests on the first day of a two day exclusive use.
A dinner or buffet in one of the private dining rooms is a perfect alternative.

• Can we have a choice of menu on the day for our guests?
For numbers over 10 guests, we kindly request you to select a set menu for everyone. Guests with any dietary requirements or allergies can be taken care of. There is also a vegetarian menu available.

• What flowers are included in the hire of the room and where are they located?
There are floral displays in the Great Hall, reception and the fire place in the Green Dining room. We can offer simple cut flowers from the garden in single vases for your table or you may wish to discuss more personal arrangements with our house florist Meriel Hill who will be happy to help you with ideas and prices.

• Where are the fire places and when are they lit?
There is a fireplace in the Great Hall, which is lit for the majority of the year, except in very warm weather.
There are also fireplaces in the Panel Room and Dining Rooms which are lit in the autumn, winter and early spring as required. The Georgian Kitchen offers the exceptional wood and coal burning stove which is lit all year round as this also provides the heating! Lighting is by candlelight as there is no electricity.

• What is the hotel’s policy on corkage?
Unfortunately, we do not allow guests to provide their own wines. We are proud to offer our guests a very interesting wine list – please consult with Ken and Barry for special requirements.

• Are there any baby changing facilities?
These can easily be arranged.

• Is confetti allowed?
No confetti, but rose petals are perfect.

• Is there room for guests to change prior to a private event?
If you are not staying with us, we will do our best to provide a bedroom, if available. However, you are more than welcome to use the spacious rest rooms.

• What parking facilities are available?
The hotel offers 35 parking spaces for residential guests and day visitors. If you are planning a large party parking attendants will be onsite to assist everyone.

• How far away is the sea and coastal walks?
The famous Jurassic coastline from Sidmouth to Lyme Regis is 8 miles from Combe House. There are plenty of coastal walks, seaside towns, villages, fascinating places and sites to see and visit. More details are available as required.

• What are the nearest towns to Combe House?
Honiton is our nearest town, only 2 miles north east of Combe House. There are regular trains from Honiton which run direct to London Waterloo. Exeter is the County City, at a distance of 17 miles, with easy access from the A30. Exeter International Airport is only a 10 minute drive from Combe, again easily accessible just off the A30.

• Is there a helipad?
Yes indeed – the croquet lawn, just above the ‘cross road’. But please contact us before hand so we can inform the Arabian Horse Stud owner.

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

Devon Tourism Awards 2010
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Wildly Romantic Wedding Venue… WOW!

At Combe House Devon, you’ll find genuine care and attention to detail provided by a talented team of enthusiastic professionals who treat every couple with individuality and respect. The outstanding quality of our food speaks for itself. It’s frequently described as ‘memorable’, a rare accolade for wedding banquets, differentiating your event from the run-of-the-mill.

It’s a blend of sophistication, style, true hospitality and warmth of heart, but more importantly, you and your guests will be made to feel Someone Special. At Combe House we can take care of everything, leaving you totally stress free to enjoy your special day.

Click here to download Combe House Wedding Packages Tariff 2012-2013 (PDF, 924kb)

Read more about Combe’s Wedding Packages…

From January 2012 until April 2013
• All prices are inclusive of VAT at 20%
• Service charge is always at the guest’s discretion
• No charge for House Hire with Full Exclusive Use in Low Season

These rates include:

• your dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator who will help you plan your Special Day
• a choice of Ceremony Rooms for your Civil Ceremony (if required)
• use of Combe’s beautiful gardens and interiors for your Wedding Photographs
• an experienced member of Combe’s Management Team to guide you through your Celebrations
• a Private Dining Room for your Wedding Reception
• White Linen, Table Plan, Place Cards and Menu Cards
• use of a Silver Knife and Cake Stand.

This includes all of the above, as well as:

• Accommodation for 32 guests in 16 Bedrooms
• Full English Breakfast
• Full Exclusive Use of The House, including The Great Hall • Combe House Restaurant • Green Mural Dining Room • Panel Room • Georgian Kitchen • Sitting Room and Hotel Bar – from 2pm on your day of arrival until 10.30am on the day of your departure.

(Note: All food and drink for your Wedding Reception & any other meals are additional.)

Click here to download Combe House Wedding Packages Tariff 2012-2013 (PDF, 924kb)

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FOOD & DRINK FOR YOUR WEDDING

COMBE’S CLASSIC RECEPTION PACKAGE – £100 per guest

• 2 Glasses of House Champagne to celebrate your Marriage
• Selection of pre-dinner Combe Canapés
• 3-Course Menu – dishes created by Combe’s two Masterchefs of Great Britain
• 3 Glasses of House Wine Red/White/Rosé for your Celebration Meal
• Tea or Coffee with handmade Chocolates
• A Glass of House Champagne to toast the Newlyweds

BESPOKE RECEPTION PACKAGES

- Individually created ~ please enquire for more details.

Click here to download Combe House Wedding Packages Tariff 2012-2013 (PDF, 924kb)

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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Indulge Yourselves…

Combe House Devon – a flamboyant country house set in 3,500 acres of park and woodland near the south coast of Devon. There are sixteen light and airy bedrooms, each oozing individual character and effortless elegance.

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But best of all at Combe is the way things are done. Not for Ruth and Ken the stuffy formality that you might expect of an Elizabethan manor house. Instead, you can kick off your shoes and curl up on a sofa, or throw a log on the fire, then fall asleep in front of it.

It’s informal, relaxing and hugely romantic, and wherever you wander (and there’s quite a bit of it) something magnificent catches the eye. Expect all the aristocratic trimmings: plaster moulded ceilings, mullioned windows, cavernous sofas and massive old oils hanging on the walls. There’s even a separate thatched cottage set in private walled garden you can rent for two.

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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Combe House Devon is one of the best Exclusive Use
wedding venues in England…

Combe House Devon is perfectly suited for Exclusive Use and, most importantly, has the credentials to support the excellent food and hospitality that it consistently delivers.

Combe has two Masterchefs of Great Britain and was listed in the Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s selection of Worldwide Top 100 Hotels for 2008.

This is the perfect Country House Hotel setting for you to invite your friends and family to a Wedding Party that is ‘Somewhere Different, Somewhere Special’ – a day that will give you a lifetime of happy memories and an occasion your guests will remember for years to come.

Choose Exclusive Use of Combe House Devon for your Wedding Venue and you will have the whole house to yourselves, including the elegant sitting rooms, reception rooms, beautiful gardens, all fifteen bedrooms and suites and a romantic thatch cottage. After you have taken your vows, you can entertain your family and friends in complete privacy and style.

With Exclusive Use, your wedding celebrations encompass more than just an afternoon and evening. You and your closest guests can stay overnight, catch up the night before over an informal supper in the Georgian Kitchen or a BBQ in the gardens and finally reminisce about the wedding day’s events over breakfast the following morning.

Devon’s Hotel of the Year

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Select & create your own Wedding Menu for your Special Day

Hadleigh Barrett and Stuart Brown, our two Master Chefs of Great Britain, have created the following dishes especially for Wedding Celebrations in our private rooms for either a luncheon or dinner.

If you have any favourite dishes or special requirements for your wedding celebrations, please discuss them with us.

We will do our best to accommodate and always try to be as flexible as possible. Supplements may apply depending on the dish seasonality.

Three courses £50.00 per guest ~ Minimum 10 guests

Please select one Starter, one Main Course and one Dessert for your entire party to enjoy as a set menu.

Choice of Soups

Wild Mushroom and Black Truffle
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Smoked Haddock and Saffron
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Crab Bisque
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Pea and Ham
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Chilled Tomato Consommé
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Red Lentil and Smoked Bacon
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Lightly Curried Mussel
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Chilled Gazpacho
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Choice of Starters

Quail Ballotine
•Wild Mushrooms – Onion Purée – Morel Cream

Smoked Salmon Blinis
•Crème Fraiche – Caviar

Crab Salad
•Avocado Cream – Tomato Vinaigrette

Confit Duck Spring Roll
•Bok Choi – Soy Dressing

Ark Chicken and Foie Gras Terrine
•Beetroot Dressing – Artichokes a la Grecque

Pressed Terrine of Foie Gras
•Brioche – Sauternes Jelly (Supplement £5 per person)

Smoked Haddock & Avocado Tart
•Aioli Dressing – Rocket

Goat’s Cheese Pithivier
•Pesto – Baby Artichokes

Pea Panna Cotta
•Crisp Parma Ham – Ragstone Goats Cheese
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Choice of Main Courses

Paella

Roast Saddle of Lamb
•with Rosemary & Garlic – Gratin Potato

Beef Wellington
•Potato Fondant Potato – Savoy Cabbage – Madeira Sauce (supplement £5 per person)

Roast Breast of Guinea Fowl
•Soured Cabbage – Pomme Purée – Foie Gras Cream

Ark Chicken Breast
•Celeriac Purée – Smoked Sausage – Black Truffle Velouté

Roast Duck Breast
•Braised Red Cabbage – Dauphinoise Potato – Balsamic Jus

Roast Pork Tenderloin
•with Parma Ham – Black Pudding Hash – Cider Vinegar Jus

Roast Loin of Venison (in season)
•Butternut Squash Purée – Fondant Potato – Braised Leeks

Seared Fillet of Brill
•Crushed Ratte Potatoes with Basil – Lobster Sauce

Roast Loin of Monkfish
•with Parma Ham – Brandade – Young Leeks – Red Pepper Velouté

Bass Fillet
•Pomme Purée – Braised Fennel – Smoked Eel Beurre Noisette
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Choice of Vegetarian Starters

Goat’s Cheese Pithivier
•Pesto – Baby Artichokes

Pea Panna Cotta
•Quail Eggs – Ragstone Goats Cheese

Tomato Tart
•Tapenade – Micro Leaves – Pesto
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Vegetarian Mains

Open Raviollo of Asparagus & Leek
•Baby Vegetables – Herb Oil

Cep & Truffle Risotto
•Young Leeks – Parmesan

Roast Globe Artichoke
•Wild Mushroom Ragout – Celeriac Purée
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Choice of Desserts

White and Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake
•Pistachio Ice Cream

Classic Crème Brulée

Apple and Frangipane Tart
•Vanilla Ice Cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding
•Toffee Sauce – Devon Clotted Cream

Banana Parfait
•Caramel Mousse – Caramelised Banana

Dark Chocolate Tart
•Malt Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Vanilla Panna Cotta
•Tropical Fruit Salsa

Ginger Pudding
•Caramel Sauce – Stem Ginger Ice Cream

Glazed Lemon Tart
•Raspberry Sorbet

Strawberry Pavlova
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Optional Extras

Tea or Coffee & Petit Fours – £5.50 per guest
Selection of Canapés – £9.50 per guest
Delicious home-made soup of your choice – £6.50 per guest
Selection of West Country Cheeses – £10.00 per guest

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Romantic Country House Wedding Venue ~ Combe House Devon

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