Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings
Preston, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3PP
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot
In a sleepy hamlet, this thatched farmhouse is only 5 minutes from the A38 (Cornwall) and A380 (Torquay) and therefore within easy reach of Exeter, Torbay and P... more
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9/10 Overall rating
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| 8/10 | Performance of staff |
| 9/10 | Overall experience |
| 9/10 | Overall value for money |
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Walter ( Mature couple)
from Isleworth , GB on December 7, 2009
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Susan ( Mature couple)
from Birmingham , GB on June 6, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"a great time" (107450092)
very friendly hotel. Staff go out of their way to make the stay enjoyable.
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Robert ( Solo business traveller)
from Haslemere , GB on May 21, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Very good hotel. Rustic style with wonderful food." (107444230)
Restaurant was excellent.
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Elizabeth ( Young couple)
from Southampton , GB on May 21, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"The stay was excellent in every way. Friendly staff, great room and wonderful food. I will be visiting again." (107819272)
I would hapily recommend Sampson Farm. The accomodation was excellent and the staff were so welcoming. The food at the farm was amazing.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on April 22, 2009
nice location
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Robert ( Mature couple)
from Tadley , GB on April 20, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Nigel,Sarah and the rest of the staff made us welcome from the very start of our visit,nothing was to much for them and we were on first name terms from the moment we arrived.A very tranquil setting full of "old world" charm. " (107863092)
Staff excellent,food excellent,location excellent.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on April 5, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Comfortable, but slightly expensive." (107357249)
Very friendly welcome, rooms were clean and tidy. Good area to stay with lovely riverside walks. Restaurant food was quite good, but expensive.
Nothing to report other than the vegetables were a little tough and the sauce overpowerd the flavour of the steak. I understand it was the chef's night off, so perhaps my experience was not typical.
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Shelley ( Solo business traveller)
from Rugby , GB on March 27, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"very pleasant and enjoyable." (107459492)
lovely clean room overlooking chickens etc and very friendly staff and lovely food
food rather expensive and not much choice for vegetarians
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Wong ( Solo leisure traveller)
from Tuen mun , HK on February 10, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"it is good to choose to stay " (107745020)
the owner (Nigel) and his wife (Sara) are very nice. The food is very good and the environment is good as well.
the temperature of the shower is not easy to adjust
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Martin ( Mature couple)
from Haverhill , GB on January 22, 2009
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Very Welcoming & Friendly" (107819040)
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Roger ( Mature couple)
from Altrincham , GB on December 27, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"A very relaxing and pleasant experience. Very comfortable bed, we have not slept so soundly for a long time. Very friendly and helpful hosts and staff. Very good food, including breakfasts, which were taken each morning (included fresh eggs from resident free range chickens)." (107826591)
Comfortable, clean, accommodation and guest facilities. Peaceful location. Excellent food. Good overall value. Wifi and digital tv in room.
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Denise ( Solo business traveller)
from Ormskirk , GB on December 14, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Fabulous but too brief." (107598170)
The Hotel staff were wlcoming and made a point of taking me to my room rather than simply directing me there. They gave me information on the local area and some forthcoming events. When i was leaving they made certain that i had been happy with my stay and the facilities. A very nice place that i would happily recommend to anyone going to Devon.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on September 6, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Relaxed atmosphere, great food and drink " (97062076)
Friendly, nothing was too much trouble, interesting people and place
AA route planners directions were terrible
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Edith ( Mature couple)
from Eastleigh , GB on August 30, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"A good choice for a stay over on the way to Penzance." (107127628)
Very nice outlook from room. Very good restaurant - food and service were excellent.
Room on the small size.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 27, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"staff were friendly and helpful, food was excellent" (97247260)
room was well equiped
room was small
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on July 22, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"I enjoyed the hotel apart from the room being disappointing. For " (108061110)
The restaurant is very good. Hotel is full of character. I loved being under the thatch. Gorgeous setting at edge of Dartmoor. Outside space of hotel is small but comfortable. They keep chicken, ducks and geese in the garden. The plumbing worked well.
Room not very clean. Fitted sheet was too small for the bed. The cupboard doors were grubby. The room was poorly appointed. One of the casement windows didn't open.
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Gill ( Solo business traveller)
from Mullion , GB on July 19, 2008
Charming and relaxed environment, excellent food and first class service. Staff were friendly and helpful, particularly welcome as a female travelling alone. Will definitely visit again.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on June 17, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Very enjoyable overnight stay " (97220815)
Staff very welcoming and helpful and good food
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on June 3, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Stayed for three nights over Whitsun half-term break in the Teigngrace suite which is more like an apartment than standard hotel accommodation, with its own fully furnished kitchen and Sky television. Very pleasureable stay. Staff friendly and obliging. Plenty of parking." (97996749)
Food excellent, accommodation (Teigngrace suite) good and spacious for our family with plenty of room to spread out.
Hotel was fine but website had incorrect price for suite we requested. Came to agreement with owner via email. Need to ensure this shows correct price for standard occupancy for 4 people. Also needs to allow for children to be stated at time of booking.
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J ( Mature couple)
from Didcot , GB on April 22, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent place to stay, we were made to feel welcome and received first class service during our short visit. Situated in a quiet village with an interesting local walk by the river, it was ideal to unwind after the long journey from Oxford. We would have preferred to have a full en-suite without the wash basin in the room. Perhaps this was just unique the room we were allocated. However the overall quality of our stay easily out weighed this minor issue." (97134320)
Our accomodation was very quaint, clean and well presented. The bed was very comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food excellent and good value too.
Only drawback was that my wife was not happy with the wash basin in the room instead of the en-suite area with the shower and toilet.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on April 30, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"The location was amazing it was both beautiful and rural. The farm house itself was a traditional thatched cottage that really added to the atmosphere. The farm animals were a delightful addition to the stay. The resturant was one of the best I had eaten in for some time. We stayed in the stables which was a comfortable if small room with a lovely balcony looking out over the ducks and chickens on the farm." (97385242)
The location and resturant
The decoration the rooms was tired and dated. There was no bath.
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B w ( Solo business traveller)
from Worcester , GB on April 27, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"I have stayed here before. Most enjoyable. Food fantastic. Rooms clean. People very helpful and friendly" (97939562)
Quite, nice walk, very friendly
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Clare ( Other)
from Effingham junction , GB on April 21, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"The breakfast was superb with the best scrambled egg I have ever had using their own eggs. I would have liked the chance of choosing a room where the early breakfast noise would not have been a problem" (97016948)
the quaintness and the excellent breakfast
Breakfast served at 6.30 right underneath our room and with old wooden floorboards the sound comes right through
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Philip ( Mature couple)
from Buerton , GB on April 17, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Sampsons is a quite unique and most enjoyable experience. If you are looking for a quiet country retreat, then this is it! Sampsons also serve excellent evening meals in their award winning restaurant." (97276887)
The accomodation was excellent and at a very competative price.
We didn't find anything to dislike about our stay.
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on April 7, 2008
Was left to my self but I knew where someone was if I required assistance.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on March 26, 2008
Comfortable and clean; food very good
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J ( Family with older children)
from Coventry , GB on March 26, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Lovely place" (97926087)
The food was excellent, well presented and helpful staff.
The heating went off in the accommodation around 9.00pm and came on again in the early hours of the morning around 3.30am would have better if it has been on during the evening.
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Steven ( Solo business traveller)
from Leicestershire , GB on March 7, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Overall very good. will book again" (97152629)
homely, pleasant people
light in bathroom poor, no shaver light, difficult to have shave in the morning
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Ronald ( Mature couple)
from Chatteris , GB on February 28, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"It was a very pleasant surprise in terms of the layout of the hotel, value for money, very homely surroundings and very relaxing atmosphere. Convenient for onward travel. As we were only staying on the Sunday night were slightly disappointed that we couldn't have dinner there as the menu looked first class and would like to have sampled the food." (97989738)
Beautiful situation, excellent breakfast, very friendly staff.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on January 16, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"All the staff were extremely pleasant and polite. The only down side of out stay was the fact that we were not able to stay longer. Very good accommodation, excellent food and location could not have been better. Will certainly visit again." (97263483)
Very comfortable and peaceful location.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on January 4, 2008
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Great place, easy to find, but off the beaten track so very tranquil. The room was not huge, but had character and was very clean. The private decking area accessible from our room was a nice benefit. The staff were exceptionally helpful. I would be very happy to stay there again." (97844048)
Very freindly and helpful staff, beautiful surroundings
Was unable to get into the restaurant that night, would have been good to have had the opportunity to book the restaurant at the same time as the room
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Celia ( Mature couple)
from Bristol , GB on December 17, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"It was more or less what we expected with good food and attentive service.Quite remote but only a few miles to nearest town. Just a pity about the rattling door." (97894862)
the country farm house atmosphere
cramped shower & toilet with wash basin in room.Door that rattled
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 29, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Very good, and quiet, and clean" (97023791)
It was ok, could have been a little bigger
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on November 21, 2007
Nice location, good breakfast, lovely lounge / fireplace
Unable to have dinner at hotel; v cheap furniture, cold room, only superficially cleaned.
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Michael ( Mature couple)
from Polegate , GB on November 13, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"The experience was particularly 'user-friendly' in respect of the hospitality. The premises being very old, the cosy communal rooms and bedrooms were on the small side. The cuisine and restaurant experience more than made up for the rather cramped bedroom. The overall management was first rate. Personal items of footware, left behind in the room, were sent on without fuss, or delay. A hotel that we should be pleased to stay in again." (97266251)
Quiet, rural location. Characterful, period accommodation. Very welcoming and homely atmosphere.
The bedroom was too small for anything other than an overnight stay.
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Wendy ( Same sex couple)
from Llangynidr , GB on November 5, 2007
The hotel is in a beautiful peaceful location yet within easy reach of Newton Abbot where our uncle lives. My sister and I found the staff really friendly and helpful. We also enjoyed watching the ducks and chickens in the field at the back.
The flies that invaded our room when we left the window open. However we had been provided with a can of fly-spray so we presume this is a problem one has to live with when under a thatched roof.
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Robert ( Solo business traveller)
from Sutton , GB on October 28, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Hotel was generally of a similar standard to most at this price, but the food was much above average & worth a detour to try again in the future." (97720453)
Clean room and excellent food.
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Stephanie ( Solo business traveller)
from Worcester , GB on October 16, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Friendly, honest people" (97796623)
For the money, very good
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Michael ( Solo business traveller)
from Telford , GB on October 13, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"Could do with a detailed location map. Wnderful, country-farmhouse atmosphere in a secluded location. Reasonable access by road and good parking. Friendly but discreet service. Excellent cuisine using local produce with a good selection of dishes. Overall, very enjoyable experience and highly recommended." (97385517)
Secluded, country location. Good comfortable and private. Excellent cuisine and friendly, competent and helpful staff.
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Brian ( Mature couple)
from Ryde , GB on July 19, 2007
Sampsons Farm Country Hotel, Newton Abbot - Reviews & Ratings"It was fine and served our purpose." (99172814)
Clean, ready, and very quiet. We had an excellent night's sleep.
Would have liked a bath.
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