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Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Park

Trish Burgess Posted on09/06/201609/06/2016 Devon 8 Comments

Broomhill art hotel and sculpture foundationIf you have a love of art and food, I can highly recommend a visit to the Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Park on the outskirts of Barnstable in North Devon.  We had no idea about its existence before our trip. I spotted a brown tourist sign as we were driving around Woolacombe and was intrigued to find out more.

An award-winning restaurant in a stylish hotel which just happens to have a contemporary art gallery attached plus over 300 sculptures in 12 acres of gorgeous woodland gardens: this ticks all the boxes for an excellent day out.

The hotel is home to the Broomhill Art & Sculpture Foundation which launched an annual sculpture prize in 2009 for emerging UK based sculptors. The final ten works each year can be viewed in the gardens and the public can vote for their favourite. Many winners and finalists from previous years, together with work from many other artists, can be seen in the park which is, quite simply, a stunning location for a huge range of contemporary art.

The dining experience is described as ‘Simply cooking – the art of dining with a slow cooked Mediterranean twist.’ We decided to pre-book a three-course lunch, priced at £16.95, which was staggeringly good value for money as that included free entry into the sculpture park which would normally cost £4.50.

Timing it perfectly, we spent the most blissful hour or so wandering around the sculptures; some weird, most wonderful, before sitting in the light, airy, restaurant to tuck into dishes such as beetroot cured salmon, spiced venison casserole and panna cotta with berry compote. There was also an excellent selection of vegan dishes available. The hotel provides an extensive High Tea which also includes a complimentary garden visit. Bar meals, including their famous tapas dishes, are also on offer plus a dinner menu and frequent jazz evenings. Photos of the bedrooms look pretty smart too.

I can wax lyrical about this place at length but the photos below will do the job far better than me. If you want to see a 15ft red shoe or an oversized china tea-cup wedged in the grass, a visit to Broomhill Art Hotel is a must.

Broomhill art hotel sculptures

 Broomhill sculptures with red shoe

 

Broomhill sculpture park

sculptures yielding ash and hiccup

sculptures bronze Broomhill Art Hotel

 

 

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8 Comments

  1. the Pigeon Pair and Me Reply
    11/06/2016 at 1:11 pm

    The sculptures with the man drinking beer are fabulous! I hadn’t heard of this place, either. Looks great.

    • Trish Burgess Reply
      11/06/2016 at 5:28 pm

      Made me smile too – great bellies!
      The hotel and its grounds were such a surprise. I think it would be perfect to stay overnight too.

  2. K.D. Jennings Reply
    13/06/2016 at 8:44 pm

    What an amazing place! I love the tea cup.
    The food sounds wonderful too, and it was a very good deal indeed. xx

    • Trish Burgess Reply
      14/06/2016 at 5:06 pm

      It was the perfect way to end the holiday. We checked out of the cottage, headed for Broomhill and the timings were just right. So pleased we decided to have lunch as it really made the day fantastic.

  3. Emma Raphael Reply
    13/06/2016 at 9:03 pm

    Oh my gosh it looks fabulous. Sculpture really is my cup of tea, and there’s not that much of it here. I could really do with that very British tea cup to lug around my Expat gardens… 🙂

    • Trish Burgess Reply
      14/06/2016 at 4:34 pm

      I seem to be finding sculptures everywhere at the moment. It’s quite the thing here for historic houses such as Burghley, to have sculpture gardens. I imagine this must be so refreshing for new artists to have fantastic places to show off their work.

  4. Mandy Reply
    15/06/2016 at 7:40 pm

    This looks like a fun place to spend an afternoon. 🙂 I’m going to a similar place in New Jersey in July (or at least I’m hoping to). The idea of sculpture in a garden fascinates me! 🙂

    • Trish Burgess Reply
      18/06/2016 at 5:29 pm

      It seems to be really catching on here – have been to a number of sculpture gardens/parks lately. Hope you enjoy your visit. Look forward to reading all about it.

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