About The Sawmill Inn
The Sawmill Inn is a family run and family friendly pub hotel of which the original buildings are a 17th Century watermill, in the countryside near the Ifracombe to Combe Martin coast road.
Guests can choose from three en-suite centrally heated double rooms and one family room. All rooms are equipped with have flat screen colour T.V with DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, and the room's fridge has fresh milk and complimentary bottled water.
The Sawmill Inn is well equipped for all the family's needs, with baby changing facilities in both the ladies' and the mens' toilets. In the same family ownership since 1988 the Inn has a reputation for good food and drink. There is a large car park and attractive patio and garden.
The cuisine is freshly prepared from locally sourced produce, and menus are extensive and varied.
Visit Ilfracombe Museum, or take a boat trip on the Ilfracombe Princess.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Helpful Staff.
The staff are helpful, and the location is fantastic, within a short walk of breathtaking scenery, and the hotel is perceived by guests as being very good value in comparison with the competition. The Sawmill is very conveniently located for the best bea
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Comfortable and Clean.
The rooms are comfortable, a good size and well cleaned and have excellent bedding. Guests appreciate the provision of fridges in the rooms, with milk and bottled water supplied.
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Plenty of Space.
The ample car parking and the attractive grounds with the stream won praise, and visitors who dined here found the food delicious, commenting also no a very pleasant Merlot wine, served by the glass. The lady working in the bar was friendly and accommoda
Negative Reviews
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Cut Off.
It was difficult to get an Internet connection, or even a mobile phone signal. So this is a place to retreat to, and to get away from the every day stress and pressures of the modern world.
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Needs Brightening.
Guests comment that the hotel has a musty, and damp smell, and is in need of updating. Others found the atmosphere gloomy, and that there was a lack of service from the staff.
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Back in Time.
A lady guest would have like there to have been a hair dryer in the room. There have been mixed reports on the Sawmill Inn, with occasional mentions of staff problems. It seems that guests should bear in mind that this is an old property of character, a