Name: Deers Leap Retreat
Address: West Anstey, South Molton, South Molton, South Molton, EX36 3NZ, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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No elevators

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Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

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Free parking

Parking

Sauna

Beauty and wellness

Pets allowed

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Exeter International Airport

Cardiff Airport

Deers Leap Retreat

South Molton

My daughter got married here yeaterday. Overall not too bad but it spoilt the whole experience by the proprietor ringing me up to discus some isses my wife and myself had, at 10.150pm.
We were on our annual holiday and went to Devon in our motorhome, for our holiday and daughters wedding. Taking with us our 2 small dogs. Shih-tzu and a mini Maltese.
When the prop phoned me at that time of night I was very annoyed. She went on to tell me that my dogs are not welcome on site. Yet they appear on a lot of dog freindly sites. Very hypocritical in my opinion. She also went on to tell me in no uncertain terms again that I could not bring my motorhome onto site. This is all designed, so you will pay them extortionate ammounts of money to stay in their accommodation.
The place is right out in the boonies, no proper road as such and only a single track road all round. Not mentioned anywhere on  thier website.
If you drive anything over 6.6 wide forget it.
Drinks are very expensive at the bar and no draught beer at all. All bottles.
I darent look at my bank balance as one round of 2 drinks cost me £12 for 2 beers.
The place is smoke and mirrors thing. Everything made to look fantastic but when you peel back the glam its a nothing.
My daughter paid a fortune to have her day there. I recommend that you dont. Theres far more better places with better acces. without a fanatical proprietor.

What  disappointment.

My daughter is getting married here tomorrow. I am currently on holiday in Devon from Yorkshire to be there for her big day. 
The venue proprietor rang me up at 10pm. A few evenings ago. Told me in no uncertain terms that there's no dogs allowed on site.  This is totally against what they claim.  Also, being on my hols with my wife and 2 dogs, we have come away in our motorhome. 
Again, it is not allowed on the premises. Probably because they want 250 quid off you for a tent. Or nearly 400 for a room. 
We pulled into the venue this afternoon to see how far it was from our campsite.  They don't even have a proper car park. Tarpaulins were blowing in the wind like giant kites.
 Not a good impression for the father of the bride. 
It doesn't say anywhere in their info packs or website about the state of the rods to the premises. 
Farm tracks and only single direction. 
Oh yeah, I had a whale of a time trying to get past horses' tractors 4x4s. Even a chap walking, his dog had to almost hide in the roadside bushes.
I would not recommend this place if was the only one left on the planet that could marry you. 
It looked run down and not inviting to us. Maybe it looks better in the sunshine but I am not relishing the idea of getting inside in my very expensive suit bought for the occasion, from the muddy field they call a car park.

Check out the wedding venue. 

The cottage is really lovely, very remote, quiet and peaceful 
On arrival we were greeted by the beautiful Poppy  who shown us to the cottage!
The cottage is nice and clean and cosy, and has plenty of amenities including tea and coffee and squash for the kids, 
the bath is huge
The hot tub again is massive and was lovely and warm on arrival ready to jump in and relax
The only 1 problem we had during the stay was the mattress on the bed which we found very uncomfortable.

Please be aware Deer’s leap is very remote with the nearest shops around 20 mins drive away, we did a little shopping for drinks and snacks before arriving and would recommend to anyone else to do this 

The roads leading to and from Deer’s leap are very narrow so make sure to drive carefully

All in all we had a lovely stay and would highly recommend staying here

Peaceful bliss in the country side

We held our daughters wedding at Deer’s Leap Retreat what a beautiful venue, absolutely AMAZING. Heather and her staff were fabulous with customer service second to none.
Food was great, I can’t thank you and your team enough for making my daughters special day even more special.

Daughters Wedding

Our son has just had his wedding here where we and 28 others spent a long weekend. It was a wonderful experience where the owners had put in every effort to support our stay. Everyone thought the venue was uniquely delightful.
Thank you from our son's side of the family!

Superb and loved by all

We had booked a holiday at Deer's Leap as a family , the first one since months of lockdown. We all were very excited specially my 7 yr old but we got the biggest shock just the night before we were supposed to travel that the owner has double booked and we no longer can have the cottage. The booking and payment had been already done by us atleast 20days ago , not sure why they didn't realise the double booking earlier !!!!...They did offer a substitute hotel or refund option but the substitute was not up to the mark with none of the facilities that had made us book Deer Leap .A refund at the last minute could not save our holiday. We all are absolutely devastated with no options and sitting at home now instead of being on a lovely vacation. It is a shame as we were thinking of recommending this place to our family but now feel the need to warn everyone .Don't risk you holidays !!!

Holiday spoilt - unprofessional : book at your own risk

We decided to get away for the weekend once lockdown was eased. Came across this place on Air B&B. We've absolutely loved how quiet the place is for just a couple days peace (without the kids 😂). The grounds are nice for a walk around and the hosts are very helpful. I'd highly recommend this place for couples or large groups for the bigger house available next door. 

Beautiful Place

We had our most amazing long weekend at this magical place. The best value for a special weekend for pan intimate wedding if someone loves nature, animals, great food beautiful countryside and does not love big show off weddings that comes in "off the shelf" packages. This felt like Heather and her team were family members and they put their heart in everything they do. By far the happiest times we have had here and all our guests share these thoughts. Thank you all xxx 

My wedding weekend

We had 4 fantastic and relaxing days in Deer's Leap. We've travelled from Hungary to Bristol, where we took a taxi. It took 80-90 mins to get here by a taxi, and even the route showed, the place is far away from everything. But that's the most important value of it. Superb surroundings, the hills, the valleys, the sheeps, cows horses around. Everything is so green, which is delightful in a hot summer day comparing to Hungary where everything is so dry by now. The accomodation is great, comfy room, nice bathroom and all is very clean. Heather, the house lady is doing a great job to manage everything: from cleaning the house (and the 2 huge jacuzzis in the garden) through preparing the wedding till managing the food and the bar at the wedding. She's so kind and helpful. In our dreams we'll come back one day for a great family Christmas, I can imagine how amazing it could be in this great location. Thanks Heather!!!

Great location for a retreat and for a great wedding

Just returned from a 4 night break at Deers Leap Retreat, there were a total of 19 of us with a mixture of adults and children. The owner gave us a hugely informative tour of the property and was always on hand if we needed her (which we didn't).  Outside the there was a games room available which was great on the day when the weather wasn't its best and the children absolutely loved it.  The house itself was brilliant and had everything we needed and the rooms were all super spacious.  We would definitely visit again many thanks.

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