The Earlsdale Bed and Breakfast

Congratulations to Lewis and James for having the wisdom to take on the challenge of renovating this now beautiful establishment and rescuing it from its mundane past. I was drawn by the online photos and the numerous excellent comments from previous guests. It is styled and decorated throughout in an elegant and characterful way, each of the guest bedrooms are presented in an immaculate state, it was just perfect nothing has been overlooked. And now the food, every morning we were presented with the most delicious array of food. Whether your preference is for vegan, vegetarian or traditional fare then all your expectations will be fully met. Each morning that we were there; and in addition to the excellent full breakfasts available to preorder, were the most delicious in house baked cakes and cookies to eat. Lewis even provided takeout bags if we were too full to manage at the time. I can confess to helping myself for a later mid morning coffee more than once. I was unfortunately only staying for four nights and I deeply regret not staying longer, I was only able to sample the traditional full amazing English breakfast twice, the incredible full vegetarian once and first time for me the outstanding eggs Benedict. I am a poached egg fanatic and those cooked by James were truly perfect in every way. High quality food carefully prepared by James, hosted and presented by Lewis. The attention to detail was truly remarkable and consistent. I want to come back.

I only have positives to say about The Earlsdale! We booked same day as we were heading to Ilfracombe a day earlier than planned so booked in the car. The guys were so welcoming as soon as we arrived. Check in was really simple and quick. The room was absolutely beautiful and comfortable. The breakfast was absolutely amazing. The breakfast is home cooked after you pick off a menu the night before with lots to choose from. They have a lot of vegan friendly options. We’re not vegans ourselves, but my husband had the granola and vegan yoghurt and said it was amazing. As was their homemade lemon and poppyseed muffins. The B&B itself was lovely, and we loved learning about it. It has so much character and you can tell it’s well loved. They have an honesty bar which I really like too and the guys have lots of recommendations for places to eat and things to do. Highly recommend and we wouldn’t think twice about going back. It’s a no brainer for a home from home feel, with no stress at all!

I don't very often do reviews good or bad but I felt that everyone needs to know how good this place is. Myself and my wife stayed recently for 5 nights , from the moment we arrived and throughout our stay we were made to feel so welcome by the owners Lewis and James. The room was lovely,spotlessly clean and had everything we required for a comfortable stay including a mini fridge with cold water supplied. The breakfast was superb with cereal and a bowl of mixed fruit to start and a cooked breakfast made with top quality ingredients , home made bread for toast and a range of home made cake and muffins each day. There was also an honesty bar available if you wanted a drink in the evening. I would also like to mention Ray and Gwen working behind the scenes to help keep the place running to a very high standard and thanks to Ray for the useful tips on places to visit. To sum up this for us is the best guest house we have ever stayed at in 50 years and we hope to return in the future. Paul and Susan