The Durrant House Hotel continues to be the best hotel in our current offering. The rooms, ballroom, food and service, have been praised by all our guests as exemplary, and Carole and I continue to recommend this hotel without reservation.
Durrant Ballroom
Our largest dance floor at nearly 90ft, this beautiful laminate ballroom floor is much loved by dancers and Vincent of Vincent and Flavia fame mentioned it was one of the best he had danced on.
Rooms and Public Areas
The rooms are of contemporary décor, with a good standard of furnishings and some bathrooms have marble walls and glass sinks making them luxurious in appearance. Dancers, our room allocation includes all premium rooms followed by standard rooms (3 star quality). These rooms are allocated to our dancers in priority booking order.
The public areas have a colonial feel with dark wood, etched glass and marble floors and the ballroom is stunning.
Food and Restaurant
The restaurant, with etched glass and mahogany panels, is extremely comfortable, and has a warm and homely ambience. The food and service, and attention to every detail, was noted by our clients to be of a very high standard and therefore represented wonderful value for money.
R&R Spa
R&R is a world apart, a luxury North Devon haven where you can enjoy a range of gentle therapeutic treatments including nail extensions, pamper days and pedicures that will leave you feeling Refreshed, Revitalised, Rejuvenated, Restored, and above all Relaxed – and ready to get back on top of your job and busy family life.
Testimonials
Timothy Jennings
The holiday was well organised as always. The tuition with Mark and Olga is excellent, especially the foxtrot where they taught the men the ladies steps to increase awareness. The cabaret was a fantastic spectacle.
Angela Taylor
Excellent holiday good value for money. Great hosts. Thanks Paul and Carole. Angela and Mike xx
Amanda Sheridan
Overall excellent, we had a thoroughly good time. The Durrant was looking resplendent in Christmas decor, the food fresh, hot, tasty, and quickly served. The ballroom is very lovely. As a relative beginner I found the tuition both challenging and immensely rewarding.
Robert Blencowe
We thought that overall the dance break was excellent! We will certainly be booking another dance break with you.
John Winzer
The whole weekend went without a hitch. A good variety of music and dancing coupled with enjoyable professional tuition.
Places of Interest
Barnstaple: just 8 miles from Bideford, Barnstaple offers something for everyone. Whether it’s shopping, leisure and culture or immersing yourself in the town’s rich
history, England’s oldest borough caters for all tastes. Barnstaple’s Pannier Market dates back to Saxon times and offers a range of local crafts and produce, and has been voted in the Independent as one of the top 10 food markets.
Bideford is an attractive town on the banks of the Torridge estuary. Following the building of a new bridge in the late 1980’s it is not so busy with the traffic heading into North Cornwall able to bypass the town on the
A39. The old road has a lovely famous bridge crossing the Torridge linking the town of Bideford to its aptly named neighbour “East the Water”.
This area of North Devon was home to Author Charles Kingsley, and where he based his novel Westward Ho! Since that novel was published the town of Westward Ho! has grown and was in fact-named after the book!
Appledore, Instow and Clovelly have their own charm, whilst at Great Torrington, the Dartington Glass Factory has a visitor’s attraction and Factory shop.
Address
Heywood Road
Northam
Bideford
EX39 3QB
United Kingdom