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
Richard Two
We had a very enjoyable weekend. The hotel staff are all very welcoming and friendly and helpful, whilst the hotel is in need of a little refurbishment this did not impact on our enjoyment of the weekend. The weekend was well organised and as usual Paul’s choice of music in the evenings was brilliant. The dance tuition was well presented and pitched at a good level for the group. We would definitely recommend this dance break.
Allin Jeffery
The food at this price of holiday was some of the best we’ve ever had. Just perfect, Paul and Carole run the holiday like clockwork and provide world class ballroom tuition lessons with Mark and Olga.
Thank you Paul and Carole. We had a wonderful weekend at the Durrant, the staff were friendly and attentive, we enjoyed the room, the food but most of all the ballroom dancing classes with Mark and Olga, their cabaret and the evening dancing on a large floor to great music with happy enthusiastic dancers.
This is our 2nd Dancebreak Holiday with Paul and Carole We had a Fantastic Time also made New Friends. The Tuition with Mark & Olga Elsbury Amazing.
Violeta Chorley
Very pleased with everything. Brilliant organisation I felt at ease at all times and looked after. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you.
Richard Pollard
Great weekend, brilliantly organised and good value for money. Excellent tuition set at the right level.
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