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The Four Seasons Guest House
13 Bridgetown
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5AB

Phone Number:
01803 862146

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The Four Seasons Guest House, Totnes, Devon

The Four Seasons Guest house, bed and breakfast, is a top quality bed and breakfast just 300 yards from the centre of Totnes. Modern, newly decorated and refurnished, and very friendly.
Facilities at Four Seasons Guest House in Totnes Devon

Centrally located, just 300 yds to Totnes Centre
Parking
Easy access to coast and Dartmoor
All Rooms are Ensuite
Ground floor ensuite room available
Free Wi-Fi
Beverage Making Facilities
Hair dryers
Shaving point
Four Poster Beds Available
Double, Twin and Triple Rooms
Single Occupancy Available
20 inch Colour TVs in All Rooms

Welcome to Four Seasons Guest House in Totnes Devon

OPEN ALL YEAR

"I like this Guest House, I like it a lot. I particularly like the attention to detail, cleanliness, and the genuine warmth the owners display"

We offer quality bed and breakfast in Totnes, only 300 yards from Totnes centre.

The Four Seasons Guest House in Totnes: If you are looking for a Guest house, bed and breakfast or any form of accommodation in Totnes then look no further.

The Four Seasons guest house is a small, well run bed and breakfast establishment catering for people looking for short breaks, long breaks, weekend breaks, summer holidays or even working in the Totnes or South Devon area.

Close to all amenities, near the Dart River and Totnes Castle.

Only 6 miles from Paignton and Brixham and 10 miles from Torquay - Torbay.

Set amidst the rolling countryside of The South Hams, in Devon, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

TOTNES.................A Beautiful Historic Town for All Seasons

The Ancient Borough of Totnes . . .
. . . enjoys a prominent position above the River Dart.

The town is one of Devon's gems; full of both colour and character, that stems from a rich cultural, historical and archaeological heritage.

It is the second oldest borough in England, and is full of interesting diversions for the visitor � museums, a riverside with steamer quay, an ancient Guildhall and Church, a Norman Castle and the North and East Gates.

The town is an architectural feast to those interested in historic buildings - with fine examples of properties dating back to Norman, Medieval and Tudor times.

The name Totnes derives from the Saxon for a fort or lookout on a ridge. The town is known to have been a fortified Saxon settlement, built to protect the upper reaches of the river from Viking raiding parties.

As a visitor to this fascinating town, take time to hunt out the Leechwells, uncover the legend of the Brutus stone; browse amongst the delightful shops for arts, crafts and unusual gifts or just listen to buskers, especially on market days. The riverside offers you the chance to take a boat trip from the Steamer Quay to the historic town of Dartmouth or for land lubbers, why not take the steam train to Buckfastleigh?

Totnes has a long history; it was one of the five Devonshire towns originally mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It was one of the wealthiest towns in medieval and Tudor Devon (second only to Exeter) � the town's wealth, and prosperity, built upon the export of wool from sheep reared on nearby Dartmoor and the export of locally mined tin. The town's location helped contribute to this success - being both the highest port navigable, and the lowest bridging place on the river Dart.

A visit to the town is best started from the river side - at the bottom of the town. Here you will find the old steamer quay, in what was once the thriving river port. The quay is now the centre for the local river cruisers - who daily carry the summer visitors on pleasure trips from Totnes to Dartmouth some 6 miles down stream.

From the quay, Fore Street rises up into the centre of the town, passing underneath the East Gate Arch - a splendid Tudor structure. On its way up into the town the street winds it way past many fine examples of 16th and 17th century merchant's houses, including the restored Elizabethan House, which serves as the museum. The quality of the architecture found in Totnes was recognised by the Council for British Archaeology, in 1965, which placed Totnes in the CBA's list of top forty towns - towns that are their opinion; 'so splendid and precious that the ultimate responsibility for them should be regarded as a National concern'. This accolade is in part due to the fact that , there are 66 houses in Totnes that date to before 1700. A striking feature from Totnes' past is the Butterwalk (on the north side of High Street) and the Poultry Walk. These are two, covered pavement arcades with stone pillars carrying the overhanging storeys of the houses, that once sheltered markets that were held there. Similar pillared ambulatories can be seen in nearby owns of Dartmouth and Kingsbridge. The red sandstone St. Mary's Church in Totnes has a fine example of a fifteenth century rood screen, carved from stone quarried in Beer.

The Guild Hall
The Guild Hall, on Ramparts Walk (just after the East gate Arch) in the High Street, is a well-preserved 16th century building. The Hall, which was constructed in 1533, still serves as a council chamber. Visitors to the Guild Hall can see Totnes' Old Jail and the table where Cromwell sat in 1646.
Open: Mon. to Fri. 10.30 am. to 1.30 pm. and 2.00 PM to 4.30 PM Tel: 01803 862147.

The Brutus Stone
The Brutus Stone can be found in Fore Street, set into the pavement on the right hand side, as you walk up the street towards the East Gate Arch. The stone is next to no. 51 Fore Street, and is easily missed on a busy day. The Stone is LINKed in legend to a Trojan Prince who landed in Totnes whilst searching for an island promised to him by the goddess Diana. In 1170 BC, after the Trojan War, Brutus and a band of followers set out to find this promised land. They landed in Totnes with Brutus using the 'Brutus Stone' to disembark from their ship - as he stepped ashore onto the stone, he said; 'Here I stand, and here I rest. The town shall be called Totnes'. Brutus and his followers were, according to the legend, the first people to reach the shores of Britain; making Totnes, and the Brutus Stone, the place of origin of the British People.

Facilities Provided..

Sleeps 15	Family Friendly	Internet Access
Vegetarian Options	Pets Welcome	Parking Available

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