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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: The Red Lion Hotel in Oakford offers family rooms with private bathrooms, featuring carpeted floors, TVs, and free WiFi. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, electric kettle, and wardrobe. Dining and Leisure: Guests can enjoy a traditional restaurant serving local cuisine, a bar, and a sun terrace. The hotel provides free on-site parking, outdoor seating, and live music. Breakfast options include continental, full English/Irish, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free. Convenient Location: Located 51 km from Exeter International Airport, the hotel is near attractions such as Tiverton Castle (15 km), Dunster Castle (33 km), and Woodlands Castle (49 km). Cycling activities are available. Highly rated for its bar, staff, and room comfort.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Tristan
United Kingdom
“Lovely pub/ hotel in a very pleasant and quiet location” - Tim
United Kingdom
“Landlord couldn't do enough for us, really nice atmosphere, locals were friendly.” - Dawn
United Kingdom
“Great little hotel/pub, in a small village, very central mid Devon location. Not far from the moor, NT properties, villages, coast. Very friendly staff and a gorgeous breakfast.” - Geraint
United Kingdom
“Breakfast was included with the booking. Bedding was lovely Towels were very thick and fluffy, luxurious” - Adrian
United Kingdom
“The staff were so friendly and helpful and couldn’t do enough for you. Although the mid week menu was small, it was perfectly cooked and the breakfast was very hearty, using all local produce. A perfect village pub with lovely locals giving a...” - Jessica
United Kingdom
“Excellent place, stayed for one night and the owners were extremely friendly, went out of their way to make us feel at home, couldn’t do enough for us. Breakfast was brilliant. Room was lovely.” - Louise
United Kingdom
“We stayed two nights with our dog. Our room was lovely and the bed was amazingly comfortable with gorgeous bedding. We ate dinner one night.. Steak.. Fabulous! Cooked breakfast was very tasty.. Wonderful eggs. Live music on one of the evenings...” - Qikan
United Kingdom
“nice location, very quiet. excellent room condition, clean, comfortable. staffs are very professional. the full English breakfast is tasty” - Alisha
United Kingdom
“The room was lovely, comfy bed and great bathroom.” - Emily
United Kingdom
“Lovely small village pub with extremely comfy rooms and friendly staff Excellent breakfast”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant
- CuisineLocal
- Open forBreakfast • Dinner
- AmbianceTraditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.





The fine print
Please inform The Red Lion Hotel in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.
Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.
A damage deposit of £5 is required on arrival. This will be collected by bank transfer. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full via bank transfer, subject to an inspection of the property.