just a busy little restaurant in the Fulham Road in 1980 - until I saw this - a dilapidated farmhouse in an enchanting, private valley close to the Dart River. Thus began a long project bringing the building back, developing the Devon Fingals and extending it organically to what it is today.

Over a quarter of a century on and there have been many changes, however the philosophy has remained the same from the day we started with one room in 1981.

We set out to make fingals such a relaxed and easy going a place that guests would feel entirely at home. Service would willingly be there - but not at the flick of a finger nor the drop of a hat. Guests could come down for breakfast when they liked and could be sure they would not face a room of hushed voices. We refrained from labelling ourselves as "an hotel" so that the uninitiated would not come with preconceived ideas.

To give you an idea of what Fingals is all about use the above links and let me answer a few questions I am usually asked.