There’s not a day we don’t work in the garden,” Ollie explains. “We harvest three hundred sixty-five days a year. “As with all our projects, this was about doing justice to the gardeners who have come before us,” says Ollie. It’s a decree they take seriously at Combe, not least because gardener Ron Hutchinson, age 70, is still employed at Combe House, the last in a long line of Hutchinsons who have worked the land here. We take a tour of their latest transformation …Ībove: The kitchen garden at Combe was planted just six short months ago, in March 2016. “They really are the beating heart of each hotel,” says Ollie Hutson, senior gardener across the properties (and Robin and Judy’s son). But as significant as the vast beds, deep floral sofas, and bespoke minibars, are the kitchen gardens. The Pig’s trademark aesthetic-mismatched vintage furniture, roaring fires, informal dining rooms, and incredible original features-has formed a loyal following of mini-breakers keen to tick off a stay at each of the five properties. Photography by Will Venning, except where noted.Ībove: Photograph courtesy of The Pig Hotel.Īt Combe, Hutson and his wife Judy have de-formalized a grade I listed Elizabethan Manor house just outside the Devonshire village of Gittisham in the dreamy Otter Valley. Opened in July, it has been fully booked ever since. The Pig at Combe is the latest addition to hotelier Robin Hutson’s collection of informal, luxurious boutique hotels in the south of England. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Garden Visit: The Kitchen Gardens at The Pig Hotel, Combe - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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