We booked the entire b&b over the new year and stayed for a total of 3 nights. The rooms were very clean on entry and cleaned/tidied daily. No problems with the owners. They were friendly and made us very nice sandwiches every day for a reasonable fee. This was good because it was one less thing to worry about in preparation for our long walks. The heating was kept at the usual times and no issues with hot water.

I stayed here for 9 nights with my wife and two little children. Sally and John are very nice people that made us very welcome. We had a marvellous big room that was perfectly cleaned every day which I must say is not always common in english b & bs. Johns marvellous breakfast is a rich and perfect start in the day. We always had everything we needed including a friendly chat when we wanted to, hot shower water , the heating was alwas on. I must say this for me is the Ideal place to stay in Lynton. even for much more money I cant image a better service.
I can in no respect understand why other people wrote bad remarks about this place. None of the critics written here cold I pesonally find there.
Go to the denes and enjoy your holiday for ony a small amount of money
Robert from Germany

I am surprised at some of the negative reviews about The Denes. I trust TA but it isn't monitored and reviews are not necessarily true. As the owner stated she has no record of some of the unhappy guests and those reviews are at odds with other people's and my experiences.

Stayed here in January on a very quick visit cycling on Exmoor. Loved it. How could anyone be disappointed? Lynton is virtually closed in January and only 1 restaurant open. Most other B & Bs closed too. Very happy to have stayed with Sally and John. Rooms very big. Lots of hot water, in fact I had an electric shower in my room so how can it run out??? Lots of help given about where to eat (in the only open pub admittedly!!!) plus offers to tumble dry our clothes, for free. Offers to leave our car there for the day after check out.

Sally put us in separate rooms at no extra cost as she had space.
Breakfast was excellent and yes there are some fairly specialised books on Science. A level and higher!!


One word of caution about Lynton tourist office. Having researched and short-listed a few B & Bs, we were going to call a few on arrival. No mobile phone reception at all in the village so when we saw the tourist office we went in to ask for assistance. They immediately offered to book us one, went ahead and THEN asked us for 10% of the fee which poor old Sally has to deduct from our bill. If you have already done your research then avoid this scam. Just call direct you can get reception in the churchyard!!!

If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact me through Tripadvisor.

My girlfriend noticed this site and came across the Denes, where we stayed a few years back. After reading the other reviews I felt compelled to add my two bits.

I have a feeling that the owners dislike young people, as there was an older couple staying as well who they were (somewhat) polite to. With us we may as well have been mud. The husband hardly said a work and when we sent back our bacon one morning because it look old (and I mean grey!) I overheard the wife insulting us.

On various occasions whe they thought we couldn't hear I overheard the wife making contemptous remarks about us. We almost left without paying, which i would advise people do if they get the same Fawlty-ish treatment from these people.

Don't go near it if you want to relax, or even be respected!! I submit that the couple of positive reviews are actually written by the owners!