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Feel 'to the manor born' at Bovey Castle.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-JUL-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Feel 'to the manor born' at Bovey Castle.(Going Places)(Business)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jane Lasky Business Travel Report

If I were to magically become today's Jay Gatsby, I would immediately relocate to Bovey Castle.

I recently stayed at this majestic palace-turned-hotel for three days. I fell in love with every nook and cranny of this massive manse located in the middle of North Devon's Dartmoor National Park and originally built as a private home for bookmeister W.H. Smith's family about a century ago.

These feelings dawned on me as I woke up the second morning to a mighty whooshing sound. Without even getting out of bed, I looked out my window to witness a colorful hot-air balloon beginning to take flight from the castle's groomed grounds.

What a marvel.

This rather regal mode of transportation seemed so close I thought I could touch it, yet I wasn't willing to get up to test the theory. I was happy to watch from my incredibly cushy bed, complete...

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