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The Carlton Suppliers
15th February 2019

The Carlton Suppliers

By Emily on Local Area, News

The Carlton we have sought to work with a range of local quality suppliers, since August 2015. And to be fair we’ve got an amazing choice being based in the South West.

Being surrounded by over 230 miles of coastline means we get to choose from a huge variety of fish and seafood. Plenty of boats land in the south of the county, but in North Devon we have a thriving market at Appledore where Ilfracombe based S&P boats land their daily catch. Other smaller boats land in our own harbour. Species such as plaice, sole, cod, haddock and of course skate are all harvested. The quality of the fish is superb, and the sustainability is wonderful. The smaller day boats means the catch is fresher and caught in a more sympathetic less damaging manner.

We are equally proud to work with Phoebe Chope who supplies us tidal mussels and oysters from the Torridge estuary. The plump mussels are usually available all year round except when the weather is truly hot. Oysters make an occasional welcome on the menu too!

You can be sure that fish and seafood is a big feature of our brasserie and event food offer.

We tap into the main fruit and veg market in Bristol from time to time, with more exotic options. Equally we shop locally for vegetables, and our menu serves plenty of produce grown and picked locally. All year-round staples like cabbage, cauliflower and brassicas are regularly included. Seasonal delights such as asparagus from Braunton, samphire from the River Taw feature when the time is right.

Another true local merchant is Tony The Butcher. Tony works out of his shop in Muddiford, just a short 8-mile drive from our kitchen. Despite the size of his business Tony manages to bring us some fantastic West Country meats including most of our beef, pork and chicken. In one of our most popular menu items alone, the marriage of his pork sausagemeat, mixed with our recipe of herbs and seasoning, together with (another local) Farmer Bobs free range egg really makes our Scotch Egg. You’ll find this and other hand made dishes on our Club brasserie menu.

Tapping in to the knowledge and passion of our local merchants is really inspiring. Ensuring our own team of kitchen pro’s stay in tune with what’s best on the market and therefore best for our guests.

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St Patricks Day Lunch and Irish Dancing
15th February 2019

St Patricks Day Lunch and Irish Dancing

By Emily on Events, News

Celebrate on 17 March 2019 at The Carlton and help raise funds for local charity, On The Doorstep.

This year we are thrilled to be supporting local charity On The Doorstep by putting on a special one off event to celebrate St Patrick on 17thMarch in our Club bar & brasserie.

Three courses of fine food, featuring our classic Sunday lunch offer, with the addition of some genuine Irish classics, including boxty potato cakes, rarebit, oysters, colcannon, beef & Guinness pie and much more. Check out our menu here, packed with local ingredients to be sure.

Also, as part of the inclusive price, you’ll have a choice in welcome drinks, from a pint of Guinness through to Emerald Cocktail. And local dance champion, Nikki Carter, will be presenting her own stage show with two exhibition dances.

It’s sure to be a busy event so why not help us raise funds for a good cause whilst celebrating St Patrick’s Day. You can book your table today on 01271 862446 or email enquiries@ ilfracombecarlton.co.uk.

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Energise the Business Team in Big Sky North Devon
7th February 2019

Energise the Business Team in Big Sky North Devon

By Emily on Business, Events, News

Take a look around the office. It’s been a devilishly long winter and everyone’s been cooped up for far too long. Dark mornings, dark evenings, stale air, bright lights, the hum of technology, winter colds and of course Brexit…

As winter rolls into spring, it’s time for business team building. Time to escape the city and blow those cobwebs away beneath North Devon’s big skies, drawing in the fresh air and embracing the elements. It’s time to wake up, rejuvenate and revive those corporate activities for the next campaign.

A change is as good as a rest and at the Carlton Hotel in Ilfracombe, change combines first class business hotel facilities with some of the most picturesque surroundings to be found in the West Country. Fresh for Spring 2018 in this unique boutique UK conference centre is a new  two day business team building package.

Business Team Building the Refresh & Energise Way

The Refresh & Energise Package brings the perfect balance of high spec meeting and conference room facilities with an infusion of health and relaxation guaranteed to soothe stressed bodies and focus minds on upcoming corporate activities.

A midweek Refresh & Energise session allows for business team building with a difference. Meeting room sessions are mixed with wellness activities to stimulate mind and body. Your stay includes alternative team building activities like guided along the spectacular North Devon coastline, beachcombing to the sound of waves lapping on the shore, buddy massage treatments in-house and specially prepared Wellness menus.

Refresh & Energise guests have the run of the hotel, able to choose between two delightful seminar and conference room spaces (each with a capacity of up to 50 people). Meanwhile the Carlton Club Bar and Brasserie accommodates up to 150 people, providing options to drink, dine and reflect on discussions, training session material and upcoming business projects.

Feeding to focus the mind, the Carlton Hotel kitchen has created a specific menu for Refresh & Energise breaks, balanced with locally sourced, raw and healthy ingredients. The chefs prepare dishes that combine ingredients drawn from the land and sea – from local fresh fish to farm reared meat and fruits and vegetables provided by North Devon suppliers.

Once seen as an indulgent luxury, more business leaders are recognising the real benefits of massage in terms of necessity for optimising performance. On a Refresh& Energise business stay, therapies available for the team include Tui Na and Tai Chi, hot stones and head, feet, leg and full body massages.

Business Class and Seaside Charm

As well as organised activities there are ample opportunities to follow the meeting room with a little ‘me’ time, to escape with just one’s thoughts. A few minutes stroll from the Carlton there are secluded coves, or hilly lookouts with the mighty Atlantic Ocean below and an expanse of sky above, and the postcard view harbour filled with small fishing boats.

Ilfracombe is a seaside resort that was made famous by the Victorians, escaping the smoke to take in the ‘old briny’ and the Carlton is a period Victorian building that has been thoroughly updated with Twenty First century chic. Its 39 rooms have been designed with a stylish twist on the original character, oozing comfort and four star business quality, while the hotel’s open layouts make for a delightful UK conference centre with a difference.

A midweek Refresh & Energise Package booking this Spring costs from £102 per person, per night. The price includes room and access to the Carlton Hotel’s facilities (such as the gym), treatments and activities and all day catering, from breakfast, through lunch and onto dinner. Meeting room and seminar room provision comes with top class AV and super-fast WiFi facilities making the Carlton Hotel an inspired choice as an alternative UK conference centre for inspirational business team building and corporate activities

For more information or to discuss how to customise your business package, get in touch with the Carlton Hotel in Ilfracombe, North Devon by email or telephone (01271 862446).

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Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine – February Edition
5th February 2019

Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine – February Edition

By Emily on Local Area, News

We are so excited that the February edition, Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine is out now! Take a look at our lovely lemon sole menu, prepared and cooked by head chef, Pawel Tasak, simply cooked using the best of locally landed seafood.

If you haven’t got the time yourself to make this dish come why not enjoy a night with your loved one for our Valentine dinner for just £22pp for a whopping 5 courses, instead! Also featured is our popular two course Sunday roasts and this month’s Foodie Friday Steak Night, with Best West Country steak, chunky chips and a bottle of house wine for just £14.50pp.

We then talked about all our love of things local and how we support local businesses in everything we do, in fact, 95% of what we buy comes from local suppliers. We are currently undergoing a third-floor upgrade and feature pictures and updates on the progress and quality of works.  Finally, we wanted to mention the launch of our treatment and pamper packages and the success of our pamper taster day in January. We have had wonderful feedback and everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable day!

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Third Floor Rebuild
24th January 2019

Third Floor Rebuild

By Emily on News

Third Floor Rebuild

As we have done each winter, our refurbishment and major upgrades continue. Under way right now is the third floor rebuild. Our new King rooms are taking shape, each one is created from two former bedrooms.

All services are being re-laid, sound insulation boarding is being applied, fully tiled bathrooms, new furniture, beds and soft furnishings completes the upgrade. We are very happy with the result and look forward to showing this brand new floor when you return.

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Chicken and Chorizo Recipe
10th January 2019

Chicken and Chorizo Recipe

By Emily on News

As Featured in the new Love Ilfracome Focus Magazine

Feed the family for just £1 per person with this deliciously healthy Chicken and Chorizo recipe.

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Our Favourite Dog Walks
10th January 2019

Our Favourite Dog Walks

By Emily on Local Area, News

Here are just a few of our favourite dog walks in North Devon. We are proud to welcome well-behaved dogs at here The Carlton Hotel.

Morte Point, Mortehoe Village

Enjoy a challenging walk through a rare spot of coastal heathland which provides the wonderful backdrop for a wealth of wildflowers and wildlife.  You might even be lucky enough to spot some of our infamous sealife including dolphins and seals.

This wonderful dog walk will take you out into the fresh country air and really give you an opportunity to get the blood pumping with steep ascents, steps and descents to challenge you along the way.  Adventurers will be rewarded with the discovery of some hidden beaches along the way and for those who enjoy a bit of history, discover why Morte Point has been responsible for many a shipwreck throughout the centuries.

Saunton Sands

A short drive or long walk along the South West Coast Path and you arrive at stunning Saunton Sands. This particular beach is a favourite for dog walks as it welcomes dogs year round.

Saunton Sands employs easy to follow zoning sections where just the car park and first 5 minutes of your stroll requires that your dog is kept on the lead.  From here you have the next 3.5 miles of golden sands to explore and enjoy with your four legged friend.

Hillsborough Nature Reserve

Known to the locals as ‘the sleeping elephant’, Hillsborough Nature Reserve offers a short but testing walk for you and your dog.  This dog walk takes you past beaches which are also dog friendly so offers plenty of opportunity for a run and a dip in the sea for both of you – especially welcome during those warm summer months!

The views provided by this dog walk are glorious – a bird’s eye view of Ilfracombe, out to Lundy Island and even as far as the South Wales coast.  There is so much for nature lovers to enjoy along the way too with an array of wildlife and their habitats to be seen.

Baggy Point

As well as providing a dog friendly route, Baggy Point is also an easy access route which is especially important in opening up our beautiful countryside walks to as many people as possible.  Considered an easy route, Baggy Point lends itself to those pups who cannot manage a challenging route but still enjoy the great outdoors.  It is also considered equally good for young children.

Baggy Point might be a shorter, easier dog walk than others on our list, but nonetheless it delivers in breathtaking sights.  The views along the way extend along the coast and out to sea and you can also enjoy sightings of our diverse wildlife and sealife – there’s plenty to keep everyone captivated along the way.

The South West Coast Path

The Carlton Hotel is delightfully situated in Ilfracombe town centre where you can begin dog walks in any direction to end up on the beautiful South West Coast Path.  Here we have miles and miles of stunning countryside and coastal walks to explore and discover your very own favourite spot.

On the hotel doorstep

There’s so many walks around town and Ilfracombe. To name them all would take far too long. Our local fellow dog walkers will recognise many of these though

Up the Torrs – a gentle ascent (depending on whether you circuit clockwise or anticlockwise) including a dramatic view looking back to the channel over the compact ‘Combe valley. This walk starts on the pavement but quickly moves past the large Victorian houses and into wooded grounds.

The Seafront and harbour – past our lovely museum, onto Wilder beach. Always remembering to pick up a stick or two for Leo. Briskly onwards and around Capstone. Keeping an eye out for playing seals of the rocks, and sometimes hanging on for dear life as we pass Windy Point. A sharp turn left down to the harbour and maybe a rest in one of the bars along the Quay. Not always mind you (okay more often than not). Head back past St James and past the pretty row of shops, or take a little more time out by climbing the ascent to Fore Street and then the High Street.

Whilst we have only covered our top dog walks in this blog, there are of course so many dog walks here to enjoy and far too many to list .  The South West Coast Path website is an excellent place to begin to plan your local dog walks when you visit us here in Ilfracombe.

This dog friendly website is worth a look for more ideas

https://www.doggydevon.co.uk/category/stay/hotels-stay/north-devon-hotels-stay/

 

The Carlton Hotel is a dog friendly hotel which welcomes well behaved humans and their four legged friends.  Our aim is to make your break as pleasurable for your dog as it is for you.  Inform us when you book and we will endeavour to ensure all your needs are met, including bowls and dog beds in your room.

We look forward to welcoming you and your dog to The Carlton Hotel.

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Valentines Dinner
10th January 2019

Valentines Dinner

By Emily on News, Offers

Special Valentines Dinner For Food Lovers

Grap your someone special and join us on 14th February for a very special Valentine’s treat.

enjoy 3 delicious courses including drink & nibbles on arrival, followed by coffee & mints, all for just £27.50.

Also, exclusive to Carlton Club members (please call or email to join the club), book your Valentines meal on 14th February and stay with us for just £25pp including breakfast, plus a glass of fizz on arrival. Call us today on 01271 862446 to join and book.

 

Special Valentine’s Menu (available on 14thFebruary)

See Our Romantic Menu

 

On arrival

Greek olives & Parmesan cheese straws

Glass of fizz on arrival

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Roasted butternut squash & red pepper soup, ciabatta bread

Baked chicken & ham pancake, diced chicken & ham rolled up in a thin crepe, bathed in Cornish cream & Mendip Cheddar

Avocado, Mozzarella & vine tomato salad, honey & lemon dressing

Chicken liver parfait, sweet apple chutney

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Poached lemon sole fillet, Appledore mussel & herb broth, baby new potatoes

Breast of Devon chicken, boulangere potatoes, white wine cream sauce

Pan fried beef rump steak, pepper sauce, tomato, mushroom, watercress, skinny fries

Vegetable tagine, giant cous cous

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Sticky toffee pudding, caramel sauce & vanilla ice cream

Lush chocolate tart, candied orange

Passion fruit cheesecake

Cornish Blue, Barbers Cheddar, celery & biscuits

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Coffee & minted chocolate crisp

£27.50 for the above 3 courses including drink & nibble on arrival, coffee & mints

 

Accommodation offer

When you join the Carlton Club you benefit from a wide range of exclusive offers and discounts on food, drink, accommodation, pamper days, treatments and more.

Join the Carlton Club and stay with us for just £25pp including breakfast and VAT, plus a glass of fizz on arrival, when you book your Valentines meal on 14th February 2019.

Simply call us on 01271 862446 or email enquiries@ilfracombecarlton.co.uk stating your name, address, email and that you would like to be a Carlton Club member to receive exclusive offers and you will receive an email confirmation.

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Featured In Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine
9th January 2019

Featured In Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine

By Emily on Events, News

The Carlton Hotel open to all

The Carlton Hotel, Runnacleave Road, Ilfracombe EX34 8AR www.ilfracombecarlton.co.uk 01271 862446

Events that sparkle

Now fully refurbished and open all year round, The Carlton remains a great value venue for any occasion.

With private dining for that special birthday surprise,
or symbolic anniversary, or reunion that you’ve been waiting years for. The hotels fresh and well-designed facilities are equally perfect for weddings, formal dinners, as well as smaller gatherings. Event spaces at the hotel have a capacity of up to 90 guests formal sit-down, and flexibility to allow for dancing and entertainment.

Deals for locals

Exclusive for locals only, join the Carlton Club and start saving 20% on your brasserie food and drink spend. Apply online. T&C apply.

Look out for special treats, including weekly traditional Sunday Lunches from just£14.50 for two courses, and monthly Foodie Friday events. You can always indulge in a little luxury, from afternoon tea to pamper packages.

We take pride in supporting local traders, suppliers, and tradesmen, as such 95% of what we spend goes to local businesses. We are so happy to support the launch of the brand new Love Ilfracombe Focus Magazine and believe it will boost the local economy and encourage people to buy locally.

Call the hotel on 01271 862446 for more information or to make that booking.

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Foodie Friday Burns Night
28th December 2018

Foodie Friday Burns Night

By Emily on Events, News, Offers
Our monthly Foodie Friday returns on Friday 25th January, by popular request.
 
Get the gang together this January for a Scottish themed night to remember. Join us for our signature Scottish flavoured supper complete with whisky toast in honour of Rabbie Burns

On The Menu

Scotch broth: the classic soup of rutabaga, lamb and barley

Haggis, neeps and tatties: a wee tasting of this flavourful dish

Beef casserole: a rich slow stew of local beef with ale, herbs and Pancetta

Cranachan: whisky, toasted oats, cream and raspberries

Ayshire Dunlop with bannocks

Coffee – Drambuie truffles

Priced at just £25 per person which includes whisky to toast (based on 2 dining together). Our regular brasserie menu is also available, following the Selkirk grace (of course). Call us on 01271 862446 to book your place today.
 
Our Foodie Friday meal deals take place on the final Friday of every month, so set a reminder to check back in next month and check out our next offer.
Why not become a member of The Carlton Club to hear about all of our latest offers? Carlton Club members also get 20% off food and drink so don’t miss out! Find out how to join here. Please note: The Carlton Club discount doe not apply to this deal.
 
Pre-book your table today
 
Call 01271 862446
 
or
 
Email enquiries@ilfracombecarlton.co.uk
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