Valentine's Day in Devon? Here's how to celebrate this special day in style
We've gathered together the best places to eat from across the county. Check out Valentine's Day at some of the county's best pubs and restaurants, plus delicious gifts and romantic stays.
A delicious trio of Valentine’s Day treats at Gidleigh Park.
Visit Gidleigh Park on the 13th, 14th, and 15th February and indulge in a beautifully crafted Afternoon Tea.
On Valentine’s Day itself, they're offering a special five-course lunch for £75 per person, or an unforgettable evening with a five or seven-course tasting menu.
Visit the website here. To book, please call 01647 432367.
Sharing Platters at Crab Shed Salcombe
From dinner on Friday 13th until lunch on Sunday 15th February .
Seafood is for sharing. Crab Shed's Fruits de Mere for two people is the perfect choice for a romantic Valentine's dinner. An elegant platter brimming with delicious seafood - local lobster, crab, mussels and clams in our classic white wine sauce, plus pan seared succulent Salcombe scallops and king prawns.
Alongside the a la carte menu, Head Chef Martin will be creating some heavenly daily specials. Expect Crab, Scallop, Hake and Lobster Mornay and Wild Seabass.
Please book online or call 01548 844280 to book a table.
If you are planning on a romantic night at home, how about ordering a Salcombe Supper online and collect it from the restaurant.
Gather Totnes | Tasting Menu
Gather is back open again and ready to welcome customers back for the 2026 season! With Valentines coming up they’ve prepared a special tasting menu to celebrate love and hope many of you can join them.
Or if you can’t make it they have gift vouchers to gift to your loved ones for a future visit.
Boringdon Hall Afternoon Tea Experience
Boringdon Hall invites you to settle into the grandeur of its historic Devon manor hotel for Afternoon Tea experiene with a creative twist, carefully curated flavours with a true sense of occasion.
Share a quiet moment with someone special over Valentine’s Afternoon Tea and toast to love with a glass of Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé included. Available on 13th to 15th February. £42 per person. Served daily 1-4pm.
A Mill End Hotel Valentine's menu to blow you away
The ever-evolving, daily-changing menu gives you delicious insight into the stunning local produce of Devon. Talented Head Chef Martin Osedo will be creating some exquisitely special dishes for you to sample this February.
Enjoy a freshly made bread starter, followed by a carefully crafted amuse-bouche to exciteyour taste buds, then prepare for a starter, main and dessert to blow you away. Three courses £53.50 per person. Residents and non-residents are always welcome for dinner in this gorgeous country house restaurant - winner of Best Fine Dining Restuarant 2025/6. Sample menu here.
Steak Sharing Feast at ISCA Restaurant & Bar | voco Zeal Hotel | Exeter
Available Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February.
Valentine’s Steak Night for Two | £65 per couple.
What’s included:
Sharing Steak Main Course
Chocolate Fondue Sharing Dessert
Bottle of House Wine
Valentine’s Night | Tapas Evening | 14th February
This Valentine’s, it’s all about sharing. Sharing plates, sharing flavours, sharing good wine - whether that’s with your partner, your best friends, or a whole group who just love great food.
Sir Walter Raleigh's Tapas Evening is designed for relaxed, sociable dining, with dishes made to be passed around the table and enjoyed together.
Couples and groups very welcome. Perfect for food lovers, not just romantics!
Booking essential | Limited places available
01395 442510 enquiries@sirwalterraleigh.co.uk
Choice of two Brie My Valentine Hampers from Sharpham Dairy
For cheese and wine lovers order a hamper containing a rich and buttery Sharpham Brie Heart and crunchy sourdough crackers. and choose either a bottle of Sandridge Barton Winery Pinot Noir Rosé, or a Lyme Bay Winery Elderberry Port Liqueur - delivered to your door. Last order date for Valentine Day is Tuesday 10th February.
Order a Brie My Valentine hamper here with wine, and here with port
Pure coastal romance with a Sweetheart Stay at Cary Arms & Spa, Babbacombe
Treat the one you love to a two-night luxury escape, including the most delicious seaside-style, two-course romantic dinner in the award-winning restaurant. Wake each morning to the soothing sound of the sea and a hearty coastal breakfast.
What’s Included in Your Sweetheart Stay:
- Two-night stay in a Luxury Seaview Room or unique Beach Hut.
- Breakfast each morning.
- A signature cocktail per person on arrival.
- Two-hour access to our seaview spa, with the option to book a couples treatment (not included in the package).
- A two-course Valentine’s dinner - upgrade to three courses for an extra £10 per person.
13th and 14th February only | From £630.
Valentine's by the sea at The Cricket Inn Beesands
Friday 13th & Saturday 14th February
The delicious Table d’hôte menu will be available both nights with two courses £26 and three courses £32
Sharing steaks and whole fish also available (pre-order only),
Plus £100 rooms per night including breakfast if you fancy making a night of it.
Booking recommended. Menu available on The Crickte Inn website.
Lyme Bay Winery’s Strawberry Wine
A beautifully balanced, fruit-forward wine that captures the essence of romance in every sip, Lyme Bay Winery’s Strawberry Wine is bursting with the taste of ripe strawberries. Best served lightly chilled, it’s delicious enjoyed on its own or mixed into a romantic spritzer or sparkling cocktail.
Crafted in Devon by the winemakers at Lyme Bay Winery, this Strawberry Wine is carefully fermented to create a beautifully balanced, medium-sweet style with a delicate strawberry aroma and a refreshing finish.
Sandford Orchards' Devon Rosé Hamper
This perfectly pink hamper of delicious Sandford Orchards' Devon Rosé and other goodies is a fabulous Valentine's gift for any cider lover! It contains two bottles of Devon Rosé, an elegantly clean and fresh cider that is bursting with the fruitiness of English pinot noir grapes, a Sandford Orchards branded glass, a pair of pink sunglasses, a bottle opener keyring and two scrumptious bars of Willie’s Cacao chocolate. Just £21.50.
Valentine's chocolate from Salcombe Dairy
Love at First Bite Hamper
A romantic Valentine’s gift combining chocolate and gentle fragrance. It features a heart-themed five-bar Chocolate Library, Champagne Truffles and a solid milk chocolate heart decorated with dried strawberry, paired with the signature Cacao & Tonka Candle, hand-poured in South Devon.
Duo of chocolate hearts
Presented in a beautiful blush-pink ‘book’, offering a choice of two flavours from creamy milk chocolate with strawberry, intense dark chocolate with sour cherry and smooth white chocolate with raspberry.
Mellow Trio of Truffles
A ‘book’ of twelve hand-decorated truffles featuring butter caramel, rich bittersweet treacle, and white chocolate mousse with a hint of vanilla.
All crafted in Salcombe with award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate, every piece is gluten free, nut free, soya free and palm oil free.
Order here
Valentine’s Day Highlights from Flapjackery
Hearts and Kisses Box | £20.50
A brand-new addition for Valentine’s Day, the Hearts and Kisses Box is pure flapjack joy. Six half-pieces, including the Raspberries and Cream, and White Chocolate Millionaires Flapjack.
Sweetheart Box of 6 | £32.00
Made for sharing (or not), the Sweetheart Box of six brings together a tempting mix of favourites. Think zesty Lemon Drizzle, Dark Chocolate & Salted Caramel with honeycomb and chocolate hearts, Caramel Latte, Raspberry & White Chocolate with freeze-dried raspberries, plus indulgent Millionaires finished with chocolate hearts and raspberry toppings.
Plus...
Raspberry Kisses Box of 3 | £19.50
Sweet as Honey Box of 3 | £19.50
Honeycomb Chocolate Shards 3 × 100g bags | £24
A heavenly pairing from Devon. Huxbear Vineyard wine and Barbers Bean to Bar chocolate.
Create your own pairing by choosing from Huxbear Blanc de Blancs 2021 - crowned Devon Wine of the Year 2025/6 - Rosé Sparkling 2022 or Classic Sparkling 2020 and simply add a bar of award-winning chocolate.
Select from Barbers Peruvian Dark Milk Chocolate 50%, Guatemala Cahabón Dark Chocolate 60% (Vegan) or Peruvian Raspberry Pink Chocolate 35%.
Based close by, Barbers Bean to Bar produce a range of delicious chocolate, hot chocolate and cocoa tea. Just to top it off, all of their packaging is 100% recyclable and biodegradable, and best of all, they pick their beans from organic, fairtrade farms.
One unforgettable night at Boringdon Hall | Heart of Devon MICHELIN Dining Break
Designed as a one-night romantic escape, the Valentine’s experience combines luxurious accommodation with a seven-course tasting menu at Àclèaf, Boringdon Hall’s MICHELIN-starred and 4 AA Rosette restaurant and more.
- One night stay at the five-star Boringdon Hall Hotel..
- Breakfast in the Mayflower Brasserie or Spatisserie at Gaia Spa.
- Seven-course Tasting Menu at Àclèaf.
- Complimentary membership to the award-winning adult-only Gaia Spa.
- Complimentary Fitness and Wellbeing classes at Gaia Spa - pre-booking essential.
- 10% off any Gaia Spa treatments pre-booked
Saturday 14th February | From £680 per night