Combe Park Hotel

Combe Park Hotel, originally a private house, dates from around 1840, although it may have earlier origins. The building is constructed of rough render with a tile roof, including some fishtail tiles. It is a compact building with a triple-gabled entrance front and a central staircase. The architectural style is Picturesque Tudor Gothic.

The building is two storeys and an attic, with a four-window front. All windows are small-pane casements with pointed heads to the upper lights, set within square heads. The attic windows comprise three lights to each smaller side gable, and a one-by-three-by-one-light arrangement to the wider central gable. The first floor has four three-light windows, and the ground floor features a deep three-light window to the left, and a square bay with a crenellated parapet and a one-by-five-by-one-light arrangement to the solid corners. A porch with a haunched, coped gable over a pointed arch with a rough drip-mould is centrally positioned; the porch cheeks have a small-paned lancet, and the inner door is panelled. The gabled return to the right has two three-light casements at each level, while the left gable is slate hung with four casements. The rear elevation has two small gables, and a deep stair window in three lights between them, along with various other casements, and includes a large flat-roofed extension. The gables have plain barge-boards and a small finial. A large external stack is located to the left, and a wide stack sits on the rear roof slope to the right.

The interior was not inspected during the listing process, but was damaged by fire in 1993/4 and subsequently restored, retaining original joinery including doors. It is a very complete example of the Picturesque style. The property was purchased by the Revd WH Halliday in 1832, and was the first addition to the initial purchase of Glenthorne. It reflects hallmarks of the Halliday estate, such as the triple gable entrance front and the central porch. Most other buildings that formerly belonged to this estate are located within the Parish of Countisbury, including Watersmeet House.