Cliffden Hotel

Cliffden House was built in 1815 for Sir John Strachan on 35 acres of grounds adjacent to the Dawlish Road. The original gardens were built in the Regency style gardens, with smooth lawns, shrubberies and trelliswork and wall-plants against the lower storey of the house.In 1927, Cliffden was purchased by the Mules family for use as a retreat for women suffering from psychiatric disorders, but Drs. Bertha and Annie Mules transferred the ownership of Cliffden to their brother Dr. Roger Mules who moved into Cliffden with his wife Ruth after the death of his sister Bertha in 1963.In 1988, when Dr Mules retired, he put Cliffden House up for sale with the understanding that Cliffden and its grounds would be used for the greater good and it was sold and converted into a hotel associated with Guide Dogs for the Blind. In 2001, Action for Blind People took on the management of the hotel.