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GO PERFECTLY PINK FOR MOTHER’S DAY! Celebrate Mothering Sunday on 26 March with a trip to a boutique Devon hotel, and help raise funds for a charity close to the owner’s heart at the same time
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he Jubilee Inn in West Anstey, near South Molton, is supporting Cancer Research UK by hosting special ‘Perfectly Pink’ Champagne teas for mothers on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March. Claire Sellar-Elliott – co-owner of the luxury country inn, which offers gastropub and fine-dining food as well as B&B rooms – is both a mumof-four and cancer survivor herself, so the charity is close to her heart “Mums are the unsung heroes of the world,” she says, “without a pay cheque, or the numerous ‘thank yous’ they deserve, so at least once a year we should remember how lucky we are to have them.” After a divorce and disabling liver cancer diagnosis, Claire left a career as a partner in a London law firm to follow her dream of running a country house hotel on Exmoor, where she used to spend her childhood holidays riding.
“MUMS ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE WORLD” “With my four young children, and the incredible support of my family, we set about renovating and rebuilding The Jubilee Inn while I fought hepatocellular cancer (HCC),” she says. “I underwent countless operations, received a live donor liver transplant from my brother, and continued to live with and treat the recurring HCC in my lungs. My family has shown remarkable fortitude throughout, and my mum was a rock – this is why we’ve chosen to support this wonderful charity in this way.”
Claire Sellar-Elliott, co-owner of The Jubilee Inn, West Anstey
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Claire invites you to bring your mum for a special Mothering Sunday or Saturday treat, while also raising funds for Cancer Research UK by donating £5. For every mum booked in to stay, they’ll donate a further £5. The Jubilee Inn is offering its ‘Perfectly Pink’ luxury Champagne tea on both days, 2.30-6pm. “Enjoy a selection of pink finger sandwiches, homemade pink scones, strawberry clotted cream, homemade pink cake, mini pink desserts with pot of tea, and a glass of Brut Rose Pierre Gobillard Premier Cru,” Claire says. It all costs £24.50 each, or £45 for two, but you will need to book in advance.
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The Jubliee Inn had been closed for three years when Claire and her family refurbished and relaunched it in 2015, with the help of executive chef, and co-owner, Sam Salway. “We’ve created a successful restaurant and boutique B&B with an excellent reputation for ambience, service and food,” Sam says. “We’re open all week, except Mondays, serving seasonal dishes with ingredients sourced nearby. We also have six beautiful and individual guest rooms. We always wanted to create a real home from home, with all the little extra luxuries!” All the bedrooms are different, but all have en suites and some have four-poster beds – and on the Mother’s Day weekend there’s a special way to enjoy them too. “We’ve put together a special one-night stay at the s,” Claire says. hotel for mums,” If you book your mum and a “If guest in for a one-night break, either the Friday or Saturday night of the Mothering Sunday weekend, it will cost just £180. or every additional And, for generation of mother in any family booking – for example, where there is a mother and grandmother booked in together – we will donate £5 per mum to Breast Cancer Research.” The Jubilee Inn, West Anstey, South Molton EX36 3PH; 01398 341401; thejubileeinn.co.uk
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