Local Area
Exmoor National Park is one of the last few protected wilderness areas in the UK. It is a place where Exmoor ponies and the red deer still roam free, buzzards soar in the skies and wildlife, flora and fauna are in abundance. Visit any local moorland beauty spot, and you rarely have to walk for more than 5 minutes to find complete solitude. You may have heard about the dramatic sweep of the moor, with its purple heather, iron age fort and tumbling streams.
Nearby Points of Interest
- Dunster Castle (5 mi)
- Dunster Castle is owned by the National Trust and is well worth a visit, not only to see the castle, but also the gardens and park. There is a Dolls Museum in the Memorial Hall, a 15th century Nunnery, a circular medieval dovecote with four foot thick walls, pretty gardens in the Priory grounds, the famous Yarn Market, St George's Church, Gallox Bridge, and many other fascinating things to see! Dunster even has its own beach
- Porlock Weir (1 mi)
- Porlock Weir was once a small working harbour enclosed by lock gates. The shingle ridge, groynes and views across Porlock Bay to Hurlstone Point are much loved by artists and visitors alike.It has a fine dining resturant Andrews on the Weir and The Bottom ship serving good pub food.
- Cullbone (2 mi)
- Culbone sits deep in a shaded valley, famous for having the smallest parish church in England and for inspiring Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan'. The Church is only accessible on foot and ffotpaths can be found at Porlock Weir.
- Dunkery Beacon (3 mi)
- Dunkery Beacon is the highest point on Exmoor at 1705 feet (519m) from where on a clear day up to 13 counties can be seen together with the Bristol Channel and Welsh mountains many miles away.