With summer approaching and the weather slowly improving we have put together this blog to inspire you to consider a holiday on Exmoor and to bring the dog and the family along too! There are loads of fun and inexpensive things to do with kids on Exmoor. One of our favourite days out locally is a trip to Lynton & Lynmouth and take a trip on the Cliff Railway. Have a walk and picnic at the Valley...
Exmoor National Park is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts. With over 267 square miles of unspoiled landscapes, it's a haven for walkers, cyclists, and wildlife lovers. Lace up your boots and embark on one of the many scenic trails that wind through the moors and valleys. From the rugged cliffs of the coastline to the tranquillity of the ancient woodlands, every step offers a new perspective of ...
Some Good News the Luttrell Arms Hotel in DunsterAs the clocks change this weekend and winter approaches it seems an appropriate time to return to my keyboard and bring some’ good tidings of joy’ in advance of the festive season. The temperature here on Exmoor is unseasonably warm and the hotel still has a summery feeling with lots of guests enjoying the outdoors and the...
‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat..’This first line of the old English folk song is one that most people of my age remember from our childhood. These days when I hear it I think of the year we allowed an over ambitious Head Chef to insist on serving Roast Goose to all our Christmas Day diners with no option of Turkey for their traditional Christmas Day Lunch – this decision...
We are nearly there – 17th May is looming and we are all ‘Looking on the Bright Side’! One of my favourite Beatles tracks is ‘Here comes the Sun’ and I found myself cheerfully humming this whilst pottering around in the warm deserted Luttrell Arms garden earlier this week – nobody within hearing of course which was very lucky!...
Well – time has really flown by now since the day that Boris set out his ‘Road Map to Recovery’ - here in Somerset at our two Exmoor hotels, we have mixed feelings. It is of course an optimistic thought and nice to hope that at last it seems we can see the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ - but May is still such a long way off that the next couple of months of continued...
