Exmoor Cottages

Weatherham Farm Self Catering Cottages: Location: on the Softer Side of Exmoor; Excellent walking, wildlife, fly fishing.

Weatherham Farm is set high above the valley of the Little Exe river about 4 miles, (6km) from the UK's small Exmoor National park town of Dulverton -- our two self catering holiday cottages are well placed for your own exploring of peaceful unspoilt countryside and old villages and hamlets.

This is the softer, eastern, side of Exmoor -- an area of wooded valleys hiding sparkling streams and rivers, (the Little Exe and the Barle), open hills with heather moorland and gentle farming pastures.  It, and its ancient villages, hamlets, old churches and pubs, invite gentle exploration or more more energetic expeditions.  Its landscape is varied, little touched by man and undiscovered -- "Exmoor -- still England but another world".

The natural looking Wimbleball Lake, (above), has a perimeter path of about 12 miles, (16k) and frequently seen rarer birds. Good trout fishing from bank or boat, self-serve permits.	Both Wimbleball, and the open heather moorland of Haddon Hill, with its herd of Exmoor ponies and red deer, are about 2 miles from us;  great walking and riding country in all seasons.

We are one mile outside the village of Brompton Regis, with its welcoming pub, the George:  good food and local real ales.  4 miles away is the friendly "town" of Dulverton with shops for everyday needs including: excellent butcher, chemist, small supemarket with video hire, the famous Lewis' tea rooms, fishing tackle country clothing and cycle hire and a good visitor and heritage centre. Some of Exmoor's famous places such as Dunster, with its medeival yarn market, castle and working water mill, and Tarr Steps with its impressive ancient clapper bridge, (like very large continuous stepping stones), are about 20 minutes by car. Dogs also like Exmoor!

Round and about there is a range of more organised "things to see and do", which cater for all ages and tastes -- including "wet-day" family activities: e.g. West Somerset Railway, Aquashsplash, Quince Honey Farm, Cider Farms, high quality craft centres.  Don't forget Exmoor has fine produce.  You don't have to bring your supermarket bags with you -- we have superb locally, and non intensively, produced meat, (also organic meat), local cheeses, game, smoked (and fresh) fish, two local breweries and even an Exmoor vineyard.  You can eat out very well, at a choice of places near us, without spending a fortune! Most local pubs welcome children and controlled dogs.

The coast,at the sweeping pebbly Porlock bay, below right, is about 35 minutes car drive from us. 

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Brompton Regis, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9LG, England. Tel. (0)1398 371303