an upgraded room has a 4-poster bed and a balcony; a suite adds a living/dining room and a kitchenette. other amenities include a cosy bar and an informal restaurant with timber beams, plus a courtyard garden. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. breakfast is complimentary. in a quaint 19th-century building within exmoor national park, this relaxed pub with rooms is off the a39 road, a 4-minute walk from the dovery manor museum and 1 mile from bossington beach. all have en suite bathrooms. the unpretentious rooms come with flat-screen tvs/dvd players, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities Bristol Airport 1 hr 37
Cleeve Abbey (21 min) Rural 1500s Cistercian monastery with preserved monks' dormitory and an exhibition about their life. Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre (6 min) 1400s farmstead with owl and birds of prey displays, plus horseback riding, B&B rooms and a tearoom. Greencombe Gardens (16 min) Exmoor National Park (14 min) Natural, open expanse of moors, woods, farmlands & valleys offering hiking & sight-seeing. Holnicote Estate (5 min) Tarr Steps (33 min) Over 3000 years old, this bridge is made of 17 large stone slabs weighing up to 2 tons each. Dunkery Beacon (15 min) Prominent, heather-covered hill featuring ancient burial mounds & a cairn at its summit. National Trust - Dunster Castle (16 min) Lavish Victorian home in Jacobean house and former 12th-century castle, on a wooded hillside. Selworthy Beacon (22 min) Valley of Rocks (28 min) Expansive dry area popular for its variety of prehistoric rock formations & herds of wild goats. National Trust - Watersmeet (28 min) Park and wildlife area with a river gorge, waterfalls and ancient woodland, plus a cafe/restaurant. Wimbleball Lake (36 min) Public reservoir lake for watersports, walking & other outdoor activities, plus showers & a cafe. Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway (Top station) (25 min) Highest & steepest water-powered railway in the world, with a scenic clifftop terrace & cafe. Dovery Manor Museum (3 min) Porlock Bay (19 min) Preserved, picturesque bay with pebbly shores, salt marshes & an ancient submerged forest. |