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Dulverton
is our nearest town named by its Saxon settlers "The Secret Place".
It is a lively town with all the main services including a bank with cash-point,
small supermarket, newsagent, gift-shops, the Guildhall Heritage and Arts Centre,
baker, butcher, greengrocer, antique
shops, various pubs, a delicatessen, restaurant and Lewis's Tea-Rooms. There
is a surgery, a vets and a dentist in the town.
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Venford Cottage is in Exmoor National Park with hundreds of miles of bridleway and footpaths. You will see wild red deer, Exmoor ponies, larks, buzzards, hawks, moorland sheep and maybe even catch a glimpse of the Beast of Exmoor.
Near the cottage are some prehistoric stone circles, hill forts and barrows of archaeological interest. Five miles away is Tarr Steps, an ancient clapper bridge with a tea-rooms close by. There are many National Trust properties in the area including Killerton House and Knighthayes.
There is a
wide variety of bird life including hawks, buzzards, swallows,larks and jays.
There are over 1000 different flowers and grasses on Exmoor.
Venford Cottage is surrounded by birdlife - a bird watcher's dream.
Leisure pursuits
Venford
Cottage is a few minutes walk from a bridleway onto the moor where miles of footpaths
and bridleways await to challenge the most energetic and adventurous walkers.
Horse-riding available
locally at West Anstey Stables.
The West Anstey Riding Stables, over and down from Venford Moor offers riding for all ages, stages and abilities. You can ride there by the hour or by the day.
and Wimbleball which
are both easily
accessible and less
than half an hour's drive away.
Exmoor
National Park
Exmoor
pony grazing near Venford Cottage
A safari trip across the moor by landrover to view the deer, ponies and other wildlife can be booked through the Information Office or at the Blacksmith's Gallery in Dulverton.
For those who like animal watching there are red deer, wild Exmoor ponies, hare, foxes and badgers within view - a short walk from Venford Cottage.
Detailed information relating to all these activities is available in a regularly updated Information Folder at Venford Cottage.
Everything Exmoor is a free encyclopedia, built by the community and business of Exmoor offering information on every aspect of life in the Exmoor National Park. It gathers knowledge of Exmoor in one place and signposts readers to web sites containing more detailed information.
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