Tag Archives: Exmoor

Dunster Village

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Dunster Village

Dunster is a village of just over 800 people lying on the north-eastern edge of Exmoor National Park, close to the Bristol Channel. Its main attraction is the castle which has been here for a thousand years, and for 600 of those, it belonged to the Luttrell family who gave it to the National Trust in 1976.

Naturally, many of the visitors come to see the castle, and I intend to write a separate post about it later; but for now, I just want to write a short introduction to the village, which is worth a visit in itself.

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Originally posted 2020-09-16 08:09:38.

Around Exmoor’s Bossington Hill

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Around Exmoor's Bossington Hill

One of the advantages of living on an island is that you’re never too far away from the sea, unless of course you’re living in somewhere like Australia’s Alice Springs, but here in England, the village of Coton in the Elms in Derbyshire is recognised as the furthest you can get from the coast, and it doesn’t matter which way you go, it’s still only a 70 mile journey to get there. Fortunately, I live in an area which lies on the South-West Coast path, and it only takes me 5 minutes before I can dip my toes into the English Channel.

For those who aren’t familiar, the South-West Coast Path is England’s longest official footpath and runs for 630 miles between Minehead in Somerset to Poole Harbour in Dorset, and if you start the trail at Minehead, then Bossington Hill will be the first part of your journey.

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Originally posted 2023-11-18 14:39:35.