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Tarr Farm is a beautiful inn dating from the 1600s based in the heart of the Exmoor National Park right by the historic Tarr Steps on the River Barle. We’ve won numerous awards for our fantastic food. You can book a table in our cosy bar and feast on our hearty bar menu or enjoy our more formal restaurant with a full a la carte menu. If the weather is good, we have tables outside in our garden which overlooks Tarr Steps. Round it off with a stay in one of our comfortable rooms and take a seat for one of our delicious breakfasts in the morning. We are family friendly and also welcome your four legged friends too.

Devon CPRE is an independent local charity that fights to prevent poor planning and bad policies destroying the rural landscapes that are Devon’s unique heritage. We offer professional planning expertise and a wealth of experience to help our members fight inappropriate development throughout the county. We’re funded solely by members’ subscriptions, donations and legacies. Please join us. Please support us. Your countryside needs you.

With over 27 years experience in producing the finest quality traditional willow baskets and hurdles. Exmoor Baskets and Hurdles produces a full range of traditional Somerset willow baskets. Our baskets are strong and fuctional. Our normal selection includes shopping baskets, flower baskets, log baskets, picnic items, a brolly basket and a wheeled shopper. Standard baskets normally in stock for immediate delivery or collection. My willow hurdles are hand made using strong weavers and uprights. All our hurdles and trellises can be made to the size you require. To order these or other items not listed, please contact Paul on 01398 323391 or 07980759099

We provide a complete livestock management system allowing farmers to collect and collate data to help them make better-informed business decisions. Shearwell Data itself is both a farming business and a family business – farmer-owned, based on Exmoor in Wheddon Cross, Somerset We started up in 1992 with a big idea, a huge drive and a small number of people manufacturing identification tags for livestock. Since then the company has grown consistently and rapidly, now incorporating livestock management programs, visual and EID tags and readers, software and handling systems. … AND NOW Today we have more than 100 people working with us and we are the market leader for cattle and sheep tags in the UK. But it doesn’t stop there: we supply worldwide and we have Shearwell companies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America.

Founded in 1989, Pipers Farm is a destination for meat that is produced sustainably and in harmony with nature. We create links between ethical producers who we know and trust, and with you, our customers. Our ethics and values are deep-rooted to the core of our business. We passionately believe in producing wholesome natural food that has been grown with respect for nature. Our principles have not changed for 30 years and you can rest assured that we will continue to produce food that you can trust completely. Peter Greig, founder of Pipers Farm.Our mission is based on these deep-rooted beliefs… Pipers Farm is focused entirely on preserving our countryside and supporting small-scale family farms; finding a way to allow them to thrive without having to grow or become increasingly industrialised in their operation. By focusing on each individual farm and the opportunities their land presents, we are able to support these businesses in diversifying their operations and provide a guaranteed and simple route to market. It’s proof that when it comes to farming, big isn’t necessarily better.

Taylor made, independent advice and support for your Land, Estate or Property. We offer a professional and personal approach whilst providing a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all areas of rural Land and Estate Management. Our reputation has been built through long term relationships with clients and the rural professional community within the South West.

Specialists in historic buildings conservation and re-use, and new innovative, high-quality projects, often for difficult or controversial site throughout the southwest. Past projects include ruined castles, cob cottages, highly decorated churches, and medieval and Georgian houses.

Gallery and Studio, based in Porlock. Paintings by Artist Melody Hawtin BA Hons, original paintings in oil on canvas, fine art Giclee prints of a selection available. Photographs by David Hawtin. Holiday home to let.

Whether you need a cooker for your kitchen or require a replacement boiler for your home, A & S Martin & Son is your first choice oil specialist company in Devon. We can provide you with high-quality cookers, stoves and boilers for your home. When you buy any appliance from us, we ensure excellent post-sale customer services. We offer a variety of cookers, stoves, oil tanks and boilers at affordable prices. We can supply you with new and reconditioned range cookers and have in stock many spare parts. We are based in Barnstaple, Devon and serve customers throughout the South West. Get in touch with us today for oil tank installations and more on 01271 860138.

A registered Charity, the Exmoor Pony Society was created in 1921 by moorland farmers for the registration of pure-bred Exmoor ponies, the conservation of the breed and the preservation of the breed standard, thereby maintaining Exmoor’s heritage. The Society also promotes the ponies to the general public: attending events, holding shows and clinics and being a lead participant in the Exmoor Pony Festival. The Society has worked with the Exmoor National Park Authority and the Rare Breed Survival Trust for many years to ensure the future survival of the Exmoor Pony breed, which is included in the Rare Breed Survival Trust’s Watchlist in the category, Priority, The Exmoor Pony Society registers ponies on Exmoor and throughout the UK, Europe and North America

The Exmoor Hill Farming Network was established in 2014, as a successor to the Exmoor Hill Farming Project (2009-2013), to improve the viability and sustainability of Exmoor farming businesses through knowledge-transfer, peer-group support, training, and co-operation to safeguard upland farming, rural employment and landscape management. Following a review of governance in 2019, the Network Steering Group established the Exmoor Hill Farming Network Community Interest Company (Company No. 12151981) which took over the running of the Network from North Devon + in February 2020. Our Vision for the Network is to provide the Go-to-Hub for Exmoor’s farming community, providing information, skills, support and inspiration. We will be: Economically Engaged: assisting prosperous and forward-thinking businesses; Healthy and Harmonious: facilitating a proper sense of well-being and succession in the Exmoor Farming Community; Farming Friendly: giving a voice for the Farming Community within landscape and countryside policy-making; and Nature Nurturing: promoting sustainably managed, attractive and nature-rich farmed landscapes Change.

PFG Fabrication Ltd is a steel fabrication company which specialise in providing high quality metal work for agricultural and industrial industries as well as residential properties. We provide full turnkey building projects – from the first aspects groundwork, to fabricating and erecting the steel frame and then finishing off with a power floated concrete floor. Also providing smaller projects such as residential steelwork, stable partitions, cattle grids, roof repairs, asbestos removal and much more.

Field Studies Council Nettlecombe Court lies in a secluded valley at the eastern edge of Exmoor National Park. The house is a striking example of a Tudor and Georgian country mansion set within its own grounds. The grounds are made up of heritage parkland, ancient woodland containing many veteran oak trees as well as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its lichen communities. Nettlecombe Court has excellent access to the Somerset coast as well as Exmoor National Park and The Quantocks Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Exmoor Forest Inn is situation at the very heart of Exmoor – Simonsbath – a remote village, lying in a sheltered valley surrounded by imposing hills and extensive unspolit moorland. The Exmoor Forest Inn is all about the food. We are incredibly proud of the food that our team serve in the pub on the daily-changing menu. We believe it to be some of the most sustainable, local and delicious food on offer in any pub in the British Isles. It conveys a real sense of place – it is very representative of Exmoor, its climate; its seasons, its altitude, its farming, its animals and its coast. The Inn was fully refurbished in 2022 with ten double rooms and one family suite, all are individually and stylishly decorated, with everything needed for a really comfortable stay.

Campsites.co.uk make it easy to find and book great camping, glamping and touring breaks. The website lists 40+ sites in and around Exmoor, with something for everyone.

Anstey Mills Cottages are set in the peaceful & tranquil countryside right on the North Devon / Somerset and Exmoor border. Nature pure – away from it all – down a private lane on a non-working farm. Two spacious, well equipped cottages for family, friends & dogs. Let our cottages charm you, the whirlpool or log burner warm you; find comfort, peace and quiet in this remote and beautiful place. Ideally situated for both coasts.

Rupert White Interiors was started when Rupert moved back to Devon from London in 2010. Rupert now works from his home office in Bampton and can help you with any aspect of interior design. From fledgling beginnings Rupert is now involved in some large scale renovations but still very much enjoys working with his clients on smaller projects. Rupert is prepared to travel all over the country. To date he has had commissions from Cornwall to Kent, East Anglia, and of course, London. Rupert tells clients that renovating a house is meant to be fun and maintains that each house is different and needs to feel like a home for the client, not him!

Idyllically set in the stunning valley at Brendon, on the edge of the wilds of Exmoor, The Staghunters Inn is the perfect location for exploring the breathtaking wonders of this area of outstanding natural beauty and the magnificent North Devon Coast. The family owned and run Staghunters Inn offers its guests comfortable and well appointed en-suite rooms, fine food, and an idyllic, peaceful location.

Launched in September 2015, Wicked Wolf Exmoor GinTM is the original award winning premium handcrafted gin made from botanicals distilled on Exmoor. Our botanicals are individually distilled and then expertly blended on the banks of the picturesque River Lyn, North Devon. We are husband and wife team, Pat Patel and Julie Heap, and we are the faces behind this exciting venture. Since 2015 more gins have been added to our range (some are limited editions). Our goal is to produce smooth, flavourful gins. They are pot distilled in all copper alembic stills to extract more of the flavour, lovingly blended, filtered, bottled and labelled by hand in exclusive 100- litre batches. All our gins are prepared in the same process.

The famous Lynton and Lynmouth Victorian Cliff Railway opened in 1890 and is the highest and the steepest totally water-powered railway in the world! This historic attraction is one of just three water-powered funiculars in the world and was recently voted the UK’s best Cliff Railway and was silver winner of Devon’s Large Attraction of the Year 2020. The Cliff Railway connects the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth providing stunning coastal views and a Cliff Top Café.