Please click on the following links for information about:

WEST HOLLOWCOMBE - self-catering holiday cottages - we are within easy reach of the coastal towns of Porlock, Lynton and Lynmouth and close to Lorna Doone country. The pretty town of Dulverton is close for shopping and browsing the art galleries.

west hollowcombe

MIDDLE UPCOTT FARM - luxury bed and breakfast close to Dulverton in a 14th century farmhouse. Stabling and grazing also available.

Middle Upcott

EDGCOTT HOUSE is a delightful house set on the outskirts of the village of Exford, which is situated in the heart of Exmoor. It provides luxurious Bed and Breakfast accommodation and also has a self-catering cottage.

eDGCOTT hOUSE

STOCKLEIGH LODGE - Stockleigh Lodge is over 110 years old and has been a Bed and Breakfast establishment for over thirty years. Mike and Myra Ellicott will be delighted to welcome you.

stockleigh lodge

COURT FARM HOLIDAY COTTAGES AND BED & BREAKFAST

cOURT fARM

Take a break  at the heart of Exmoor in Somerset and find a friendly family welcome at Court Farm where you can enjoy the peace and tranquillity of our small Exmoor village. Relax in our garden and watch the varied and rare wild life or walk across the moor to see the Exmoor Red Deer and the endangered Exmoor ponies.

WEST SOMERSET AND EXMOOR BRIDLEPATHS ASSOCIATION - Their aims are to improve access to new and existing bridleways and other rights of way and to promote an awareness of the bridleways amongst members.

bridleways

 

Whether needed for general support or a specific problem, Equizest supplements are all about providing a true nutritional advantage to help improve the condition, overall health and performance of your horse or pony. Formulated to supply significantly higher but scientifically balanced levels of top grade vitamins, minerals and amino acids to meet optimum rather than maintenance requirements. Supplements which when compared to the results seen with other products - will actually make a difference!

Equizest

The White Horse Inn, Exford: Festooned in Virginia Creeper, the Exmoor White Horse Inn is a traditional 16th Century building with classic period features.

White Horse Inn

The Crown Hotel, Exford: As a family run hotel we aim to make your stay as relaxing and enjoyable as possible. The unique friendly atmosphere ensures you feel part of the family.

The Crown

 

Yarn Market

Quality Exmoor accommodation at the Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster - a leading Exmoor hotel. We have 25 en suite bedrooms and are a 'dog friendly' hotel !

Yarn Market Hotel

 

Higher Riscombe Farm - Luxury B&B on a working Exmoor farm. This year's halfway venue for the Golden Horseshoe. Stabling available for Horseshoe entries.

Higher Riscombe

Cutthorne - A secluded country house in the heart of Exmoor - a place for all seasons. Stabling and Grazing available.

Cutthorne

Photo by Philip Durbin

A warm welcome awaits you at Newland House. This traditional Exmoor home is cosy and comfortable with bow windows and wisteria covering the front. The view out over the garden wall looks across open farmland and beyond.

Newland House

WANNEROO FARM Bed and Breakfast - Wanneroo Farm nestles in a quiet part of Exmoor. Wake up in the most beautiful surroundings to a full home-cooked, locally produced breakfast.

wanneroo

LEYS FARM COTTAGES - 2 of very few 5* self-catering cottages on Exmoor - Leys Cottage and Foxtwitchen Cottage (pictured)

foxtwitchen

LITTLE QUARME COTTAGES, WHEDDON CROSS: Six stone cottages in a superb secluded south facing location with lovely gardens set amid 18 acres in Exmoor.  We are 1,000 foot above sea level at the head of the Quarme Valley... a very special place.. abundant wildlife... fresh air... stars in the sky.. peace and tranquility.

LITTLE QUARME

THE REST AND BE THANKFUL INN, WHEDDON CROSS: Exmoor local couple Eric & Julie Norman welcome you to their early 19th century coaching Inn at the heart of Exmoor National Park, providing first-class bed & breakfast accommodation, local home-cooked meals and a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Rest and Be Thankful

PR by JEFFERY COMMUNICATIONS - Equestrian PR and Media Consultant. Castle Farm, Exford, Nr Minehead, Somerset TA24 7NL Telephone: 01643 831011

Cath & Ian Wilson - who generously donate a week's holiday in their French gite - have a mail order/internet distribution company, specialising in products and equipment for riders who love the thrill and excitement of Endurance racing and long distance riding.

equinetourism.co.uk for everything equestrian! A source of information about events and activities and details of accommodation and stabling too. Check out their website to see just what a vast range of subjects is covered there.

equinetourism.co.uk

FnE saddles are the most adjustable saddles ever made, resulting in the very best fit for both horse and rider. The FnE saddle can be adjusted to fit a wide range of horse conformation: flat backs, mutton withers, short backs, long backs, high withers, hollow backs, big shoulders, high croups, low croups - you name it.

FnE

 

 

Griffin NuuMed - manufacturers of numnahs, pads and other items much in demand by endurance riders

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AH SALUQ @ Court Farm Arabian Stud

Court Farm Arabians

http://www.courtfarmarabianstud.co.uk/

Court Farm Arabian Stud, set in the rolling Exmoor countryside,is dedicated to breeding black Arabians with not only beauty and grace but substantial enough to excel in every discipline. Standing the exotic black Arabian stallion AH Saluq whose first foals were born in 2006, Court Farm Arabian Stud has once again kindly agreed to allow The Golden Horseshoe to run a "Name the first 2007 foal" competition (proceeds to Golden Horseshoe). For more information visit http://www.courtfarmarabianstud.co.uk/ breeders of exotic black Arabians and home to the exquisite black Arabian stallion AH Saluq.

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Endurance GB - the governing body of Endurance Riding in Great Britain, with the Scottish Endurance Riding Club as an affiliated member

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Active Exmoor - for information on activities across Exmoor throughout the year

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The Moorland Mousie Trust - Registered Charity Number 1080504

To promote and conserve the Exmoor Pony

MMT

Moorland Mousie Trust

Why not enter the Wessex Horseshoe Pleasure Ride on Sunday 11th May and support the Moorland Mousie Trust by raising sponsorship

 

Everything Exmoor - http://www.everythingexmoor.org.uk/

Everything Exmoor - www.everythingexmoor.org.uk

Everything Exmoor is a loose-leaf encyclopaedia built by the Community containing information on every aspect of life in the Exmoor National Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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