Places To Visit near Exmoor Retreats
Exmoor Retreats holiday accommodation is located near the moor town or Bampton in Devon, on the fringe of Exmoor National Park and only a short distance from Dulverton. There are lots of places to see. Below are the highlights of just a few of them. Click more to see each in detail.
Bampton, Devon
Bampton, an historic Charter Town, lies in mid Devon close to the Somerset border, and is on the edge of the Exmoor National Park. Ideally sited in rural Devon, and is at the centre of an area where there is much to do and explore. The whole of the centre of the town is a conservation area, and there are almost 100 listed buildings and other objects within the parish.
Dulverton, Somerset
This attractive, small market town situated on the banks of the River Barle is popular with visitors all year round.
Dulverton’s delightful streets are lined with over 40 independent shops, cosy cottages and charming tea rooms, pubs and restaurants and the Grade II listed 15th century Church of All Saints.
Exmoor National Park
A unique landscape of moorland, woodland, valleys and farmland, shaped by people and nature over thousands of years. Where high cliffs plunge into the Bristol Channel, and cosy pubs and tearooms offer delicious local produce.
On Exmoor it is still possible to find tranquillity and peace as well as rediscover your sense of adventure; to catch a glimpse of wild red deer, be amazed by dark skies full of stars, and explore villages full of character.
Tarr Steps
The Tarr Steps is a clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset. They are located in a national nature reserve about 2.5 miles (4 km) south east of Withypool and 4 miles (6 km) north west of Dulverton.
A typical clapper bridge construction, the bridge's listing assesses it as medieval in origin. The stone slabs weigh up to two tons each. The bridge is 180 feet (55 m) long and has 17 spans.[2] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building and scheduled monument.
Tarr Steps has a pub and parking with lots of great walks and is dog friendly.
