The Best of Exmoor is a small, independent letting agent based in Porlock Weir. We love Exmoor and take great pleasure in sharing it with our guests. Our aim is to help you find your dream holiday - we have a great selection of holiday cottages on Exmoor, so we can help you to find your perfect break. Having grown the business slowly from scratch, we know all our properties and their owners well - so please get in touch if you have any queries and we will be happy to help.

Stables Cottage is a single-storey property offering accommodation for up to four guests, with views towards the wisteria-clad manor house. It comprises a double bedroom and a twin bedroom, along with a family bathroom featuring a shower over the bath, toilet and hand basin. There is one external step up to the front door, and the property is all on one level except for a single step leading to the twin bedroom and bathroom, making it suitable for those with restricted mobility, though it is not wheelchair accessible. The open-plan sitting room, kitchen and dining area is full of character, with oak-panelled walls, exposed beams and a vaulted ceiling. The kitchen is equipped with a cooker, microwave and under-counter fridge freezer, and the living area includes a Smart TV. Wifi, heating and electricity are included, with gas central heating throughout. Bed linen and towels are provided, including large bath sheets, along with separate poolside towels replenished daily. Local tea, coffee, hot chocolate, sugar, salt, pepper and olive oil are provided, along with a pint of local milk on arrival. Cleaning materials and toilet rolls are also supplied. A travel cot and high chair are available on request, though bedding is not provided for the cot. Outside, guests share an acre of sub-tropical gardens and a two-acre paddock with the three other holiday cottages on-site, along with a heated outdoor swimming pool (heated May to mid-September, available for cold water swimming the rest of the year), a sauna and ice-bath, a fire-pit, swing set, picnic bench and giant chess set. Off-road parking is available beside the property. Dogs are welcome, up to two per cottage for a supplement of GBP 20 each, with three small dogs considered by prior arrangement. Dog towels, bowls, blankets, poo bags and treats are provided, along with access to an outside tap for washing off muddy dogs.

Minehead is the largest town on the edge of Exmoor National Park, a welcoming seaside resort on the Somerset coast with stunning views across the Bristol Channel to Wales. The town is best known as the starting point of the South West Coast Path, England's longest National Trail, which stretches 630 miles from the harbour here all the way to Poole Harbour in Dorset. A sculpture marking Mile Zero stands on the seafront near the old harbour. Minehead has been a working port since the 14th century, and the quay area retains much of its historic charm with narrow lanes and fishermen's cottages clustered at the foot of North Hill. Higher Town, the oldest part of Minehead, sits on the slopes above the harbour and is home to the medieval Church of St Michael, reached by a steep footpath known as Church Steps that winds between thatched cottages with far-reaching views over the rooftops and out to sea. The Parade and The Avenue form the main shopping streets, where you will find independent shops, cafes, restaurants, and takeaways alongside everyday services. Tesco and Morrisons supermarkets are both on the outskirts of town with long opening hours, and there are banks, a Post Office, pharmacies, and petrol stations. Blenheim Gardens, opened in 1925, provides six acres of green space in the centre of town with a bandstand, putting green, bowling green, and a pleasant cafe. The medieval village of Dunster, with its castle, yarn market, and tea rooms, is barely two miles away. Every May, Minehead's ancient Hobby Horse tradition brings colour and music to the streets -- a centuries-old celebration of the arrival of spring that is unique to this part of Somerset.