Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exford YHA
( 0845-371 9634;
www.yha.org.uk
; Exe Mead; dm/d £14/40; )
One of Exmoor's best budget bases,
this brick Victorian house is just a few paces from Exford's pubs. The dorms are small and
a smidgen institutional, but the hordes of hikers and cyclists aren't too bothered.
HOSTEL
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Exmoor House
( 01643-841432;
www.exmoorhouse.com
; Wheddon Cross; d £82; )
Edwardian dark wood panels
line the hallway, sedate rooms sit above a cosy, book-stacked lounge, while the restaurant
(three-course dinner £26; booking required) rustles up classy country specials: trout paté,
home-smoked duck and slow-cooked lamb. It's 5 miles east of Exford, in Wheddon Cross.
B&B
££
Edgcott House
( 01643-831162;
www.edgcotthouse.co.uk
;
Edgcott Road, Exford; s £65, d £75-115, cottage per week £750;
)
A 10-minute stroll from Exford's centre is this beautiful 17th-century house, set in
private riverside gardens. Period features include a terracotta-tiled hallway and an amaz-
ing 15m 'Long Room' decorated with hand-painted murals. A whitewashed holiday cot-
tage, the picturesque, six-person
Cascade House
, sits just next door.
B&B, SELF CATERING
££
Exmoor White Horse
( 01643-831229;
www.exmoor-whitehorse.co.uk
; Exford; d £85-105, mains £14-22; bar meals noon-9pm, res-
taurant 7-9pm; )
Everything you want from an Exmoor coaching inn: a friendly bar with
real fire, local produce packed restaurant and smoothly comfy rooms. Set right in the heart
of Exford, its riverside beer terrace is a local hang-out; an idyllic spot to watch horse
riders trot by.
INN
££
Crown Hotel
( 01643-831554;
www.crownhotelexmoor.co.uk
; Chapel St; s/d £80/140; mains £8-14; meals noon-2.30pm &
6-9.30pm; )
For a taste of true Exmoor try the Crown, where hunting prints and stags'
heads preside over leather armchairs, while traditional bedrooms feature racing-green and
cream. Despite the back-country vibe, the food is surprisingly adventurous: try sea bream
on ratatouille or the light, twice-baked cheese soufflé.
INN
££
Getting There & Away
For bus travel to Exford,
Click here
. Plus on school days the 412 bus runs once each way
between Exford and Dulverton.
