Company info

Cathy has lived at the farm since 1994 and Rod joined her in 2007. Cathy's life has involved a great deal of travelling and living overseas, and she has been involved in education, environmental journalism and in her younger years has had a few exhibitions or wildlife art in the Caribbean. She has also spent many years teaching at all levels from playgroup to higher education, and has an all abiding love of the countryside and the animals that share it with her. Cathy has two daughters and two young grandsons. Rod has spent much of his working career with children and adults, in farming, social services and as a peripatetic teacher before joining Cathy at the farm. He has three children all in their thirties, and three young grandchildren.

Property info

Our 15th century farmhouse home was a beautiful small openhall manor-house with amazing medieval architectural features throughout the house and surrounding barns, including a round house and ancient threshing barn. The rooms are all large and spacious, and comfotably furnished with a homely welcoming feel. Each bedroom has a charming shower-room for it's own use, and the dining room/lounge has an amazing ancient hearth, wood burner, and comfortable sofas for relaxing and enjoying a rural retreat. Adjacent to the house we have a lovely small collection of owls and hawks for bird of prey flying experiences, and a yard of twelve magnificent barefoot horses for riding over the surrounding Exmoor moorl hills around Selworthy, North Hill, Bossington Beacon, Webbers Post and Dunkery, offering spectacular views to the sea and moor.

Neighborhood info

Our farmhouse is situated between the tiny hamlets of Allerford and Bossington, just off the A39 one mile from Porlock. We are just one mile from the sea, with a deserted shingle beach, Bossington Beach in the Vale of Porlock. The Vale is surrounded by magnificent wooded hills and open moorland, offering endless walking countryside - Coming out of Minehead up Grabbist Hill, Dunkery Beacon, Ley Hill, Webbers Post, and Porlock Hill to the south, and Bossington Hill, Selworthy Beacon, North Hill and beyong on the north side. All this land is the National Trust Holnicote Estate, where farmers and talented families derive their income through working sustainably with the countryside - custodians of the houses and cottages within the Holnicote Estate, in true connection with the environment. The area has some lovely local attractions including Dunster Castle and the West Somerset Railway, quintessential villages of Dunster, Porlock, Exford, Winsford and Lynton and Lynmouth. On our farm we offer horse riding on barefoot horses over the moor, and owl and hawk Experiences at Exmoor Experience, hosting Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre, and Exmoor Riding - all very small and unique!

Languages Spoken

English