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Exmoor Character Cottages

We love Exmoor. It’s a beautiful and often overlooked part of the country. As a guest once wrote in a Visitors’ Book: “We asked ourselves why we had driven past Somerset for years when everything we wanted and more was here.” To one side is the sea and inviting beaches, to another purple heather humming with bees on the moor, plus magical ancient woods... READ MORE

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Pilgrim Corner
The Oval Dunster
The Old Sweet Shop – from Feb 2018
Stone Barn – Opening 2018
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Exmoor Character Cottages is the trading name of Greenfields Property Management Limited, registered in England and Wales, no. 08685017.
Registered office address: 17 Aldersmead Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1NA

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This is our fourth stay in Dunster but our first at The Oval. It is a beautiful character cottage with everything needed for a more than comfortable stay. Thank you Lucy and Paul, we have thoroughly enjoyed staying here and it was nice to meet you both. I love this place. Many thanks.

Zoe, Jon, Pat, Bob and Sam the Collie, September 2017
VISITORS BOOK, THE OVAL DUNSTER

What a lovely, lovely house! We’ve had a brilliantly comfortable weekend, thanks to the owner’s thoughtfulness – the whole place is well-equipped and luxurious. And the little gifts on arrival were much appreciated. We’ll definitely be back.

The Clymer family, November 2017
VISITORS BOOK, PILGRIM CORNER

We have all had a wonderful short break in your fantastic home-from-home cottage. The property is well-equipped, with everything you need. The rooms and beds are comfortable, there’s lovely quirky décor and it’s really cosy. The hot tub was great, but during our stay it was definitely the fire that got the most use!! We all hope to be back soon.

The Kearney and Calder Clan, November 2017
VISITORS BOOK, PILGRIM CORNER

This is our first stay at The Oval and we have all really enjoyed it. It has so much character and is a comfortable place to stay. From here we have walked straight out into the deer park where we saw Exmoor ponies (and of course deer!) We loved the deer park, and also the beautiful village and the castle. We did the Halloween tour in the castle – it was brilliantly done and quite scary! We will definitely come again – thank you for our amazing holiday!

Anne, Ellen, John and Star, November 2017
VISITORS BOOK, THE OVAL DUNSTER

What a beautiful cottage, full of character. So well equipped! We love Dunster and the surrounding area. Each time we visit we manage to find something new. The Queens Head in Minehead do a lovely carvery on a Sunday and Wednesday plus lovely Thai food. The Chapel House in Dunster is always a favourite of ours. Well worth a visit – all home cooked food and delicious! Thank you for letting us visit your beautiful cottage, we loved it. We especially loved the fire!

The Webbs, January 2018
VISITORS BOOK, THE OVAL DUNSTER

Our stay at The Oval has been wonderful. We have been warm, cosy, comfortable and very relaxed! Despite the occasional torrential rain, we have had some lovely walks and Hector has enjoyed exploring. He says thank you for the treats – yum yum. Dunster is a beautiful village and a good base to explore Exmoor. We thoroughly recommend the Luttrell Arms, very friendly and excellent food. We also had a great welcome from the Foresters Arms, with a lovely meal. Thank you so much, The Oval has been very special.

Jan, Tony and Hectar the Dog, January 2018
VISITORS BOOK, THE OVAL DUNSTER

Everything about The Old Sweet Shop - the kitchen, the bedrooms, the lounge with its log burner, the hot tub, and the quality and attention to detail throughout - more than met our high expectations set by Pilgrim Corner next door... I'm sure that Minehead's Old Sweet Shop will appeal to 'allsorts' - but, hopefully, not 'hundreds and thousands' of them! Ideally, we'd love it to remain our little 'iced gem'.

Duncan and Elaine Peberdy, February 2018

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Character Cottages is the trading name of Greenfields Property Management Limited. We own four luxury self-catering holiday cottages in Minehead and Dunster. We hold contact details (name, address, email and phone numbers) and guest information specific to a booking (number of guests, number and ages of children, number of pets, any special requirements) to ensure we meet our clients’ holiday needs. We never share that information with third parties. Guests can request to be added to our marketing list for occasional communications, we never add that information without written consent. Financial information is not stored digitally and kept for a limited time purely to manage Security Deposits.

If you have a query regarding our Privacy Policy or how we process personal data, please contact us by emailing info@exmoorcharactercottages.co.uk.

We can also be reached by mail at our registered office address: 17 Aldersmead Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1NA

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