Exploring Exmoor from Dunster
Moor, wooded combes, ponies, red deer and the Exmoor coast, with the official links you need for a day out from Dunster.
What Exmoor is like
High open moor, purple with heather in late summer. Steep oak woods in the valleys. Farmland divided by tall beech hedges.
Moorland and valleys
Go high on a clear day. When the weather closes in, the wooded valleys are sheltered.
South West Coast Path
Exmoor has more than 600 miles of footpaths and bridleways. The South West Coast Path and the Macmillan Way West both cross it.
There is a National Park Centre in Dunster for maps and walk advice.
Villages
Selworthy, with its white limewashed church, and Allerford, with its packhorse bridge, are both within about six miles.
Exmoor ponies
Exmoor ponies are a rare native breed, and the free-living herds graze the open moor. Exmoor also has one of England's largest herds of wild red deer.
Buzzards are common. Otters and salmon are in the rivers, though you will be lucky to see an otter.
The coast
Exmoor has some of England's highest sea cliffs. On a clear day you can see across the Bristol Channel to Wales.
Porlock Weir and Lynmouth are small harbours where the moor drops to the sea.
Plan your visit
Opening arrangements, timetables and event programmes can change. Check your actual visit date with the operator.