Horner Wood

With over 12,000 acres of land on the estate, we've put together our top village hot spots to help you get the most from your visit.

Explore magical ancient woodland on this two-mile walk. Spot a variety of wildlife that make their home in the magnificent trees.

This scenic three-mile walk takes in Dunkery Hill and descends into the East Water Valley. Although it doesn't take you directly to Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor's highest point, you come close and can make a diversion to the Beacon with the instructions in the route below.

With a choice of tea-rooms across the estate where will you chose to relax? On picturesque Selworthy Green admiring the stunning view? By the famous packhorse bridge in Allerford? A short walk from the pebble beach of at Bossington? Or beside the ancient woodland in Horner?

Horner Vale Tea-room is a place where you can indulge in a hearty ploughman's lunch, a homemade cake or cream tea. It is also a lovely location to hold a celebration. Contact 01643 862506

Horner Tea Gardens sits on the edge of Horner Wood National Nature Reserve. As well as tasty treats, there are also beautiful plants available to purchase for your own garden. Contact 01643 862132

Find out more about the woodland work the Holnicote rangers have been undertaking.

The Porlock project is part of the Interreg 2 Seas Co-Adapt programme. We will be working with European partners to restore natural processes that build a more resilient river catchment.

Learn more about Horner Farm, and how our farm tenants are working hard to farm produce sustainably and keep wildlife habitat in mind.

Explore Exmoor National Park from this cosy farmhouse cottage on Holnicote Estate.

On the fringes of Exmoor, this quirky cob and thatch cottage is the perfect base for hiking the moors.

A snug one-bedroom English country cottage in the village of Selworthy with views over Exmoor.