Selworthy

View over thatched cottages of Selworthy towards Dunkery Beacon

A timeless rural landscape of thatched cottages, nestled in the vale of the Holnicote estate.

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Periwinkle tea-room on Selworthy Green, Holnicote Estate, Somerset

Meet the tenants 

Meet local tenants David and Paul, managing Periwinkle tea room and Clematis Cottage shop.

Selworthy is a good place to start discovering the wonderfully varied Exmoor landscapes within the 4,856-hectare (12,000-acre) Holnicote Estate. This is a timeless rural landscape of thatched cottages, a fine medieval church, walks through wooded combes and sweeping views across the vale to Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor's highest point.

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Eating and shopping

Periwinkle tea-room on Selworthy Green, Holnicote Estate, Somerset

Eating on the Holnicote Estate  

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?

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What's on

Upcoming events

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Selworthy Stargazer 10km run

Sat 27 Oct 2018
18:00-21:00
As part of Exmoor’s Dark Skies Festival 'Channel Events' will be be hosting a night trail run. Join us for this night run high above the stunning Exmoor coastline with dramatic views across the UK’s first dark sky reserve.

Selworthy Stargazer 5km run

Sat 27 Oct 2018
18:00-21:00
As part of Exmoor’s Dark Skies Festival 'Channel Events' will be be hosting a night trail run. Join us for this night run high above the stunning Exmoor coastline with dramatic views across the UK’s first dark sky reserve.
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Brean Trail Walkers going up a steep hill

Volunteer in Somerset's countryside 

Volunteering opportunities across Somerset Coast and Countryside

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Wildlife

Large Blue butterfly

Summer wildlife spotting in Somerset 

This summer test out your nature spotting skills.

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