Exmoor House Club Campsite

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Exmoor is what its about!

This is a lovely quiet site in a fantastically dog friendly town..... It's an easy stroll into the town with an array of lovely eateries......most of which welcome dogs. Driving from Dulverton in a variety of directions lead across beautiful countryside. (Exmoor is less bleak than Dartmoor) Many of the roads are single track with passing places and on some your maximum speed is probably going to be around 20mph!!! Worthwhile though. Tarr steps and Wimbleball reservoir are worth a visit. We also like the Porlock Hill toll road for a picnic and wortleberry picking. (Similar flavour to a bilberry) Horner woods is another nice walk. Lynton and Lynmouth are lovely places but always busy. We did find dedicated motor home parking in Lynton (on a previous visit) where it is always easier to park and use the funicular down to Lynmouth. Will definitely come back to this site. We opted for a standard pitch with no awning as that was all we required but our pitch turned out to be a very tight fit for our caravan lengthwise. Space widthways was fine. The wardens are very friendly and helpful. There's a lovely ambience on this site.

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shirleydeputy

Reviewed on 23/08/2018 17:30

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Peaceful location and great wardens!

We are at the end of a two week stay at the Exmoor House club site. Debbie and Keith, the site wardens, have been amazing. They are so helpful, friendly, happy and hard working. A big thank you to Debbie and Keith for a lovely stay! We visited as a couple with a dog. The site is surrounded by picturesque woodlands, excellent for dog walking and yet the small town is just a few minutes walk away. The Coop was well stocked. Would recommend the pies and Cornish pasties from the bakery which is about 5 to 10 minutes walk from town (turn left at the Post Office and walk along the river). We had a very nice meal at The Bridge Inn and had excellent takeaways from the fish and chip shop. For walking... We found the map of local footpaths from the tourist centre useful. Wimbleball Lake is worth visiting.

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louloub

Reviewed on 17/08/2018 11:57

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Word of Warning

Dulverton village is within a very easy walk from this wonderful site and has some lovely shops and restaurants. The village Chip Shop does the most amazing crispy chips. The Bridge Pub is right outside the entrance. The Wardens on this site were so helpful, polite, friendly and very funny. Never meet such a nice couple. They made our stay for 5 nights this August such a wonderful memorable experience and both are an absolute credit to the Club. We will definitely be returning here again very soon, if only to see them again. There are many places to visit from this site, Exmoor, Watersmeet, Lynton & Lynmouth, Minehead, Dunster and many, many more wonderful places. Toilets were spotless. One word of warning though, make sure you approach the site using the A396 and B3222. We came in via the B3223 and it was not really fit access for a Caravan or Motorhome, we really struggled to get through some very narrow sections.

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bilcliff

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Reviewed on 14/08/2018 23:13

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Another fab visit to Exmoor House

A little gem. A well run, clean, friendly site with fab wardens. A great location to explore Exmoor with everything you need within Dulverton including great places to eat and drink - especially Woods wine bar. We'll be back!

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Cygnet1

Reviewed on 08/08/2018 17:35

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Exmoor House a lovely Site......

What a lovely site and lovely wardens (there are some wardens who could do with spending some time with these two excellent people). Exmoor House is a small site on the edge of Dulverton a town with everything you need, including a really good heritage centre. The pubs are a bit pricey but at least you can comfortably walk to them. The beer in 'The Bridge' is kept well, a good pub. There is a small co-op , a post office, good butchers, a greengrocers, deli, Thai restaurant, cafes and knick-knack shops. The church is well worth the climb to look around. We saw a couple of buses but couldn't tell you where they went or how often. There is all sorts of places close by if you have a vehicle. The river runs by the site and you can hear it cheerfully babbling along another thing you can hear is not so good a loud hum from the sites boilers at frequent intervals and quite wakeful at night , the warden tells me the club has tried several 'fixes' to no avail. CMHC please persevere because this almost spoilt the holiday through lack of sleep. When choosing your pitch remember if you are near the loos the hand dryer is very noisy. Overall a top site and top wardens !

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elddis crusader

Reviewed on 20/07/2018 19:43

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First timers to Dulverton

We were recommended to this site and how pleased we are to have visited. We arrived to find we only had a choice of 3 pitches. We chose our pitch but found it wasn’t the best for us. We asked the warden if we could move the following day once some guests had left and were told absolutely no problem. We sometimes find wardens not so accommodating of such a request. The facilities were spotless, never had to wait in the toilets and showers and on the whole the site was so friendly. Dulverton is lovely with good pubs, eating places and tea rooms. Had a number of cream teas, the best we felt at Hignam and well worth the walk to get there, but closely followed by the Copper Kettle. Will definitely return again. The wardens were excellent.

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Reviewed on 14/07/2018 23:38

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Excellent find

Lovely site. Everything clean and tidy. Extremely well run site with Keith and Debbie in charge - going above and beyond to help visitors. Peaceful location next to the River Barle. Dulverton town is a stroll away. We will definitely be back.

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tweenwais

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Reviewed on 11/07/2018 18:07

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What a lovely stay

Stayed on this site for 8 nights. Very peaceful, just the sound of the river Barle and birds twittering. Facilities very clean, grounds too. No play area for children. Within a 10 minute walk you are in the town of Dulverton with a good Co-Op, bakers, fantastic butchers, post office etc. Lots of places for a meal or just sit and have cream tea! Just outside the site there is a grass area which runs alongside the river Barle, why not have a paddle or just sit and take in the views. There are maps, booklets etc for walks, cycle routes, lots of info for the area too. If you are a Motorhomer and like to use the buses check the timetable as we found them not very good unless you travel for some time, then have to leave early to get back! The wardens that were on duty for our stay, Bridget and Bill were really helpful, friendly and have a good sense of humour which was needed as they didn’t have their computers working for two days!! You can imagine what issues they faced when people turned up and they had no idea. They took some very nasty remarks from some people, totally unnecessary, we did feel for them as they worked so hard making sure all their duties were done to perfection. THANK YOU BRIDGET AND BILL, you made our stay even better.

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thisisthelife

Reviewed on 29/06/2018 13:28

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Gem of a Site

We stayed for 4 nights at the end of June.

Exmoor House really is a Gem of a site, especially if you are after a quiet peaceful stay with plenty of walks onto nearby Exmoor. The whole area is also full of historical interest for those that like that sort of thing. For example, Exmoor House, opened in 1855 and the Victorian building that the site is named after, was originally built as Dulverton Workhouse.

One thing that doesn't appear to be mentioned in previous reviews of the site is that although there is a small dog walk on site, which is perfectly acceptable, just a few hundred yards outside the site gates, and in front of Exmoor House is a reasonably sized grass area that is idea for those early morning walks.

The site itself is as described by many previous reviewers, compact, tidy with good facilities. I really can't add anymore, it really is that good. In short, A Real Gem.

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BEXIL160

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Reviewed on 24/06/2018 14:56

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Still our favourite site

We have been using this site for the best part of 30 years, returning every couple of years. The location is superb, good walks from the site or a short drive to the moor for more walks, interesting sites etc. Tarr Steps is lovely, we walked there from Withypool and had lunch at the Tarr Steps Inn. Dulverton itself has everything you need (although the bank has closed down, but there is a cash machine limited to £50 in the Co-op). There is a butcher shop, a greengrocer, small Co-op supermarket, hardware store, pet shop, Tantivy that sells papers, booze, sweets, gifts etc. There is also a baker's although it's not in the main part of the town, it's out a bit towards the moor but still easy walking distance from the site. And they offer dog treats in the form of their own bread cooked in beef dripping. The site itself is immaculate, great work from Debbie and Keith keeping everything ship-shape and being extremely helpful. We had a great evening meal in the Lion Hotel, like everywhere else it is dog friendly, decent beer, friendly staff and a good meal. Our only gripe during the whole week was the extremely irritating dog on the next pitch that barked constantly for no reason and the owners who did very little to try to shut it up.

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meridienmick

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Reviewed on 22/06/2018 17:14

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