Local Information

There is a wide range of activities to choose from within the surrounding area, catering to a variety of tastes. The opportunities are endless, from the award winning beaches at Woolacombe and Croyde, numerous golf courses, the renowned Tarka Trail for walking and cycling; to fun for all the family at theme parks within a half hour drive of Mullacott.

We provide a welcome pack on arrival and our staff are always on hand to give advice and recommendations.

Woolacombe Tourist information (Link)

Ilfracombe Tourist Information  (Link)

Exmoor - Only 20 minutes away by car

The National Trust owns large portions of Exmoor, notably the Holnicote estate, containing Dunkerry Beacon, the highest point in Exmoor. There are over 100 miles of walking paths within the vast (12, 500 acres) estate. The Trust publishes a leaflet detailing 14 walks around Dunkerry. Pretty villages dot the Park, such as Dunster and Selworthy, a favorite of postcard and calendar photographers.

Wild Exmoor ponies still graze here side by side with red deer, the largest of England's native animals. The lush green coombes, dominated by oak woods, are home to a variety of bird life, such as grey wagtails, kestrels, buzzards and ring ouzels.

Exmoor is also home to Lorna Doone, fictional heroine of Victorian author R.D.Blackmore. Blackmore's descriptions of the scenery are so precise that even today it is easy to recognise many of the sites described in his book. The village of Malmstead is a good jumping-off place for visiting "Doone country", and Oare contains the church where Blackmore had Lorna and hero John Ridd marry.

What you'll see:
Densely wooded valleys, heather-covered uplands, steep coombes, wild ponies and red deer, lovely villages.
Badgeworthy Water (Lorna Doone country)
Bronze Age barrows at The Chains (near Simonsbath)
Dunkerry Beacon (great views)
Dunster Castle
Holnicote