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Dunkery Beacon Country House
Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
An Edwardian hunting lodge, this welcoming, opulent B&B is a perfect base from which to explore Exmoor.
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You might hike to the summit of Dunkery Hill, highest point on Exmoor. Then again, you might sit on the veranda of this smart B&B, swigging a Somerset ale, and admire it at your leisure. Built in 1901 as an all-male hunting lodge with 20 single (surely spartan) bedrooms, the house is these days a more opulent base from which to explore the moors. Rooms with a view include a dog friendly ground-floor suite and two four-poster suites. They no longer have a restaurant, but hosts Andy and Tanya Downes can provide a simple evening meal to walkers and cyclists, by arrangement. Breakfast is locally sourced, with homegrown fruit, Exmoor honey and home-baked bread. A Newtonian telescope is available through which to marvel at the star-spangled night sky.
Hotel Details
Address
Exmoor, Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, TA24 8RH, England
Telephone
Bedroom
8. 2 suites, 1 on ground floor.
Openings
Mar–Dec, closed Christmas and New Year.
Background Music
in breakfast room, usually radio.
Children
children 10 and over welcomed. Extra sofa bed in 1 suite, £45 a night.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms (£7.50 a night), not in public rooms.
Prices
B&B doubles from £110 (cosy), £139 (super-king), singles from £95.
Facilities
lounge, breakfast room, bar, in-room TV, limited mobile phone reception, ¾-acre garden, unsuitable for wheelchair.
Location
IN THE MEDIA
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