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Westermill
Farm
Mr Oliver Edwards
Westermill
Farmhouse, Exford, Somerset TA24 7NJ
Telephone
01643 831238
www.westermill.com
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A spectacular Exmoor location - perfectly placed for a riding holiday |
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Westermill
Farm
Westermill
Farm is a 500 acre working hill farm set in a beautiful, secluded
valley in the middle of Exmoor, by the River Exe. Work involves
running a 50 cow Aberdeen Angus suckler herd and a South Country
Cheviot sheep flock. There are also pigs, chickens and other farm
yard animals. Guests can enjoy the fantastic setting and indulge
in riding, fishing, walking and bathing.
If
you are seeking the peace and tranquillity to help you unwind or
the exhilaration that comes from energetic outdoor pursuits, Exmoor
is the place for you.
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| What's
on offer at Westermill Farm? |
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COTTAGES
at Westermill Farm
There
are six warm and cosy Scandinavian style cottages with log fires.
Self-catering, they will accommodate from one to eight people.
The cottages
are well equipped to a high standard. Holly (2 bedrooms) and Gorse
(3 bedrooms) are the original log cottages. Bracken, Molinia, Ling
and Whortleberry have all recently been rebuilt with insulated walls,
double glazing and log burning stoves. All cottages have colour
TV's.
* Bracken and Molinia are suitable for disabled guests.
Garden
furniture can be supplied when you want to sit on the lawn outside
your cottage.
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Dogs
are welcome!
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CAMPING
at Westermill Farm
There is also a campsite running up beside the River Exe with about
1km of idyllic river frontage. Guests can camp on one of the four
mown paddocks by the river. The facilities are good with free hot
showers, a pay phone, dishwashing area and laundery. |
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Westermill
Farm Shop
Westermill Farm is open to guests all year. There is a small farm
shop which is open from May to September where you will be able to
treat yourself to meat from the farm (for your BBQ!) and other delicious
foody products locally-sourced bread, milk, eggs and bacon. |
| Equestrian
Facilities at Westermill Farm |
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There
is some of the best riding country in Britain, literally on your
doorstep, through wooded valleys, carpets of bluebells in the spring
and the purple heather in the summer. If you have your own horse,
by all means bring it with you to Westermill Farm...
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Stabling
Description:
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Yes
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There are five
stables, ranging from two in the old farm buildings to three new
ones which have just been installed in the sheep house. The three
new stables are wood panelled, with concrete floors and drain, self-fill
water bowl and a ring for a hay net. As the stables are all in a
line in a shed, they are under cover.
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| Size
of stables: |
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12ft
x 10ft |
| Electricity
and water supply: |
Yes |
Self-fill
bowls in all the stables, tap and washing area in the yard, electric
lights and sockets. |
| Feed
store facilities: |
Yes |
Feed and tack can be stored in a locked unit beside the stables. |
| Tack
room facilities: |
Yes |
See above. |
| Bedding: |
Yes |
Bedding
can be supplied, if notice is given. Good quality haylage is available
at certain times of the year, but it is preferred that guests bring
their own, or check first. |
Turn
Out Description:
(Fencing, water, pasture etc)
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Yes |
Turn
out can be arranged depending on the time of year, the weather, the
type of horse or pony and weather the hunt is in the area at the time.
There are a number of small paddocks and some guests bring their own
electric fencing and cordon off a part of a field. There is water
in all the fields. |
| Field
shelter facilities: |
No |
No |
| Exercise
Area: |
No |
No |
| Out
riding: |
Yes |
There
is access to open moorland from the farm and no road work is necessary.
Westermill Farm is in the process of preparing some laminated route
maps. It is also possible that the Edwards can arrange to drive you
and your horse to other parts of the moor in your own trailer, so
you can ride back to the farm. |
| Escorted
Rides: |
Yes
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These
can be arranged. Please discuss with Westermill Farm. |
| Parking
and turning: |
Yes |
There
is plenty of space for parking and turning. |
| Yard
Security: |
Yes |
There
is always someone around the yard, and security is not a priority
in this low risk area. |
| Workshops,
tuition, courses, activities: |
No
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No
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| Other
information: |
Yes |
A
welcoming, easy going attitude will await you at Westermill Farm and
reciprocation of that will be very much appreciated. |
| Vet
and farrier arrangements |
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t/b/c |
| Prices
& Packages: |
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From �7
per night with or without stable. Please contact Westermill Farm
for precise information.
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CONTACT
WESTERMILL FARM
CLICK HERE to email
[email protected]
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Westermill
Farm
For more information please contact:
Oliver and Jill Edwards
Westermill Farmhouse, Exford, Somerset TA24 7NJ
Telephone
01643 831238
Fax 01643 831216
www.westermill.com
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DIRECTIONS
to Westermill Farm
Directions from the M5 to Exford:
Leave the motorway at Junction 25 for Taunton and Exmoor. Follow
signs to Minehead and the A358. On leaving Taunton, you will be
on the A358, driving towards Minehead. Four miles on, at Cedar Falls
Health Farm, with its long stone wall, turn left onto the B3224
towards Raleghs Cross and Wheddon Cross. Six miles on, you'll reach
Elworthy. Cross straight over and drive up the long hill onto the
Brendon Hills. Approx 1/2 mile past Raleghs Cross Inn, fork right
to Exford. At Wheddon Cross, again go straight over and head for
Exford.
Local
Directions:
In Exford, go past the Church on your right and down the hill. At
the bottom turn right and take the Porlock road out of Exford, leaving
the village green on your left and the Post Office on your right.
After 1/2 a mile, the road does a Y fork. Turn left and you are
now on a single track road. Continue for 2 miles until you see a
sign on a tree for "Westermill Camp Site". Continue along
the lane, into the farm yard.
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