The Old Stables in Somerset | Cottage With a Hot Tub

About The Old Stables

This former stable block at Court Farm, sits in the heart of the Exmoor National Park, just a stones throw from The River Exe, which runs from the village. The bridle way runs right past the cottage doorstop, meaning you can walk up onto the moors or into the village without using a road, and a short stroll along the river will take you to the friendly village shop and pubs.

Stop at the bridge and play pooh sticks, count the fish or simply have a paddle! This very special holiday cottage enjoys a peaceful location, with blue tits, woodpeckers and pheasants as regular visitors to the garden.

The cottage is recently refurbished and beautifully presented in a contemporary, country style. A large Exmoor map on the kitchen wall will help you plan your days, with a wealth of way-marked paths, cycle routes and horse riding options, ideal for countryside lovers.

The well appointed cottage has a spacious sitting room, with a large L shaped sofa and log burning stove. The kitchen provides all you need to entertain family and friends, with bi fold doors opening onto a courtyard seating area, which is a real sun trap in the evenings.

The utility provides plenty of room for coats and muddy boots. During the day the enclosed large lawned garden is a haven for bird life, and at night, the dark skies of Exmoor will delight you with a magical show of stars.

The ground floor super - king sized bedroom, which can be made into two singles, is ideal for those with limited mobility, having its own en-suite shower room. With many bridal paths and stables nearby this property is perfect for exploring the country side on horseback.The coastal towns of Minehead and Porlock are close by if you fancy a trip to the beach, or you can spend time exploring the moors and the surrounding dramatic scenery watching out for the Exmoor ponies and Red Deer.

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Blagroves Farm Stables

19 Miles

South West of England » Somerset

Sleeps 4

Pets 1

Hot Tub

Bedrooms: 2

This beautifully presented barn conversion is in a tranquil position in the grounds of the owner’s impressive 17th century farmhouse and 300-acre working dairy farm, it is perfect for guests in search of some peace and quiet.

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The Old Stables Reviews

Justine

Very clean and comfortable, kitchen well equipped. The giant ordinance survey map on kitchen wall was very useful. Good standard of decor throughout and beds super comfy.

We enjoyed our time at The Old Stables at the end of August, the accommodation was just perfect for us. The cottage was nicely decorated, well equipped kitchen and the beds were super comfy, we all slept well. There is a nice patio area at the rear, which is fenced in for the dogs. The garden opposite across the quiet road was lovely to sit in to relax and for the children to play in. There are some lovely walks from the doorstop and an easy to walk into the village for drinks, meals or essentials in the shop. A lovely quiet area and easy enough to get to other areas to explore. Look up for the dark skies at night, weve never seen so many stars as well as shooting stars!

Sylvia

Excellent property with all you could need. Comfy beds, plenty of seating, Spacious utility room was most welcome as our Boot room. Lots of different birds to admire, plenty of good places to eat and good area for walking and exploring.

Graham

Fantastic property. Spacious comfortable and well situated to enable easy access to the many local attractions. Well worth a visit.

Rebecca

We stayed at the house in 2020 and after enjoying that stat decided to return this year. The house was amazing again. Perfect layout for a multi generational group. We saw bunnies, woodpecker, toads, bats, birds of prey and more from the window of the house. Kids love the garden and the smaller patio area was perfect for enjoying the stargazing. Exford has a couple of lovely pubs and tea room as well as a convenience store selling essentials this has opened since our last visit and was a great addition. Thank you for a lovely stay.

What a wonderful place to stay, this cottage has everything needed and more! ! for a very comfortable stay. Comfy beds, generous double bedrooms, small twin room great for kids!, plenty of room in the lounge and kitchendinner. Great garden for the grandchildren to play in, or the adults to relax in!! The location is very quiet and peaceful, an easy walk into the village with pubs, a local shop, play areas for children. A great place to explore Exmoor. All three generations very happy with our holiday. We loved it!!

Ronald

Wonderful roomy cottage though picture re garden hides a lane between it and the door

Robert

The property is well located, very close to Exford and on walking routes. Our group thoroughly enjoyed our week at the Old Stables.

We had a wonderful time at the old stables, it was perfect for us and so well equipped. Would highly recommend. We had a lovely welcome from the people in the village. We had a lovely Sunday lunch at the crown and an amazing leaving breakfast at the tea rooms. The only complaint we have, is nothing to do with the property, it is about the vans who pass the property at high speed, nearly knocking me over one day as I was stepping out of the door! They need to abide by the 5mph signs.

Michael

Absolutely excellent stay at this property very well equipped, done to the highest standards good quality throughout felt very homely. The beds are very comfortable and excellent sleep, the pint of milk and cake was a very nice gesture. Just a couple of things a travel cot would be useful for families with small children and there wasn't any bbq utensils. One of the photos shows a TV in the bedroom when we arrived it was not there which was a bit misleading. Very enjoyable stay the only bad bit was that we had to leave to come home.

Debbie

Fabulous cottage, very luxurious and well equipped, in a beautiful setting. Added touches of stair gates and fire guard very useful as had a 2 year old and 1 year old with us. Travel cot and high chair would have been useful. However really great place to stay and would definitely book again.

Stephen

Excellent property. Sizable, really well appointed and maintained, great location. Pint of milk in the fridge and the cake supplied was very handy after a long journey. Beds were super comfortable. Might buy those mattresses when we next change ours. Gentle stroll down footpath to Exford with good pubs and a great tea room. Suggestion to have breakfast there on departure worked out really well.

We had an absolutely fantastic time with friends in the old stables. Everything was provided to a very high standard and the location is stunning. Fantastic walks, Exford is very friendly and has two good pubs and a good local store. Central to the very best walks. Highly recommended.

Beautiful well equipped comfortable clean cottage in a great location. Home from home

Pamela

Great cottage and ideal location for exploring Exmoor. The cottage was extremely well equipped, clean, comfortable and child friendly. We loved our stay and would definitely consider returning.

It would be useful for future guests to know that if they have an Tesla car the only practical place to charge it is Dart Farm, Exeter which is about 50 miles away. Although the White Horse in Exford has an electric charger you can only use it if you are a resident, not if you are eating there.

Nikkie

A good week away in the Old Stables, very comfortable cottage with some lovely quality touches, high end bed linen etc. We enjoyed the wood burner and feeding the birds. Beautiful and peaceful rural location.

The cottage was wonderful as was the holiday. I would highly recommend Exford and The Old Stables.

The Old Stables was comfortable and clean. Everything we required as a family of three generations was excellent. The position was rural with little traffic around the property, which also has a well maintained paddock. This is secure and good to play in with children and pets. There are good walks from the Old Stables into the countryside. The local village is only a short walk away and also easily accessible by car. The two pubs in the Village are both friendly as were the local people living in Exford. Both pubs did good food. The seaside was easily accessible by car, with areas of the beach marked out for dogs. Ian.

Jordan

Lovely clean cottage which had very comfortable beds. Good location to get out and do different things. The owners were very helpful and got someone to come round to make sure the stair gates were in place for us. Only disappointment was the WiFi was quite poor however BT arrived the morning we left to fix this.

Sharon

The Old Stables is a beautiful holiday home with everything you need for a great break. We loved the idea of the map on the wall in the kitchen. Location was perfect, easy to walk along the river heaven for our water mad Labrador! to the village where there is a lovely tea shop. Would recommend walking to the top of Dunkery Beacon, fantastic views, and visiting Tarr Steps. We also got up at 4am one morning and drove to the moors, we were lucky enough to spot a herd of deer. Would love to come back and explore more of this beautiful area

Unlike the previous cheerless reviewer November 2019 we do not expect the owner to control the weatheramount of daylight on arrival! We also met the 'gentleman' who was delightfully helpful. To us, 'self catering' means just that, and we were very grateful for the free logs and dishwasher tablets. The Old Stables was possibly one of the loveliest holiday cottages we have stayed in. Absolutely beautifully furnished and so COMFORTABLE! The village was picturebook perfect, the pubs and walks on the doorstep were fantastic. Coming out of lockdown, it felt like paradise to us. Oh, and the sun shone all week. Perhaps that was because we were determined to enjoy ourselves rather than be miserable!

Barbara

A lovely cottage and an enjoyable week end but on arriving it was dark and poring with rain. Finding where to park was quite a problem, as although it said parking for the cottages I was immediately accosted by a gentleman to say this is not where you park and proceeded to tell me where to go, by this time we were both very wet. In daylight it was still not at all obvious where one should park if staying at the Old Stables, there was a minute sign 'parking' but even that was difficult to see unless you were actually parked by it !!! Larger signs saying Parking for Old Stables Cottages might be an idea. The 'starter pack' of logs was very mean ! and although we could purchase in the village it would have been a better idea to have more packs of logs that we could purchase at the cottage. The last small moan ! is about the dish washer tablets, we were staying at the cottage for two nights and there were TWO tablets, which in theory is all well and good, but it does limit one for the use of the machine. I am sure that if one is paying 600 for a two night stay, one would not be the sort of person to filch a pack of washing tablets !! Other than those few things a pleasant and comfortable stay.

Louise

Lovely cottage

The cottage is in excellent condition with all the facilities guests could want.

The Old Stables is exceptional in every detail and the perfect venue for a family holiday for all ages. The beautiful surrounding Exmoor countryside is quiet and peaceful and the house is spacious yet snug, warm and welcoming, and every possible comfort and convenience has been thought of. Our family couldn't have wished for more from the beautiful decor to the quality fittings and furnishings, luxurious bedrooms and bath and shower rooms. The wellequipped kitchendiner was perfect for convival meals round the big table, and the cosy lounge, with its supercomfy sofas was a wonderful haven of relaxation. The big utility room also provided plenty of space to dry wet coats and shoes yes...it rained! but the Old Stables was such a home from home, it was a pleasure to be indoors. The owners even provided nuts for the bird feeders, and there was only one drawback to the Old Stables having to leave it! Jane Renouf and family

Lovely cottage, great place to stay and a good base for exploring the surrounding area. Would definitely recommend.

The Old Stables is an extremely high standard and luxury holiday home. We have stayed at many holiday homes over the last few months in England and The Old Stables was a stand out holiday home! The attention to detail in the home was amazing, furnished with very high quality furnishings and interior design layout. This is a unique property and we would highly recommend to anyone looking for a 5 star holiday home stay!! Hoping to come back and stay again. An extra bonus to the beautiful atmosphere and location, was seeing the local horses walking past our windows enroute to their local trails nearby. Beautiful location and amazing home! Thank you.

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Attractions Near The Old Stables

While there'll be plenty to keep you entertained at The Old Stables itself, if you plan to get out and about and see some of what Somerset has to offer, here are some of the nearby attractions you can enjoy during your stay. Please note that some of these activities and days out are paid and it's always a good idea to book in advance to secure your place where applicable.

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