Exmoor Villages: Winsford, Exford, Selworthy, Porlock Weir
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Exmoor straddles the counties of
Exmoor straddles the counties of Devon and Somerset and Exmoor National Park is famous for its ponies, dramatic coastline and picture postcard villages. This video captures just four of those villages, all in Somerset, each with their own personalities.
Winsford is perhaps the prettiest village in Exmoor National Park, with its thatched cottages and thatched pub, The Royal Oak. The village lies at the foot of hills, where the River Exe and Winn Brook join. Eight little bridges cross the Exe and its tributaries, and there is also a cobbled ford. It has the dubious distinction of being where Boris Johnson went to infant school.
Exford, at the centre of the National Park, is on the river Exe and has a large village green surrounded by shops, cafes and hotels. Its dubious distinction is being where the Devon and Somerset Staghounds had their kennels, and the village is known for the county pursuits of hunting, shooting, fishing and horse riding. It's also where we spent our honeymoon in 1980 at The Crown.
Selworthy, with its wonderfully preserved thatched cottages and the historic All Saints church, sits in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate at the north of the National Park. Selworthy was rebuilt as a model village, to provide housing for the aged and infirm of the Holnicote estate which was owned by the Acland family and was passed down through that family for nearly 200 years until it was given to the National Trust in 1944. The church is perched on the side of a hill, with a view out over the Vale of Porlock to the moors beyond. At 308 metres (1,010 ft) Selworthy Beacon, rising above the village, is one of the highest points on Exmoor.
The ancient port of Porlock Weir on the Bristol Channel has existed for more than a thousand years, surrounded by steep wooded slopes, farmland and the heather covered moor. Its busy harbour, with boats stranded at low tide leads to marsh, shingle ridge and a stony beach beyond with the jolliest pillbox I've ever seen. Crossing the harbour dock-gate bridge takes you to ‘Turkey Island’ with its 17th century cottages.
Music
1. Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles, Op. 23A, II. Romance: Andante tranquillo played by Northern Sinfonia & Robert Plane; from Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Five Bagatelles, Three Soliloquies from "Love's Labours Lost" & Others
2. Carl Davis: Cranford Theme played by Carl Davis & Studio Orchestra; from DAVIS, C.: The Music of Cranford
3. Ronald Binge: Elizabethan Seranade played by Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
4. Ashot Danielyan: This Sunny Day from Pixabay
5. Zakhar Valaha: Piano Cassical Brand Motive Logo from Pixabay
Winsford is perhaps the prettiest village in Exmoor National Park, with its thatched cottages and thatched pub, The Royal Oak. The village lies at the foot of hills, where the River Exe and Winn Brook join. Eight little bridges cross the Exe and its tributaries, and there is also a cobbled ford. It has the dubious distinction of being where Boris Johnson went to infant school.
Exford, at the centre of the National Park, is on the river Exe and has a large village green surrounded by shops, cafes and hotels. Its dubious distinction is being where the Devon and Somerset Staghounds had their kennels, and the village is known for the county pursuits of hunting, shooting, fishing and horse riding. It's also where we spent our honeymoon in 1980 at The Crown.
Selworthy, with its wonderfully preserved thatched cottages and the historic All Saints church, sits in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate at the north of the National Park. Selworthy was rebuilt as a model village, to provide housing for the aged and infirm of the Holnicote estate which was owned by the Acland family and was passed down through that family for nearly 200 years until it was given to the National Trust in 1944. The church is perched on the side of a hill, with a view out over the Vale of Porlock to the moors beyond. At 308 metres (1,010 ft) Selworthy Beacon, rising above the village, is one of the highest points on Exmoor.
The ancient port of Porlock Weir on the Bristol Channel has existed for more than a thousand years, surrounded by steep wooded slopes, farmland and the heather covered moor. Its busy harbour, with boats stranded at low tide leads to marsh, shingle ridge and a stony beach beyond with the jolliest pillbox I've ever seen. Crossing the harbour dock-gate bridge takes you to ‘Turkey Island’ with its 17th century cottages.
Music
1. Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles, Op. 23A, II. Romance: Andante tranquillo played by Northern Sinfonia & Robert Plane; from Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Five Bagatelles, Three Soliloquies from "Love's Labours Lost" & Others
2. Carl Davis: Cranford Theme played by Carl Davis & Studio Orchestra; from DAVIS, C.: The Music of Cranford
3. Ronald Binge: Elizabethan Seranade played by Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
4. Ashot Danielyan: This Sunny Day from Pixabay
5. Zakhar Valaha: Piano Cassical Brand Motive Logo from Pixabay
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