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Recorded in September 2023, Lucy and David were incredibly fortunate to spend some time over tea and cake with Jill and Brenda from Lancashire.Brenda spent many happy holidays at The Oval in Dunster before Lucy's ownership, when it was used as B&B accommodation..Brenda's memories date back to the 1950's and 1960's when a friends or family holiday meant a long journey on a coach from Greater Manchester during works holidays. Imagine the feeling of leaving the coach in Taunton, catching a s...

We have the most fascinating guests at our cottages! Whether it's cricketers, athletes, actors or authors, we've been incredibly fortunate to host a myriad of guests with interesting back stories.Today's episode stars Ian (Diamond) White, a professional darts player who recently stayed with us during an important tournament in Minehead.Ian talks candidly to Lucy about his background, the highs and lows of playing darts professionally and his real passion for the sport.Here's Ian's Wiki entry:...

In this podcast, Janet Ellis talks about her first book, The Butcher’s Hook, set in the 1700s. This is a frank and touching conversation, during which Janet discusses her drive to write and how she creates her fictional characters. She shares the pivotal role of a writing course, how she writes, where, and for whom. We also hear about her moving second novel, ‘How It Was’ set in the present day and the 1970s. Janet loves meeting readers and enjoyed the Dulverton Literary Festival immensely.&n...

Journey through Exmoor’s steam railway past at the Dulverton Literary Festival.We join Lucy welcoming Freddie, Ian and Amyas to the microphone. Grab a cuppa and settle down...It was a pleasure to meet and chat to Freddie Huxtable, Ian Coleby and Amyas Crump as they shared their contagious enthusiasm for steam railways. These three authors have each painstakingly researched books on the history and impact of the railways Exmoor and surrounding areas. In this 30-minute chat, the trio cover a lo...

The Dulverton Literary Festival is coming soon. Here's a reminder of what to expect on our podcast from September.Take a listen and save the dates in your Exmoor diary - 18th and 19th November 2023. To find out more about the festival, visit the official website here.For bookings and reservation enquiries, click over to our website. You'll find the latest availability and very best prices for stays from two nights to two weeks!With regularly updated blogs, all the latest news from Exmoo...

Lucy's love of local history is brought to life in this potteresque podcast!Whether it's King Arthur, Mother Leakey, Judge Jeffreys or Lorna Doone, Exmoor and Somerset is chock-full of legend and folklore. Many of the stories are hearsay, full of gory detail or simply outlandish, but all are part of what makes this part of England so special.We ask you to take a listen to Lucy's storytelling. Far from a history lesson, Lucy walks the listener through the tall tales established in Exmoor.For b...