Exmoor Christmas Holidays
If you like the idea of waking up on Christmas morning in a luxuriously cosy holiday cottage with log fires and a Christmas dinner that only needs heating, while outside lie a choice of beautiful winter walks, then an Exmoor Christmas will tick all the boxes. Most cottages will be decorated (be sure to ask). If you're booking a cottage with children in your group, request the owner to supply the tree but leave the decorations in a box for the children to decorate.
Arrive a few days early to allow time to complete your Christmas shopping in the veritable treasure trove of independent shops in places such as Dulverton, South Molton and Dunster. Book a Santa Special on the Lynton Barnstaple Railway at Woody Bay.
Pull on your wellies and explore riverside walks along the Exe, East Lyn and Barle valleys - most of which can be based around a classic Exmoor pub or tearooms in villages such as Winsford, Withypool, Challacombe and Exford. Exmoor also boasts a lovely stretch of coastline, perfect for beachcombing along deserted beaches in Porlock Weir, Dunster and Lynmouth.
Scroll down to view some examples of suitably seasonal holiday cottages in which to be jolly this Christmas. Properties range from cottages for couples to ones offering large group accommodation.
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Selworthy Cottage
Selworthy Cottage - Perfect for large family Christmas and New Year holidays on the Exmoor Coast
Selworthy is a large 4-Star Exmoor Holiday Cottage on the West Somerset coast between Timberscombe and Dunster. This pet-friendly cottage is on a small country estate in a picturesque Exmoor valley. It sleeps 10-12 in 5-6 bedrooms. Guest facilities include an indoor pool, hot tub, games room, tennis court, and play centre.
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Yenworthy Cottage
Yenworthy Cottage is a stone-built cottage set on a working farm on the slopes of Exmoor in Countisbury, near Lynton, Devon. This coastal cottage offers lovely ocean views, gorgeous gardens, contemporary comforts, and features such as a wood burner, beams and slate floors. The pet-friendly cottage sleeps six in three bedrooms (two bathrooms).
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Putham Barn
Putham Barn Near Cutcombe offers glorious rural views across Exmoor. Sleeps 2-4 in 1 bedroom
It is a perfect place for couples, with or without two young children. The beautiful valley views add to the appeal of Putham Barn, a secluded Exmoor cottage in Cutcombe, a tiny and peaceful Somerset village. With access to a network of walks across the Exmoor National Park, the pet-friendly property is an ideal place to escape with that special person and boasts lovely grounds, modern features, and sun-filled spaces.
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Seagulls Rest
Seagulls Rest enjoys an enviable coastal location in Minehead. Sleeps 7 in 4 Bedrooms
Seagulls Rest lies in a beautiful waterfront location offering far-ranging views across The Bristol Channel sea views from most rooms. The stone-built Victorian holiday cottage sits just a few seconds from the beach in Minehead, Somerset and welcomes families and pets to a property with contemporary styling. There are walks out onto Exmoor from the front door, including the fabulously scenic South West Coast Path.
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Poocks Cottage
Poocks Cottage in Malmsmead is in the heart of Exmoor's Lorna Doone, and it sleeps 5 in 3 bedrooms.
Poocks Cottage is a dog-friendly two-story Exmoor holiday cottage in the Doone Valley amidst the splendour of Exmoor National Park. Poocks Cottage is located between the village of Oare and Malmsmead in Somerset. It offers quiet accommodation featuring an open-plan kitchen with underfloor heating, a lounge and a snug, while upstairs are three bedrooms.
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November 2011 Newsletter
Good Photography = Good Bookings
With the cottages on our site, we’ve begun to notice a correlation between the quality of owners’ photos and the amount of traffic they’re getting. If your stats seem a little low, this may be why. It’s not for nothing that the main photo is endearingly termed ‘the money shot’ in marketing circles. So, to ensure your cottage listing receives the attention it deserves, the images you use must be as good as they can be. To get the best photographs on our website, ensure that: - Your main picture is in landscape, not portrait. - The file size needs to be a minimum of 1 MB to ensure quality. - The picture is bright and colourful to attract the reader’s eye.
Ongoing Publicity
My Favourites has teamed up with Essentials Magazine to increase our presence nationally. With the help of 12 cottages already picked from My Favourites, Essentials will include a place in a monthly competition for readers to win a short break throughout 2012. The magazine sells approximately 128 thousand copies monthly and has a long ‘shelf life’. It will provide great publicity for all cottages on the site as visitors are sure to explore other properties, and the link will help boost our page rankings. If you’re a reader, keep looking for the crossword competition and our teapot logo!
Winter Photo Competition Winner
We were impressed with all the entries for our competition launched last month. After a lot of discussion in the office, we’re happy to announce that the winner of our winter photo competition is Paul Read, who owns Rigsby Wold Cottage in Lincolnshire. The snowy photo makes Rigsby Wold look like an ideal cottage to spend a wonderful Christmas in. Paul has won himself two months on our front page Featured Favourites section for early 2012, which will help him with bookings in the New Year.
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We’re delighted that quite a few of you have signed up to look around our ‘Featured Favourites' section. If you haven’t looked around already, please do so on the link. As always, we’re keen to hear from you about what you think of this feature and how it could be improved.
Updates to the Website
Located with the other search boxes on the left-hand side, we now have a ‘Cottage Name?’ box for people to search for a cottage they already know the name of. This ensures people who’ve already seen your property can quickly relocate it on the website. We’re also upgrading the Owner Login section to make the central hub for everything you might need to do on the first page you see. We’re still working on this and other upgrades – more about these in next month’s newsletter.
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