The Yarn Market and Castle sit at opposite ends of Dunster's High St.

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The medieval Somerset village of Dunster lies a mile or two inland from the West Somerset coast near Minehead and offers visitors a choice of attractive and historic holiday homes. The village, with its broad cobbled High Street, lined with typical Somerset cottages and classy merchants' houses, indicates an affluent community in the 16th and 17th centuries, giving the town its attractive period appearance today. Look out for the craft shops, art galleries, tea rooms, and stylish boutiques, and then trace your steps to the 600-year-old castle, the home of the Luttrell family, for much of that time. The hexagonal Yarn Market (look for the hole made by a Civil War cannon ball in its roof) housed the wool auctions, the basis of Dunster's prosperity.

The gable end of a 2-storey wisteria-clad Dunster Cottage with a paved courtyard in front.
Sleeps
8
Bedrooms
4

Grist Mill is a large and characterful rural holiday cottage in Dunster, a medieval village on the West Somerset coast. It is a charming semi-detached cottage that can accommodate up to eight guests. It boasts a spacious leafy garden with furnished areas, a brand-new sunroom, unique decor and furnishings, an open-plan design, a modern style, and a warm and inviting wood-burning stove.

The large semi-detached cottage sleeps eight and features a large leafy garden with furnished areas, a new sunroom, quirky décor and furnishings, open-plan design, contemporary style and a cosy wood-burning stove.

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Exterior of a terraced stone-built holiday cottage in Dunster.
Sleeps
4
Bedrooms
2

Pebble Cottage is a delightful renovation of a traditional cottage for holidays exploring the West Somerset coast and Exmoor. The pet-friendly holiday cottage in Dunster sleeps four and offers a vibrant mature, south-facing, furnished garden, a stylish interior with an open-plan design and a wood-burning stove.

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In the 1860s, Dunster's fortified castle, now open to the public, was restored to a more comfortable Victorian style. However, many of the original features were retained - the beautiful wide oak staircase and the 17th-century plasterwork, for example. Situated on the border of Exmoor National Park, the scenery is magnificent, so find the South West Coastal Path and see it at close quarters. The 15th-century parish church of St. George's is the largest on Exmoor and was once a Benedictine priory. Dunster does not close down for the winter but retains its working habits all year round, making its pretty holiday cottages an attractive destination for weekend breaks out of season. Visit in early December to witness the spectacle of Dunster by Candlelight (and complete your Christmas shopping). Drive to the nearby town of Minehead, with its shopping centre and all-embracing Butlin's Holiday Camp - a good day out for all the family.

Cross the road to Minehead and arrive at Dunster Station, a stop on the West Somerset Steam Railway, one of the largest in the UK with 23 miles of track. Beyond the railway lies Dunster Beach, a sandy beach overlooked by rows of attractive 1930s self-catering beach chalets and a nature reserve set behind a sand and pebble shoreline on the Bristol Channel.

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