The Calm before The Storm

Calm before the storm looking across the channel.

Photos by Peter Mather.

Christmas has arrived at Dunster Castle

Photos by Peter Mather.

Ponies in the rain

A very wet Sunday morning for these beauties out on Exmoor.

Photos by Donna Cox Alsoomse.

Photo of the Week

“The winter light hits the frosted valley whilst the small river water flows by at Simonsbath, Exmoor.

Simonsbath is a small village high on Exmoor in the English county of Somerset. It is the principal settlement in the Exmoor civil parish, The River Exe rises from a valley to the north, and the River Barle runs through the village and is crossed by a triple-arched medieval bridge that was extensively repaired after floods in 1952. The settlement lies on the route of the Two Moors Way and close to the Macmillan Way West.

Thanks for looking, Rich.”

By Richard kift Photography & Prints

Exmoor Ponies in early December

All photos by Donna Cox Alsoomse.

The Stag and his Ladies

Spot the Stag!

Exmoor coastal woodland in early December. Spot the stag.

Photo by Jochen Langbein.

Photo of the Week: Proud Robin

Christmas Robin at Culbone Church, near Porlock Weir (taken 3rd December 2019)

Photo by Emily Woods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This image has broken all our previous records on Facebook: Within 18 hours from posting, 2700 people had reacted to this image by liking or sharing the photo.
While many of the photos posted on our Facebook page are very popular, this one is setting a high bar for December!

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A Close Encounter

“A very close encounter with this healthy fox which is a resident where I go and take stag photos. I was held up a few metres from a pheasant so not to disturb it (they make a racket) and this fox came out of nowhere to catch it. It missed it by 1 metre but saw me and just stared at me. It walked off and didn’t much care I was stood there.”

Richard Cliff

It’s beginning to look a lot like….

Christmas on Exmoor….

Dunster by Candlelight will take place again on 6 and 7 December 2020.

This year, the shuttle bus will leave from Butlins, and parking at Warren car park in Minehead will be free on both Friday and Saturday.

There will also be buses running from Porlock, Williton, Watchet, Washford, Carhampton, Wheddon Cross, and Timberscombe. More information is available on the Dunster by Candlelight website.

FRIDAY 6TH – 5PM TO 9PM
SATURDAY 7TH – 4PM TO 9PM
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Late Night Shopping in Porlock – Saturday, 30 November 2020, from 5pm

(Photo by Myrtle Cottage)

Light Up Lynton – Sunday, 1 December

Ilfracombe Christmas Festival, 30 November & 1 December 2020

 

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Dulverton by Starlight – Sunday, 1 December 2020

Dulverton by Starlight is a magical event held every year, open to all. Every December the pretty Exmoor town of Dulverton is decorated with Christmas trees festooned with lights, and for one Sunday all of the shops are open for people to do some local Christmas shopping.  Festivities take place all afternoon and into the evening. Dulverton has a wealth of independent shops, businesses, organisations, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes and tea rooms all of whom help to make this a special place to visit not just for Starlight but all year round.