Busy times!

We have had a very busy couple of weeks at our B and B. Last weekend we had a party of 14 walkers staying for 3 nights for bed, breakfast and evening meal. The weather was lovely and they were able to walk about 14 miles a day and really enjoy the moor under the guidance of Richard who has spent many walking holidays on Exmoor and knows all the best places to go.

On Sunday afternoon I nipped down to Porlock and spent a very happy couple of hours being kitted out in 3 beautiful outfits but unfortunately they weren’t for me to keep (as I pointed out a beautiful red and black check tailored jacket, black skirt, tights and high heels aren’t really suitable for changing beds and walking the dogs – but I can dream)! Jane owns a superb ladies wear shop in Porlock and every 2 years puts on a fashion show to raise money and this year it was for Save the Children and Porlock Visitor Centre. So for a couple hours on Thursday and Friday I got to ‘strut my stuff’ along with 10 other ladies and we had a ball!

Running along the front of the house there is a lovely old veranda and everyone loves to sit there and enjoy the views with a cup of tea. The garden is starting to loose some of its colour although the fuchsias are still going strong and the lawn still needs mowing! Derek has started tidying the garden and planting some wallflowers in the beds.


We walked over to Anicombe the other afternoon and there were hundreds of Fieldfares all eating the holly berries. Earlier in the week we went over to Ley Hill above Porlock. There are some fantastic views across the valley to North Hill and Wales and over to Stoke Pero church and Dunkery Beacon in the other direction – a real panoramic view!