Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages

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...

Today we're celebrating the Bampton Charter Fair. Recorded back in October 2022 and lovingly preserved until this time, here's our attempt to understand the local spectacle that really should be in your Autumn diary of events.In this episode, Lucy finds something to tickle her tastebuds, David becomes overwhelmed with the selection of stalls and there's gin.. Lots of gin.Make a date in your diary for the 2023 Charter Fair on Thursday 26th October. Come visit the Bampton Heritage and Visitor C...

Back in July, the fabulous Sam joined us for a work experience project from West Somerset Cottage.Sam worked alongside Lucy and David to learn everything about the business, condensed into one short week! Sam's challenge was to investigate things to do for teenagers (and 17 year-olds!) when staying at one of our cottages here in Minehead and Exmoor and bringing them to life in a blog, social media post and on this podcast.We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as Sam enjoyed his time at...

In the last episode of the fourth season of Cottages Uncut podcasts, we end the Summer with a look ahead to one of Exmoor's newest and fastest growing events, the Dulverton Literary Festival.As one of the event sponsors, we think this festival adds another dimension to the visitor and local resident offering in Exmoor and is a real credit to the hard work of Ali and her team of dedicated supporters.Take a listen and save the dates in your Exmoor diary - 18th and 19th November 2023. To f...

Here is our latest podcast, bringing you breaking news from Exmoor Character Cottages!In this episode, we're introducing Natasha Eveleigh, a talented local artist who has agreed to co-host two very special exclusive Art Retreats with Exmoor Character Cottages in 2024. Take a listen and don't delay - book now to avoid disappointment.Join our Creative Art Retreat in Exmoor.Get the New Year 2024 off to a colourful start!We are delighted to be working with talented local artist Natasha Eveleigh a...