We understand just how important holidays are and believe we have presented and equipped Farthing Cottage to ensure that you have a relaxing memorable visit. Our Minehead cottage is a self catering accommodation and furnished to a high standard. We also offer out of season bed & breakfast - Click Here for more details. The cottage is available all year. We welcome children at our Minehead Cottage and have available for your use a travel cot, high chair, stair gate and stroller pushchair. And with the beach being so close it is ideal for those little feet to walk the short distance and enjoy the seaside.

Farthing Cottage. Originally constructed in the late 1800’s it is believed to have stabled the Dunster Polo Ponies at the start of its Exmoor life. Over the following 100 years it has changed use a few times until at the turn of this century it was converted into a beautiful two bedroom Exmoor cottage nestling on the edge of Exmoor National Park in Minehead.   The tarmac area to the front of the cottage is approached through the large wrought iron gates. This provides either guaranteed and secure parking or a garden area in which to relax on the garden furniture and muster up a mouth watering BBQ whilst the children play.

Alternative parking can be found in the road outside. To the side of the cottage is a further small cottage garden area, again secure with railings around and wrought iron gate at the entrance. The Accommodation is arranged: Through the front door you are into the lobby area with a separate WC and stairs rising to the first floor. To the left is a kitchen/diner fully equipped with w/mach; t/dryer; f/freezer; gas cooker; microwave; radio/cd player; table and four chairs. The fitted kitchen houses everything you would need and expect to find in a well equipped kitchen and being double aspect is very light and airy. To view a virtual tour of our Minehead cottage please Click Here

The lounge is located to right of the hall and is presented in calming neutral colours to aid relaxation. Again a double aspect room with windows to front and rear letting in lots of natural light. For entertainment there is a widescreen TV, video player, DVD player and digital freeview. To add character there is a small replica log burner in the corner of the room. There are two very comfortable sofa’s together with side tables. We have provided a small library of books, DVDS and videos for your use together with a selection of board games and a small box of toys for the children.

Upstairs the master bedroom has exposed beams as does the landing and stairwell. A double bed together with fitted wardrobes, window seat and complimentary bedroom furniture make a delightful room to take rest. The second bedroom is a twin bedded room with wonderful views out to Bratton and North Hill.

The shower room is spacious with a velux window giving additional light and air. Mostly tiled with a shower cubicle housing a power shower. There is also a wc and pedestal handbasin with mirror above. On the landing there is a walk-in linen cupboard which houses the gas central heating boiler and provides additional storage. All bed linen and towels are provided and in the kitchen there will be a welcome basket offering tea, coffee, milk, biscuits etc to revive you from your journey. The cottage is let on a self catering basis, fully inclusive with no extra charges made for gas or electricity.

The central location of the cottage provides that you do not have to use your car at all in order to explore the seaside town of Minehead. It’s a very short walk to the centre of town with a vast variety of shops, some being the large familiar brands such as Boots, WH Smith, Woolworths including the major banks and building societies. There are also lots of local trades and shops providing a wonderful choice for your retail therapy. A ten minute walk away is the beautiful seaside bay and sandy beach of Minehead with the Esplanade, arcades and seaside shops. Just before you reach the beach is the West Somerset Railway where you can enjoy daily trips on the old steam locomotives. The steam train enthusiasts organise many themed weekends and galas and if you are a keen or budding fanatic of the steam train locomotives then a visit to the railway station will not disappoint.

Minehead is a very popular seaside resort and boasts a beautifully kept sandy beach extending the full length of the Minehead Bay and through to Dunster beach and Blue Anchor Bay beyond. Further along the sea front you will find Quay Street and the original old fishermen’s cottages some of which have been standing in excess of 400 years. The old harbour is worth a visit as is the RNLI Lifeboat Station which sits just behind the harbour. The seafront comes to an end for vehicles just beyond the harbour but pedestrians can follow the tracks and paths for the most wonderful walks along the coast line.

Go to top of North Hill to see the Exmoor ponies wandering the moors in their natural habit. Take in the spectacular views of the Bristol Channel and the far reaching coastline of Wales. The beautiful lilac heather and yellow gorse bushes adorn the moorland providing the most picturesque scenery.

Visit St Michaels Church on North Hill. Walk to it up through Church Steps passing all the old and original thatched cottages that stand in the older part of the town. The nearby villages of Dunster and Porlock are well worth a visit with many old Exmoor Cottages, Churches, quaint shops, ale houses and not least Dunster Castle. A magnificent building standing very proudly at top of the town. A beautiful National Trust property which is a must to visit at sometime during your holiday. Just outside Minehead is the small hamlet of Selworthy famous for its Exmoor Thatched cottages – a delight to see.

Porlock is another pretty little Exmoor village with countless cottages lining the high street. A variety of local shops and restaurants to cater for all your needs. You can also take the Landrover Discovery Safaris and see parts of Exmoor that perhaps you would not otherwise be aware of.

The list is endless and within the cottage we have provided extensive information on the wonderful places you can visit and the numerous walks that you can take exploring Exmoor to the full. For the equestrians there are a few local stables from which you can arrange hacks across Exmoor and ride along some wonderful tracks with stunning scenery. There is also a very good professional mountain bike shop just a 10 minute walk from the cottage who will hire out the most up to date mountain bikes on a daily/weekly basis to enable you to explore Exmoor in yet another way. The local golf club offers a challenging links course running parallel with the sea and at the harbour are several charter fishing boats who will be happy to take you out to catch your supper, rods and bait supplied.

Comments from some of our 2008 visitors....

The Renshaw Family – Lancashire
Cottage is a delight – wonderful week!

The Axol/Campbell-Lendrum Party – Hampshire
Have been to Minehead many times – this has been the cleanest and nicest accommodation.  Sorry to be leaving on such a sunny day....

The Bamber /Bennett family – Lancashire
Cottage lovely and clean and well equipped.  Very nice welcome pack, even the weather was good for most of the week.  Great holiday – thanks!

The Bell Family – West Midlands
Its all been rather wonderful.  The cottage is simply delightful.  Well equipped, light and clean.  We hope to return very soon.

The Ingram Family – Wales
Delightful well equipped cottage with lots of child friendly features.  Weather could have been better but we spent most of the time on the steam trains!

The Morgan family – Staffordshire
Beautiful cottage.  Every comfort and consideration.  Looking forward to returning in2009.  But they came back in 2008....yet another wonderful stay in this lovely cottage!  It felt just like a second home!

The Crowhurst Family – Hertfordshire
Lovely cottage with lots of nice extras.  Very comfortable – home from home.  Great location and super weather. And they returned a few months later..Back again, cottage just as nice in Winter...

The Thornewell family – Sheffield
You’ve very obviously given a lot of thought to customer service.  Everything is top quality and mostly luxurious – you don’t normally find this in a holiday let.  The location is very good and the welcome pack very welcome.  Thank for contributing to an excellent holiday.

The Walton family – Leeds
Wonderful cottage – everything you could possibly need.  Very thoughtful touches.  Will be hard to beat!! Thanks.

The Taylor Family – South Yorkshire
FANTASTIC !!

The Langford Family – Gloucester
If there was a list of top ten self catering cottages, this would be in the top ten.  Best we’ve been to.  Have had a lovely time and enjoyed its welcome basket.  Would make someone a lovely home.

The Andrews family – Essex
We came back!  Enjoyed Minehead, Exmoor and the comfort of Farthing Cottage once again.  Many thanks.

The Palmer family – Wiltshire
This cottage is superb.  You have thought of everything to make it perfect.  A real home from home.  Despite the awful weather we have really enjoyed our week and hope to come again.

The Whetsell family – Virginia, USA
We thought your cottage was just perfect in every way.  Really enjoyed our stay and definitely chose the best!!!

The Klamt family – Germany
Our stay at Farthing Cottage was brilliant and we enjoyed ourselves very much.  You’ve got a very cosy cottage which is so well equipped so that guests don’t miss a thing.

We look forward to welcoming you to our cottage