Cartier's Retreat, Dunster

There are many restaurants locally that we recommend, both casual and smart for special occasions. There are also many lovely tea rooms for cream teas or light lunches. We will be happy to advise when you are planning your stay. 
A few favourites listed below: 
• Woods in Dulverton- Bistro style, fabulous wine list
• Reeves in Dunster- for special occasions 
• The Luttrell Arms in Dunster- lovely traditional bar
• Porlock Weir Hotel- lovely food & coastal setting
• Sea Fare Fish & Chips in Alcombe
• Castle Coffee House in Dunster- lovely coffee & homemade delights including donuts at the weekend 
• Tongdam Thai in Dulverton- lovely authentic Thai 
• The Alcombe Tandoori Indian Restaurant 

Cartier’s Retreat is perfectly located on the edge of Exmoor, with beautiful moorland lovely villages you will be spoilt for choice. There are leaflets in the welcome pack full of inspiration for places to visit. The local villages of Dulverton, Watchet, Selworthy and Porlock are well worth a visit. A little further down the coast is Lynton and Lynmouth which make for a lovely day trip.

There are many beautiful walks straight out the back of the farm from the hut, Nutcombe bottom is only a 15 minute walk away and home to England’s tallest tree, which has been growing since 1876 and was 60.05 metres when it was last measured in 2009. There is a lovely loop walk from the car park and you have direct access up onto Croydon hill from the hut. 
Dunster beach is a short drive away, from here you can walk along the coast path to Minehead.
A beautiful walk can be taken up to Bat’s Castle, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort with sweeping views up the Avill valley towards Dunkery Beacon and the coast. Native Exmoor ponies roam the deer park and deer are often spotted.
Minehead is just 4 miles away, this is the official start of the Southwest coast path, it runs along the coastline of Exmoor, continuing along the coast of North Devon into Cornwall, as recently seen in the film ‘The Salt Path’ which was co partly filmed on Exmoor.