Hello blog fans. We have updated most of the Exmoor Centre website and changed software so we now have a blog on the main site at exmoorcentre.co.uk so I won't be updating this blog from now on.
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Tuesday 11 September 2012
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Exmoor Dark Skies
We have waffled on about how amazing the stargazing can be at The Exmoor Centre before. Last night was a prime opportunity for us to go out and experience it ourselves.
Thursday 19 July 2012
Experience Exmoor
This morning Neil from Experience Exmoor and I have been skiving.
A bit of sunshine was all the excuse we needed for a trip out to The Exmoor Centre. We are putting some ideas together to hold some wild evenings out in the coming months, details are sketchy as yet but you can bet on the chance of some magnificent stargazing, the chance for some moonlit wild swimming and some wholesome campfire food.
Experience Exmoor are a new company that 'do exactly what it says on the tin', they are bringing some great new opportunities to Experience all that Exmoor has to bring. Have a look at their website here: http://www.experienceexmoor.co.uk/
We've had a thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours wandering the grounds of the The Exmoor Centre and beyond. Here are a few pictures from today.
A bit of sunshine was all the excuse we needed for a trip out to The Exmoor Centre. We are putting some ideas together to hold some wild evenings out in the coming months, details are sketchy as yet but you can bet on the chance of some magnificent stargazing, the chance for some moonlit wild swimming and some wholesome campfire food.
Experience Exmoor are a new company that 'do exactly what it says on the tin', they are bringing some great new opportunities to Experience all that Exmoor has to bring. Have a look at their website here: http://www.experienceexmoor.co.uk/
We've had a thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours wandering the grounds of the The Exmoor Centre and beyond. Here are a few pictures from today.
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| 6 red deer stags just outside the centres grounds |
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| View from the hillock, could be Africa on a day like this |
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| Heather is just coming into bloom, Exmoor will be a sea of purple in a couple of weeks |
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| The Experience Exmoor Land Rover Defender at The Exmoor Centre |
Thursday 12 July 2012
Mountain Bike Routes
We have just been added to the excellent 1SW Adventure Cycle Map, an excellent resource for Mountain-bikers wanting to explore the South-West.
Have a look here - http://map.1sw.org.uk/#!/business/1036
The Exmoor Centre management Team and some of the Trustees are keen cyclists with years of experience cycling Exmoor and half the world in the case of one of our Trustees! If you need advice on where to go just ask!
Have a look here - http://map.1sw.org.uk/#!/business/1036
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| Sometimes you just have to go for it...Thomas didn't and paid the price! |
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| Visiting hoaroakcottage.org, one of our favourite rides from The Exmoor Centre. |
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Summers coming
The bunkhouse sleeps 14 people in two bunkrooms but there is ample space outside for tents. We have a built in BBQ and Campfire area for outdoor cooking and a gas stove and woodburning oven inside.
We are located a kilometre from the nearest road and houses and the centres grounds open directly onto one of the most remote valleys on Exmoor.
With August set to be an amazing month for stargazers the lucky souls staying with us will have one of the best views in the world due to Exmoors official Dark Skies Status and the fact that the bunkhouse is one of very few buildings located within the darkest area of the designated Dark Skies Area.
To book or enquire please email us at Stay at ExmoorCentre.co.uk
Monday 25 June 2012
Mid-summer at Exmoor Centre
A report from Liz Nicholson
A few of us have just had a wonderful Midsummer retreat at the centre.
We had beautiful walks and a new discovery was Farley Water, a very enchanting river and valley that runs parallel to Hoar Oak Water.We went in search of otters that have been seen there , we were not so lucky. It was a bonus that the hawthorn now over at home was in still in bloom in the valley.We loved the new hide, Annee, one of us braved the midges to sleep in the hide one starry night. There is a sacredness about the valley and the peace it brings.
To celebrate the solstice we put up flags and prayed that the centre will always be loved and cared for; we gave thanks for the abundance of green, the trees, the plants, the wonderful water, the beautiful clear air carried on the wind, the fire of the sun. There is nowhere as lovely as St Mary Lyncombe
Liz Nicholson is Secretary and Trustee of The St Mary Lyncombe Exmoor Trust.
http://liznicholson-psychotherapy.co.uk/
A few of us have just had a wonderful Midsummer retreat at the centre.
We had beautiful walks and a new discovery was Farley Water, a very enchanting river and valley that runs parallel to Hoar Oak Water.We went in search of otters that have been seen there , we were not so lucky. It was a bonus that the hawthorn now over at home was in still in bloom in the valley.We loved the new hide, Annee, one of us braved the midges to sleep in the hide one starry night. There is a sacredness about the valley and the peace it brings.
To celebrate the solstice we put up flags and prayed that the centre will always be loved and cared for; we gave thanks for the abundance of green, the trees, the plants, the wonderful water, the beautiful clear air carried on the wind, the fire of the sun. There is nowhere as lovely as St Mary Lyncombe
Liz Nicholson is Secretary and Trustee of The St Mary Lyncombe Exmoor Trust.
http://liznicholson-psychotherapy.co.uk/
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Quick, hide!
Amongst the fun and games at the weekend the team staying at the bunkhouse built us the start of a hide. The plan is to improve this or move it as we gain experience of its position.
Its a short steep hike up to the top side of the site but the views over the trees make watching the deer possible in the valley opposite. The tree-top birds are closeby giving a good view of them and a clear view of the sky to watch buzzard, kestrel and sparrowhawk amongst others.
Its a short steep hike up to the top side of the site but the views over the trees make watching the deer possible in the valley opposite. The tree-top birds are closeby giving a good view of them and a clear view of the sky to watch buzzard, kestrel and sparrowhawk amongst others.
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| Looking down on the BBQ area from the hide path |
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| The hide path |
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| Tree-top and valley views relaxing in the hide |
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| The hide, basic but it keeps the rain off and hides you a bit. |
Monday 11 June 2012
Weekend of fun and frolics
This weekend the centre was booked by a friend of ours to celebrate his birthday and spend some time doing fun stuff with our kids.
These are a few pictures of the sort of fun that can be had with some imagination and the resources to hand at the Exmoor Centre
These are a few pictures of the sort of fun that can be had with some imagination and the resources to hand at the Exmoor Centre
Saturday 26 May 2012
from the archives
I was rummaging through some old family photos a few days ago and came across this one. It must be of an Ilfracombe College trip to the centre and an educated guess is sometime in the early to mid 90s. Does anyone recognise anyone in the picture?
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