The Best of Exmoor is a small, independent letting agent based in Porlock Weir. We love Exmoor and take great pleasure in sharing it with our guests. Our aim is to help you find your dream holiday - we have a great selection of holiday cottages on Exmoor, so we can help you to find your perfect break. Having grown the business slowly from scratch, we know all our properties and their owners well - so please get in touch if you have any queries and we will be happy to help

Grist Mill, Dunster (Somerset) is a former medieval mill with beautiful leat side garden, the cottage is ideally located at the edge of Dunster near Gallox Bridge with easy walking to the village, Castle, pubs, cafes and shops. Grist Mill is a semi-detached period cottage with three double bedrooms, plus a cosy loft room with sofa-bed which can be used to sleep 2 further guests if required, or to provide flexible sleeping arrangements. We recommend this property is best suited to groups of up to 6 guests, but can accommodate up to 8. The cottage is situated on the edge of the village at the end of West Street. Formerly a working mill, the cottage is built over the top of the leat, which provides the water for the nearby National Trust Dunster Working Water Mill. This location is recommended for anyone with a love of historic sites, walking, trail running and mountain biking. The Cottage has one bathroom downstairs with double ended bath, WC and basin and underfloor heating. Upstairs has a separate shower room with WC and basin. Two of the bedrooms have hand-basins. There is a large and cosy sitting room with wood burner, with comfortable seating for 6, extra seating can...

Dunster has been essentially preserved in time as a relic of the 600-year age when both the town and castle were owned by the Luttrells family. These days the town practically breathes history, from the turrets and towers of the originally Norman castle to the octagonal yarn market that is a throwback to the town’s 1700s heyday, when it was most renowned for its production of wool and particular cloth named “Dunster's”. Although the origins of the village of Dunster date back to the times of Bronze and Iron Age Britain, it was the cloth-making industry that was in fact responsible for the town’s initial wealth and fame. Indeed, although the settlement’s first market can be traced back to 1222, it was the construction of the town’s iconic octagonal yarn market by Geoffrey Luttrell in 1601 that truly spearheaded the burgeoning woollen industry in the area. That very market still stands today, complete with a visible cannon ball hole that dates back to the damage sustained by the structure during a 5-month siege of Dunster Castle in the Civil War. The castle was a centre of military activity during the war, with both sides keen to ensure control of a fortress with such...