Cranscombe Barn, Brendon

27/07/2025

Thank you for your review 😊

26/07/2025

Looking for a proper country pub meal on Exmoor?

The Blue Ball Inn in Countisbury serves hearty, home-cooked food every day - made with locally sourced produce and packed with West Country flavour 🍽️😋

And don’t forget, our famous Sunday roasts are served all summer long, so you can enjoy crispy potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and all the trimmings whatever the season 🥔🌱

Walkers, cyclists and four-legged friends are always welcome. Walk in or book ahead online: blueballinn.com

20/07/2025

Just a couple of lovely recent reviews 🥰

20/05/2025

Pirates welcome! 🏴‍☠️😁

12/05/2025

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Looking for a walk that stays with you long after your boots come off?

This breathtaking stretch of the South West Coast Path winds from the Valley of Rocks back towards Lynton, offering walkers uninterrupted views over the Bristol Channel and the towering cliffs of North Devon. On clear days like this, you’ll spot seabirds riding the thermals, wild goats grazing the hillside, and Exmoor unfolding in every direction.

📍 Just a short circular walk from Lynton & Lynmouth — no need to drive.

🥾 Ideal for families, photographers, and anyone craving that sea-air high.

📅 Planning a visit? Add this walk to your must-do list.

10/04/2025

Make the most of this beautiful spring sunshine with a drink or meal in our riverside garden.
Open daily 12pm-10pm
Lunch menu served 12pm-2pm
Evening menu served 6pm-8pm

09/04/2025

The scenic bus route has been saved! 🚌

The Exmoor Explorer will start running services again in May 👉 bbc.in/3FWC9yN

16/01/2025

03/11/2024

Lynton and Lynton is beautiful over the festive period, if you are lucky enough to be visiting at this time of the year get your christmas lunch booked up early to avoid disapointment.

02/11/2024

Thanks for the lovely review in the guest book guys! 😊

23/10/2024

Pie & a pint for £14
A hearty pie , a refreshing pint of beer , cider or a glass of wine and a price you’ll love . Enjoy this timeless combo every Wednesday evening between 5.30-8 pm

10/10/2024

There is much excitement here on Exmoor, as tomorrow is Brendon Pony Sale (which is essentially our answer to Henley Regatta, Wimbledon and Glastonbury all rolled into one). Expect a blinding amount of country check, a field full of tat, some sheep, possibly a token pony, and several drunken locals (me being one of those). Like most things, it was better back in the day, with a menagerie of various animals, epic tug o' war battles and dialects completely unknown to anthropologists and ethnographers.

This photograph, taken in 1972 by reknowned photographer and cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins, shows the barns at Leeford Farm, the location of the Pony Sale. The stone barn behind the pig shed used to be the bar, and as a child it was always exciting going in there to buy a bottle of coke, surrounded by friendly giant drunken farmers and the sound of Exmoor.

Photograph from Beaford Arts archive.