Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages

Feb 02 2024
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A behind the scenes look at Exmoor's luxury cottage company based in Minehead and Dunster.We'll take you on a journey to Exmoor and throughout glorious Somerset. Enjoy conversations with local people who simply love our little corner of England. Take a trip to the latest attractions and hear the inside track on running a small hospitality business.We hope you love what we do and please like, subscribe and share.

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Memories of Happy Holidays at The Oval with Brenda and Jill

Feb 02 2024 55 mins  
Recorded in September 2023, Lucy and David were incredibly fortunate to spend some time over tea and cake with Jill and Brenda from Lancashire.Brenda spent many happy holidays at The Oval in Dunster before Lucy's ownership, when it was used as B&B accommodation..Brenda's memories date back to the 1950's and 1960's when a friends or family holiday meant a lon

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E05: Talking Darts with Ian (Diamond) White

Dec 21 2023 36 mins  
We have the most fascinating guests at our cottages! Whether it's cricketers, athletes, actors or authors, we've been incredibly fortunate to host a myriad of guests with interesting back stories.Today's episode stars Ian (Diamond) White, a professional darts player who recently stayed with us during an important tournament in Minehead.Ian talks candidly to Lucy abou

Dulverton Literary Festival Podcast Special: A conversation with Janet Ellis

Dec 03 2023 14 mins  
In this podcast, Janet Ellis talks about her first book, The Butcher’s Hook, set in the 1700s. This is a frank and touching conversation, during which Janet discusses her drive to write and how she creates her fictional characters. She shares the pivotal role of a writing course, how she writes, where, and for whom. We also hear about her moving second novel, ‘How It Was’ set

Dulverton Literary Festival Podcast Special: A journey through Exmoor’s steam railway past

Nov 26 2023 34 mins  
Journey through Exmoor’s steam railway past at the Dulverton Literary Festival.We join Lucy welcoming Freddie, Ian and Amyas to the microphone. Grab a cuppa and settle down...It was a pleasure to meet and chat to Freddie Huxtable, Ian Coleby and Amyas Crump as they shared their contagious enthusiasm for steam railways. These three authors have each painstakingly researched books

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E04: The Dulverton Literary Festival: a reminder!

Nov 10 2023 44 mins  
The Dulverton Literary Festival is coming soon. Here's a reminder of what to expect on our podcast from September.Take a listen and save the dates in your Exmoor diary - 18th and 19th November 2023. To find out more about the festival, visit the official website here.For bookings and reservation enquiries, click over to our website. You'll find the latest availability and

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E03: Legends of West Somerset - Game of Cottages!

Oct 27 2023 38 mins  
Lucy's love of local history is brought to life in this potteresque podcast!Whether it's King Arthur, Mother Leakey, Judge Jeffreys or Lorna Doone, Exmoor and Somerset is chock-full of legend and folklore. Many of the stories are hearsay, full of gory detail or simply outlandish, but all are part of what makes this part of England so special.We ask you to take a listen to

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E02: Know your onions at The Bampton Charter Fair!

Oct 10 2023 25 mins  
Today we're celebrating the Bampton Charter Fair. Recorded back in October 2022 and lovingly preserved until this time, here's our attempt to understand the local spectacle that really should be in your Autumn diary of events.In this episode, Lucy finds something to tickle her tastebuds, David becomes overwhelmed with the selection of stalls and there's gin.. Lots of

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S05 E01: Work Experience with Sam Curtis

Oct 06 2023 48 mins  
Back in July, the fabulous Sam joined us for a work experience project from West Somerset Cottage.Sam worked alongside Lucy and David to learn everything about the business, condensed into one short week! Sam's challenge was to investigate things to do for teenagers (and 17 year-olds!) when staying at one of our cottages here in Minehead and Exmoor and bringing them to life in

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S04 E20: Turning the page on the Dulverton Literary Festival 2023

Sep 10 2023 44 mins  
In the last episode of the fourth season of Cottages Uncut podcasts, we end the Summer with a look ahead to one of Exmoor's newest and fastest growing events, the Dulverton Literary Festival.As one of the event sponsors, we think this festival adds another dimension to the visitor and local resident offering in Exmoor and is a real credit to the hard work of Ali and her team o

Cottages Uncut by Exmoor Character Cottages - S04 E19: Our Exclusive Art Retreat with Natasha Eveleigh

Aug 10 2023 39 mins  
Here is our latest podcast, bringing you breaking news from Exmoor Character Cottages!In this episode, we're introducing Natasha Eveleigh, a talented local artist who has agreed to co-host two very special exclusive Art Retreats with Exmoor Character Cottages in 2024. Take a listen and don't delay - book now to avoid disappointment.Join our Creative Art Retreat in Exmoor.