Holnicote Estate, Historic estate in Selworthy, England
The Holnicote Estate spans 12,000 acres within Exmoor National Park, featuring moorland, shingle beaches, ancient woodlands, and thatched villages.
The estate changed ownership multiple times since the 13th century, with Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland donating the property to the National Trust in 1944.
The estate became a central location for staghunting traditions in the 18th century, with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds maintaining regular activities.
Visitors can access 150 miles of footpaths and bridleways throughout the estate, with parking available at Bossington, Dunkery, North Hill, and Selworthy.
During World War II, the estate house functioned as a nursery for children evacuated from cities, including those born to white British mothers and Black American soldiers.
Location: Somerset West and Taunton
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: HF Holidays
Phone: +441643862013
Email: reservations@hfholidays.co.uk
Website: https://nationaltrust.org.uk/holnicote-estate
GPS coordinates: 51.20600,-3.56200
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:46
Somerset contains medieval abbeys, Norman castles, Elizabethan manors and prehistoric bridges. The region offers limestone gorges, ancient oak woodlands and beaches with geological formations. The villages feature market halls, dovecotes and small churches. The landscape shows hills with wide views, river valleys and moorlands.
Church of St Mary
1.8 km
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
2.4 km
Coleridge Way
1.2 km
Church of All Saints
1.1 km
Bury Castle
1.1 km
Dovecot at Blackford Farm
1.8 km
Hawkcombe Woods
2.2 km
Dovery Manor Museum
2.2 km
West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School
814 m
Lynch Chapel of Ease
1.6 km
The Ship Inn
2.6 km
Periwinkle Cottage Tea Rooms
1 km
Remains of churchyard cross
1.1 km
Luccombe Post Office Mounting Block And Wall Box
1.9 km
Horner packhorse bridge
1.5 km
Selworthy War Memorial Cross
1.1 km
Wychanger Cottage
1.9 km
Stables And Linhay Abutting West Lynch Farmhouse Returned To South
1.6 km
Westbourne Cottage
999 m
Gatehouse and Gatehouse Cottage, Holnicote Estate
138 m
Cottage (National Trust Estate No 68)
1 km
Allerford packhorse bridge
733 m
West Luccombe packhorse bridge
1.1 km
Doverhay Reading Room And Cottage Abutting North End
2.2 km
Lorna Doone National Trust Shop And Information Centre
1.1 km
Barn And Round House At West Lynch Farm Park
1.6 km
West Lynch House, Dwarf Wall And Railings Returned To House As Curved Walls
1.6 km
Churchyard Cross, About 10 Metres North East Of Porch, Church Of St Dubricius
2.4 kmReviews
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