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Active Exmoor All outdoor activities & sports for Exmoor National Park. A guide to what's on, diary of events and ideas for a great day out.
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Everything Exmoor is a free encyclopedia, built by the community and business of Exmoor offering information on every aspect of life in the Exmoor National Park. It gathers knowledge of Exmoor in one place and signposts readers to web sites containing more detailed information.
The North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival (which has in the past included some guided nordic walks) ran this May. It is a wonderful opportunity to explore the best routes over Exmoor and North Devon with an experienced guide.
The Autumn North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival runs from Friday 18 Spetember to Monday 21st September.
2 general info nordic walking websites: The two links below give a wider and upbeat picture of the nordic walking world, whatever that may be from time to time. These websites include contributions from abroad. The praise of nordic walking is rather fulsome in places, but as a saving grace - I have not yet come across the hard sell of any particular brand of nordic walking poles on these sites.
An international nordic walking chat forum website - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nordicwalkingecommunity/
You have to join the yahoo group to view the topics. It's quite entertaining if you want to while away an hour or so. If you are unused to reading forums: first may I say that these are 'ad hoc' messages posted by individuals; the messages presumably reflect the personal views (and agendas, if any) of those individuals; and, despite being 'up there' 'in black and white', the messages are not necessarily to be 'relied upon as gospel'. If you are interested, I suggest you first look at the topic list with the messages condensed, and then click on "expand the messages" to read any topic which looks promising. Alternatively you may search for a particular subject.
A nordic walking blog by a nordic walking expert called David Downer http://nordicwalkingnewsblog.blogspot.com/
Ramblers Association
The ramblers association website. Look for a date or map search and you will find the walks in your area. You can go on 2-3 walks for free, but after that you are expected to join the RA.
A nordic weekend break: Many people come to make a weekend on Exmoor and learn the nordic walking technique while they are here. Here are some suggestions for local accommodation. You might also like to consider these if you are coming down for the two North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festivals in May and September.
3* Hotel accommodation in historic Dunster:
Special Offer: The Yarn Market Hotel at Dunster is offering a 10% discount for a stay with them, when booked in conjunction with an introduction to the nordic walking technique with me(subject of course to room availability.) The Yarn Market Hotel is ideally located for walking, cycling, horse riding and many other country pursuits with many walks available from the doorstep, so you can park up and forget your car if you wish. The Yarn Market Hotel staff love to have children there and have several family rooms of varying sizes according to your needs. They also welcome pets. Please call 01643 821425 or click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph.
B & Bs handy for your introduction to the nordic walking technique at Dulverton:
Three Acres Country House - set in large secluded grounds near Dulverton on the edge of Exmoor, Three Acres Country House offers tranquillity in England's most beautiful countryside.
Winsbere House, Dulverton - a B and B within walking distance of the town and the 3 pubs, 2 cafes, and 2 restaurants in Dulverton.
For a farmhouse bed and breakfast just outside Dulverton, you could consider Middle Upcott Farm, this is, in their own words ....... "Top quality Bed and Breakfast in a 14th century farmhouse. Close to the centre of Dulverton. Four Poster Bed and ensuite rooms. Stabling and paddocks available for your horse(s) if required” ..
or you could try out Johanna's excellent cooking at Threadneedle Cottage which is at East Anstey, not far from Molland Common, one of the best places to see deer.
Local self catering:
Anstey Mill Cottages, Dulverton - two spacious well equiped self-catering holiday cottages on a non-working farm just on the border of Exmoor National Park.
Local Camping; Halse Farm, near Winsford - set in lovely peaceful scenery and very near to the place where I meet people for nordic walking tuition.
East Anstey parish council - a website about the history and present events of this small parish on the edge of Exmoor
For information about ticks; http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/index.htm
North Devon UK A directory-type website with links to all sorts of North Devon websites. There's so much there!
Jane Alexander
Jane came to learn the nordic walking technique. I didn't know at the time that she is a journalist. She has since written her independent account of an introduction to nordic walking with me, in the Spring 2007 issue of the Exmoor Magasine which you can buy from all local newsagents.
Jane is a journalist and writer, specialising in natural health and holistic living. The Daily Mail called her "Britain’s top writer on alternative therapies" and she is well-trusted as an expert in natural medicine, holistic living and contemporary spirituality. She lives on Exmoor.
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