Oare

This peaceful Somerset community lies in the Oare Water valley, near the North Devon border. It lies within Exmoor National Park, a couple of miles from the Bristol Channel Coast. Surrounded by wooded hills, on the banks of a tumbling river, Oare is an idyllic destination for visitors exploring the park’s heather-covered moors, where wild deer and ponies roam. The village consists of several historic cottages and farms strung out along narrow lanes lined with high hedgerows. It is a quiet, rural place, but shops and places to eat can be found nearby, in the larger neighbouring villages of Lynton, Lynmouth and Porlock.