A beautifully converted 'Shepherdess Hut' situated on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park, within
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It’s the most incredible day here on . Blue skies and beautiful sunshine. It’s the very best time of year for garden flowers. There’s always a bunch freshly cut in the hut! Amazingly we have no guests until the 5th so if anyone knows anyone who really could do with a few nights last minute holiwol in our glorious wee hut then be sure and send them our way!
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Look at these wee babies!! A wren has made her cosy little nest in an old lantern hanging on the wall in our garden shed - how gorgeous is this?! It’s like a scene from an old fashioned children’s picture book and has made me feel very nostalgic. My granny (Naini we called her as she was Welsh) had a magical shed in her garden when I was a little girl. Full of marvellous oddities, the key was kept on a piece of string attached to a bunch of wooden cotton reels. I can still remember that smell of creosote and the feeling of excitement, rummaging around in that shed on a hot Summer’s day - there were treasures to be found!
These double header roses don’t just look beautiful, they smell insanely good!! Only downside is they don’t last long.
Guests coming today for the first time in a while - it’s been a VERY quiet year here at the - lots of availability still during the Summer months so be sure and book yourself in before the rush starts!
I’ve got again this year, and apparently we are a ‘Guest Favourite’!! Things are fairly quiet at the moment so please do share us with anyone you think might be looking for a few days away on beautiful Dartmoor. The weather is starting to improve, Spring is definitely in the air!
The other day, out at Foggintor, beautiful place to swim! It was cold but glorious
It’s been a very quiet time for the recently, but things feel like they might be shifting maybe? Beautiful walk this morning, whole range of weather from bright sunshine to snow. Magical Dartmoor…
These little daffs look sweet even when they’re old…. today, think they’ll be replaced with as all the daffs have gone now
It’s a bit drizzly here today on Dartmoor but the garden flowers look beautiful in the hut waiting for a guest to drive up from Cornwall.
It’s been fairly quiet this year compared to the back to back bookings of last year. Lots of availability in Sept/Oct if anyone wanting a lovely late Summer early Autumn break on glorious Dartmoor
Oooh! Think that might be the coldest swim of the year so far. I had to prise my swimmers off the rock as they froze to it while I was getting changed!8.30am this morning. The sun coming up over the hill at Blackrock - so beautiful.
Happy New Year to one and all. Love swim in the Lyd up at Black Rock to start 2022. Hope to get a sea swim in soon…
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We’ve been staying in a lovely Airbnb in Scotland this week. in near . Great to be a guest rather than a host for a while.
Spotted in a fancy London store… ! If you want to know the difference between an oak tree and a beech and feel the need to reconnect with real nature then we’ve just had a cancellation at the hut from the 3rd - it’s glorious windy Autumn weather here right now and you can take home as many beech leaves as you want! (Or actual oak, whichever you prefer)
Morning… a glorious walk on the moor today. Beautiful Autumn colours 🍂 Hut is available this weekend if anyone in need of a burst of good country air, long walks and cosy fire sides!
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There’s some availability this month in the if anyone in need of a - is particularly beautiful in the Autumn
Best time of year for garden flowers 💐 🌸 🌺
A week has just opened up in mid August if anyone after a last minute getaway to Dartmoor. Even if it’s raining there’s lots to see and do. These sculptures are from a show on at the moment in the glorious Exeter Cathedral.
Love the contrast of the foxgloves against the blueygreen of the Hut. If you look closely you can see some amazing faces in the grain of the wood...
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The Hut’s new solar powered fairy lights are just sooperdeedooper a la Peter T Hooper!! You can just see the wee bench in the corner next to a little fire pit that no guests have actually lit yet this year I don’t think. However, at last, there are apparently some lovely evenings are on their way so maybe they will...
***LAST MINUTE AVAILABILITY *** just had a cancellation for this week, 7th to 11th if anyone looking for a last minute getaway
23 to 26 June has become free if anyone in need of a few days on Dartmoor...
Another glorious (changeover) day here on Dartmoor. Love and this blue thistle-y thing - is it a thistle? Anyone know what it’s called?
Beautiful evening here in Lydford - we’ve just had a cancellation for the 23 to 26 June if anyone is looking for a last minute getaway - this is the walk to the by the way - a mere 15min stroll from the !
I think this is broom - so beautiful next to the hut, such glorious colours and such glorious sunshine for this changeover day. No logs needed I think, maybe we’ll have to get the fan out for the next couple arriving today. Julie is totally booked now, still availability in July and Aug if anyone in need of a
Black Rock just a 30 min stroll from the Hut. Glorious ice cold moor water. The best feeling in the world.
Quails eggs... ain’t they adorable? Got a honeymooning couple in the hut this week. Hope they get some lovely weather!
Some of the lovely reviews we’ve had since reopening on the 12th April. Still some availability in June and July if anyone is looking for a wee holiday for two on Dartmoor...
This is a fairy portal in a granite post on the way up to the moor. You have to leave the fairies an offering on your way past. If you don’t have anything, then blowing a kiss will do...
LAST MINUTE AVAILABILITY!! We’ve had a cancellation this week so available from today till Monday 10th if anyone fancies a last minute getaway...
We are getting some beautiful weather on Dartmoor right now, although it has been hellish windy! Got a 3 day availability next week (Tues to Fri) if anyone fancies a last minute getaway...?
What a glorious start to the day. Frost and sunshine, striding out over the moor towards Widgery Cross and a quick icy dip in the Lyd before breakfast. Even the chickens’ water was frozen! I love this old 50’s towel we use for wild swimming...
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Oooh! Think that might be the coldest swim of the year so far. I had to prise my swimmers off the rock as they froze to it while I was getting changed!8.30am this morning. The sun coming up over the hill at Blackrock - so beautiful. #wildswimming #dartmoor #dartmoornationalpark #sunrise #devonholidays #selfcontainedaccommodation #airbnb #coldwaterswimming
Love the contrast of the foxgloves against the blueygreen of the Hut. If you look closely you can see some amazing faces in the grain of the wood... #shepherdshut #the shepherdesshut #foxgloves
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