Duck's Paddle

Walkers can access Meshaw Moor Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ stroll) directly from the site, while the Two Moors Way runs through the village of Witheridge (10 minutes’ drive). Another hiking option is the Tarka Trail, which you can join at Eggesford (25 minutes). You can see Exmoor from the pitches, and be in the national park within 20 minutes by car. To sample what’s on offer around the moor, try crossing the River Barle on the clapper bridge at Tarr Steps (40 minutes), browse the indie galleries and jewellery shops in Dulverton (half an hour), or go walking with birds of prey at North Devon Hawk Walks (35 minutes). Should you decide to eat out, there’s a good food pub at Kings Nympton (10 minutes); it also has a decent choice of whisky. Witheridge has a pub that serves takeaways, as well as a fish and chip van that rocks up every Friday between 4.30pm and 7pm. To stock up on supplies, South Molton is 15 minutes away by car.