EXE APPEAL
Exmoor is the smaller of Devon’s two National Parks, and I first towed a caravan there when my daughter was just six months old. We stayed near Combe Martin, at the superb Stowford Farm Meadows campsite, and enjoyed a magical fortnight, which we remember with great fondness.
Danielle is 24 now and we are still taking regular trips to Exmoor – although she rarely comes with us these days!
Even though it can be a five-hour trip from our Cheshire home if the traffic is bad, it’s such a lovely area for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy that we don’t mind.
It’s mostly motorway for us – we live close to J18 of the M6 so it’s a simple matter to follow it to Birmingham, then take the M5 to Taunton or Tiverton, before heading to the areas of the moor that most interest us.
Rocky ramblings
We are very keen hikers, and the rolling moorland of Exmoor offers visitors endless opportunities to don walking boots and head off for a day in the outdoors.
Walkers coming to Exmoor can make routes they follow as easy or as difficult as they like, and this fine National Park encompasses both pretty
