Winsford

Winsford enjoys the popularity of being perhaps the prettiest village on Exmoor. Like many of the national park's villages it is based around a green with a small post office/ general store, church and couple of inns.

What makes Winsford particularly picturesque is the fact that it has eight bridges and a ford crossing over the River Exe, Winn Brook (from which it derives its name) and other streams. With its thatched cottages it is possible, just for a moment, to revel in Olde Englande at its best.

The 12th century Royal Oak used to be a farmhouse, where cart-horse travellers would stop to rest during the wool trade industry. Today it serves great home-cooked food and has beds and there is a B&B and campsite nearby.