NUTSFORD HOUSE
Bed and Breakfast

If you happen to be a sports and animal lover, an interesting way to pass the time is to pair up animals with Olympic events. That is, if...

Two poems - one silly one written in the last few weeks and one nature-inspired one written in late November 2020 after watching an...

What are your favourite pastimes? they said. Theatre, I said. Music, I said. History, I said. Books, art, opera, I said. Move to Exmoor,...

We have three favourite things about living here in Exmoor. The red deer, the night sky and the running water around us. Having been here...

During James’ long and distinguished teaching career (that’s how he describes it, anyway), he once ran a competition for his pupils. The...

I am no film expert, that should be said. Certainly not films of the last 25 years. I’d have a good stab at Films of the 1990s as my...

It’s funny that the more animals you have, the more routine you get in your life. This is great for me as I love routine! Note to Amanda,...

1st February I know it’s what you have been waiting for and I apologise for any lack of sleep you have experienced in anticipation of...

17th January In your imaginary dream house, what do you see out of your bathroom window? Perhaps a herd of wildebeest hurtling across the...

3rd January It’s not the only reason I get out of bed first in the morning but observing which is the first bird to the bird feeder each...

7th December Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. November was a wet...

20th November A GCSE French Speaking exam student practises stock answers to certain questions in the hope that the examiner will ask...

17th November What ho, old blood relation! This is the affectionate way that Bertie Wooster greets his Aunt Dahlia in the PG Wodehouse...

11th November Just near the bridge in Dulverton, there is a statue of Lorna Doone. For anyone who is unaware, Lorna Doone is a fictional...

3rd November It was soon after arriving at Nutsford House that Amanda started to use language like cloud forest and rainforest to...

It’s dark here. At night, that is - not all the time! You really notice the light and the dark, living away from civilisation - and the...

26th October The Oak by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Live thy Life, Young and old, Like yon oak, Bright in spring; Living gold; Summer-rich...

22nd October The English language has many words, as any GCSE English student will tell you! But, sometimes, something happens that means...

October 12th When the only noise you can hear is the bellow of a red stag deer, you know you’re somewhere different. We didn’t know what...