About Dulverton

Standing on the southern edge of Exmoor National Park, Dulverton is an old market town beside the river Barle. The town is a pretty mixture of stone cottages and excellent restaurants and shops all within a three minute walk of Town Mills.

Within the town there are three churches – Anglican, Catholic and Congregational.

What is happening in 2022

Film Club www.dulvertonfilms.btck.co.uk If you are in Dulverton on a Friday night you might like to check out what is showing at the Town Hall on film nights. The show starts at 7.30pm and wine, beer and soft drinks can be bought to enjoy while you watch

For a comprehensive look at what is happening on Exmoor visit the Exmoor National Park website www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk but to learn more about Dulverton it is worth visiting the Heritage Centre www.dulvertonheritagecentre.org.uk where you can get advice on walking and cycling routes, see the current exhibitions and the Dulverton Station Model Railway Exhibition.

May Dulverton Folk Festival www.dulvertonfolkfestival.net/programme.html offers workshops, DIY music making, dancing and street entertainments so why not make it an Exmoor Bank Holiday?

May and June Point to point at Bratton Down http://www.pointtopoint.co.uk/go/courses/bratton_down.html Enjoy a fun day out with the family at a course that is 1000 feet above sea level, overlooking Exmoor itself – pony racing and point to point horse racing.

October The Two Moors Festival http://www.thetwomoorsfestival.com/index.php

Focusing mainly on Chamber Music, the festival offers thirty concerts in October both in Dulverton and the surrounding towns.

December Dulverton by Starlight http://www.dulvertonbystarlight.co.uk

The skies above Dulverton are particularly clear and one Sunday in December the town welcomes visitors to enjoy an afternoon of magic. The shops are all decorated for Christmas, there is music and dancing in the street, lots of drink and food on offer and a fabulous fireworks display at the end of the evening, and, if we are really luckily more music to dance to after that!

Outdoor Pursuits in Town

Tennis

Dulverton has a thriving and very friendly tennis club http://www.dulvertontennis.co.uk who are always happy to meet any of our guests with tennis rackets in hand.

Squash http://www.dulvertonsquash.co.uk/

Cricket

Why not watch the local teams battling it out on the cricket pitch on a sunny afternoon? www.dulverton.play-cricket.com/‎