The House
Step into a spacious hallway; left is the movie room with an enormous horseshoe sofa to snuggle on for movie nights, straight ahead there’s a utility room with laundry facilities and right opposite steps go down to the kitchen, sleek and well-equipped, light pours in through floor to ceiling windows. The adjacent dining room is a sumptuous and sophisticated setting for any celebration dinner; full height windows bring the light in, there’s a wood-burner for extra warmth if you need it – the house has very efficient underfloor heating throughout, with individual room control
Right of the entrance hall are Bedrooms 1 and 2; between the bedrooms doors open onto the pool terrace. Bedroom 3 is next to the kitchen, and off the dining room a small lobby leads to Bedroom 4. All bedrooms at Ridgeview have zip and link beds (super king or twin). Also off the lobby is the living room leading through to the spa room with a hot tub, sauna and table tennis.
Upstairs are Bedrooms 5-8, and sleeping 2 extra guests (extra charge – see Extras), Bedroom 9 is back downstairs next to Bedroom 4. Bedrooms 3 and 5 have beautiful free-standing copper baths as well as separate showers.
Every room in the house has an outlook over the pool terrace, the landscaped gardens, or across to Exmoor, and if you’re eco minded you’ll be glad to hear that Ridgeview uses air source heat pumps and solar energy – big green tick.
Off the courtyard at the front of the house is the games room, on the south facing pool terrace there’s a year round heated pool and a hot tub in a tropical style breeze hut. The other side of the house there’s a Bedouin style outdoor room with festoon lights, sofas, a dining area and heaters. Love the views over the lawns and the countryside beyond, linger in the breeze hut beside the pond. Ridgeview is a house for all seasons and all ages; book your large group stay today!
Local Area
Pootle over to Wiveliscombe for a browse around the independent shops, fill your baskets with local delights at Wivey Larder, have wood fired pizzas and try the landlord’s beer at The Bear Inn.
Have an adventure in the rufty-tufty Quantock Hills; make a summit bid on Wills Neck, walk the dingly dells, climb up through the woods at Holford Combe to the ridge where wild ponies feed and you can see for miles. Spend a day exploring Exmoor National Park, seek out beauty spots like Tarr Steps, Watersmeet and Porlock Weir. Puff your way up Dunkery Beacon, see the spooky dungeons at Dunster Castle, ride the Victorian cliff railway from Lynton to Lynmouth.
Have a day by the sea on the sands at Blue Anchor, traveling by steam train with the West Somerset Railway. If outdoor pursuits are your thing, go paddleboarding or kayaking at Wimbleball Lake, book laser clay shooting with Ling Shooting, put the pedal to the medal at Dunkeswell Raceway.
Fill the little ones hearts with joy with a trip to Tropiquaria Wildlife Park or Doniford Farm Park, tour the gorgeously Gothic house at Knightshayes (NT) and the hallowed ruins of Cleeve Abbey. Here’s where happy memories are waiting…