Photo of Holnicote, a country estate near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England. — © Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holnicote

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Held by the National Trust for everyone to enjoy, Holnicote is open country in Somerset. The Albion Guide maps 29 National Trust places in the county; this is one of them. There's more within reach — take in the views from Dunkery Beacon, or look for wildlife at Hawkcombe Woods.

More places to visit near Holnicote

Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.

Exmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

Photo of Horner Wood, a landmark near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Horner Wood

Landmark near Porlock

One of Britain's largest surviving Atlantic oakwoods, a mossy valley of ancient trees and packhorse bridges below Dunkery on Exmoor.

0.3 km NE

Photo: Dunkery Beacon, a 520m hill near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Dunkery Beacon

Marilyn · County top near Porlock

Highest point of Exmoor and Somerset.

1.9 km S

Photo of Porlock, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Porlock

Thatched Exmoor village at the foot of notoriously steep Porlock Hill, a huddle of old cottages between the moor and its pebble-banked weir.

3.2 km N · Somerset

Photo of Allerford, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Allerford

Exmoor-edge hamlet famous for its twin-arched medieval packhorse bridge over the stream, with a rural life museum in the old school.

3.7 km N · Somerset

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.

South West Coast Path

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

4 km N · spans 4 counties