Magnolia Cottage, Porlock

Porlock has two convenience stores, one butchers and several cafes/tea shops and pubs. The cottage has a folder together with brochures which give guests more information. 

There are lots of places to visit and see in the vicinity; The village has the Doverhay Museum and a motor museum. There is a Bakalite museum in Williton as well as the beautiful nearby Dunster Castle. There are deer on the moor, which can usually be seen just before sunset.  A small cinema in Lynton is also well worth a visit. The cottage has further brochures and leaflets covering many other places of interest in the area. 

Good walking starts from the gate! Turn right, walk up the foot path to the left of Glen Lodge will take you directly up to Ley Hill. But be warned, the constant uphill slog will leave you gasping for breath. At the top there are several choices. Turning right will take you past  various farms and further on to Poole Bridge. Turning right at any of these will take you back to the Hawkcombe valley. Turn right again and you will come back down the lane behind the cottage.

Turn left at the gate and left again walk up the lane behind the cottage. This is an easier walk, after White Oaks turn hard left over the bridge. Stay on the higher path and have good views of the combe and it will bring you down past Glen Lodge gardens. 
Rather than turning left continue up the combe past the Hunting Lodge, through the woods where 'Maid Marion' was made, on past the lakes and barrow and up onto the top of the moor, beyond the top of Porlock Hill. (This is a long walk)

Another nice walk is from Bossington car park (either drive there or walk). Cross the bridge at the rear of the car park, turn left and follow the stream. Keep on this track which will start to climb, keep going and you will come to the old coast guard building on Hurlstone Point. Looking back you will have a great views of Porlock Bay and may be lucky to see seals and porpoises in the sea below you. Retrace your steps to the foot on your right. Take this then down the steps to the pebble beach. Walk along the ridge and either cut across a field to get back to the first path or continue past the marsh to join one of the lanes back to Porlock. The choice is yours.