Welcome to the Culbone Stables Inn
Fine dining & comfortable Bed and Breakfast with private bathroom
Culbone Stables Inn offers quality bed and breakfast accomodation close to Porlock on Exmoor. The traditional coaching inn is situated at the top of Porlock Hill at the head of the Doone Valley with panoramic views across the old Royal Exmoor Forest.
This traditional Exmoor Pub offers luxury b and b with 5 double en-suite bedrooms, and offers fine food and a good choice of local beers and fine wines. The standard of bed and breakfast rooms is very high for a country pub and the position of it makes it an excellent base for walking and enjoying the Exmoor countryside. |
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The Inn serves the very best Exmoor fayre served in a warm and friendly atmosphere. You can enjoy a crackling open fire in winter or open air eating with unbeatable views over the Exmoor hills in the summer.
One thing you can be assured of is the best meats on Exmoor. Sourced from our own farming family’s traditional butcher shop in Minehead we challenge you to find a better steak anywhere! Melt in the mouth fillet steaks - or how about a 32oz T Bone steak to get your teeth into.
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The Inn is perfectly situated as a base for exploring Exmoor, whether by foot, car, horse or bike. The Traditional Exmoor Inn has looked after travellers for many years and was a welcome stop for the horses on their arduous trip up Porlock Hill on their way to Lynton, in North Devon.
Our five recently converted en-suite bed and breakfast rooms have their own individual character and are fully equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, TV and radio alarms.
The b & b rooms are named after long established Exmoor families and no doubt if you spend some time in the Inn’s bar you will hear the names being mentioned, and possibly even meet some of the them! |
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Gerald David & Family Butchers took over the pub in August last year. It has been a dream of our family to be able to cook and serve our own meats.
With our own abattoir in Porlock and buying from local farmers the David family know we can truly stand by our statement of traceability ‘from pasture to plate’.
The fish comes from our own shop in Minehead and cheeses come from our Delicatessen in Minehead. |
| As the highest Inn on Exmoor the views are panoramic and is an ideal base to walk the South West Coast Path or explore the nearby towns of Porlock, Porlock Weir, Lynton, Lynmouth, Dunster or Minehead. |
The Surrounding Area
The position of Culbone Stables Inn makes it an ideal place to explore Exmoor National Park, the Quantocks, North Devon, and Somerset. It is close to Porlock, Lynton, Lynmouth, Minehead and Dunster.
There are plenty of places to explore with Culbone Church – reputed to be the smallest church on Exmoor only a couple of miles away from the Exmoor Inn.
Positioned high on Exmoor it is an excellent base for walking the South West Coast Path, and is close to Porlock and the Coleridge Way and you can walk straight out of the inn’s door right onto Exmoor. It is also on a mountain biking route with trails leaving from the car park.
We can organise riding or mountain biking for you to explore the area. |
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Footpaths and mountain biking routes leave from the Inn’s car park right onto Exmoor National Park. |
Accommodation
All our bed and breakfast rooms have been recently converted into individually designed quality en-suite accommodation with bath and power showers. The Culbone Stables Inn is definitely more than just a pub with rooms!
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The Burge Room – Our Anniversary Suite
Undoubtedly our finest room with French doors leading onto a private patio area with breathtaking views over Exmoor National Park. Whether it is to celebrate a special occasion or just fancy a few nights away you can enjoy this stunning room with its luxury double bath. |
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| Magnificent B and B accommodation for a special occasion. |
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The Westcott Room
Double en-suite room traditionally decorated with possibly one of the best views from any hotel or inn on Exmoor. |
| Traditionally decorated b and b accommodation |
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The Richards Room
Features the original black beams from the pub of old, tastefully decorated with antique furniture.
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All b and b rooms have newly fitted modern bathrooms with bath and power shower |
The Woolacott Room
Lovely room with a fabulous view and a new large ensuite bathroom, with a bed so comfortable you won’t want to get out till 10! |
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The Hooper Room
A twin bedded room with walk-in wardrobe and large en-suite bathroom. |
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| Magnificent views over the moors from bedroom & bathroom |
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Large twin bedded room |
Nothing better than a bracing walk on the moor followed by a delicious
Sunday lunch! |
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Traditional Exmoor Fayre
You can choose from the Dinner Menu plus we have an appetising selection of lunchtime meals including favourites such as:
Faggots, Sausages and Mash – made by Gerald David Butchers.
Liver and Bacon
Ploughmans – with ham or cheese from Jenny’s Deli.
There is always a wholesome Soup of the Day – one of the specialities of our chef and a choice of fish dishes from our own fishmongers Ocean Catch in Minehead.
We are also getting a name for serving a Spectacular Sunday Lunch. We always have a succulent joint of topside of Beef, plus either pork, turkey or lamb with all the usual trimmings – stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, apple sauce etc |
Dinner
Menu (sample)
Starters
Soup of the day
Pate
Chicken & Bacon Salad
Prawn Cocktail
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Steaks:
32oz T-Bone
22oz T-Bone
8oz Fillet
10oz Sirloin
12oz Ribeye
Barnsley chop - Exmoor style
Lambs liver, onion & mash
Pork chop served with apple & feta
Gammon steaks with honey dressing
Ham, egg & home cut chips
Stuffed Chicken Breast served with a stilton and wild mushroom sauce
Stuffed peppers with melted goats cheese
Wholetail scampi
Fish of the day and specials on the board
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Seasonal deserts
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Selection of sorbets and ice-creams
Culbone Cheese Board |
Contact Us
Situated at the head of the Doone Valley, 4 miles from Porlock on the A39 to Lynmouth.
Culbone Stables Inn
Porlock, Minehead
Somerset, TA24 8JW
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Prices include bed and full english breakfast:
Luxury Room - 2 people sharing £90 per person per night
All other rooms - 2 people sharing £45 per person per night
Single occupancy £65 per person per night
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Exmoor Breaks - 2 nights or more bed and breakfast
2 people sharing £35 per person per night
Single occupancy £60 per person per night |
| Well behaved dogs catered for, £5 per night charge |
Prices include VAT. In order to secure a booking a valid credit card number or deposit of 25% is required.
Owners reserve the right to change prices. |
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