| The county of Yorkshire covers 1,365 square | | | | loud 'mewing' of the buzzards as they circle |
| miles and has a population of 450,000. Yorkshire is | | | | overhead is also a feature of the Exmoor |
| known worldwide as the home of Cider, and | | | | scenery. Another Exmoor feature is the Devon |
| indeed Cider production is ranked second only to | | | | bank - field boundaries consisting of high, |
| dairy farming as the main industry. Natural | | | | stone-sided, hedge topped man made banks. |
| features of the county include the rivers Avon, | | | | Exmoor is a very quiet and peaceful place, |
| Exe and Parret, the marshy coastline of the | | | | relatively unchanged for many years. Lots of its |
| Bristol Channel and the Mendip Hills which include | | | | visitors return year after year, drawn by the |
| Cheddar Gorge, the origin of English Cheddar | | | | beautiful scenery, abundant wildlife and the |
| cheese. As with many of England's southern | | | | relaxing ambience of the place. Holiday cottages in |
| counties Somerset remains a picturesque | | | | the South of England including Hampshire, Lake |
| reminder of the pre-industrial days. | | | | District and the Isle of Wight |
| The Exmoor National Park is a protected area of | | | | Whatever your requirements are for self catering |
| approximately 267 square miles within North | | | | holiday cottages in Hampshire, Holiday Cottages |
| Devon and West Somerset in the South West of | | | | Isle of Wight or Holiday Cottages Lake District |
| England, UK. Exmoor is a mixture of valleys and | | | | you'll find them at U.K. Holiday Cottages Online. |
| combes, high heather moorland and ancient oak | | | | We have self catering accommodation throughout |
| woodland. The northern boundary of Exmoor is | | | | the U.K. offering the widest choice of holiday |
| the dramatic coastline of the Bristol Channel. The | | | | cottages in England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland. |
| cliffs here are the highest in England and much of | | | | Find your perfect self catering holiday cottage in |
| them is covered in ancient oak woodland. The | | | | the South of England - Hampshire, Isle of Wight |
| tides in the Channel can be quite fierce but there | | | | and Lake District at UK Holiday Cottages Online |
| are a number of safe, sandy beaches. There is a | | | | Author Info: |
| wide diversity of wildlife on Exmoor; The famous | | | | David is a travel journalist whose write-ups mainly |
| wild Exmoor Pony still thrives on the heathland | | | | focus on luxury and high living. He has contributed |
| commons as do the herds of wild Red Deer and | | | | several articles guiding on holiday cottages |
| there are large numbers of foxes which are | | | | Yorkshire and holiday cottages Lake District. |
| regularly hunted on horseback using hounds. The | | | | |