At Higher Venton - your holiday can be as active or relaxed as you wish. You can simply unwind and soak-up the peace and quiet of our beautiful countryside or, for the more energetic, there's a riding stables five minutes walk down the lane, of course, there's the rugged beauty of Dartmoor to explore - all 365 square miles of it! Why not join one of the many guided walks.

A pleasant fifteen minute walk down a country lane, past our local real ale inn, leads you to the pretty village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, renowned for it's September fair with Bill Brewer, Peter Gurney, and Uncle Tom Cobley and all! Clustered around the beautiful church of St Pancras, often referred to as the Catherdral in the Moor, are shops, cafes, a National Trust shop and information centre and a 600-year-old public house.

"War Horse" you have seen the movie now come and explore the beautiful location and stay amongst the small thatched farms. Walk the moors and see the ponies running wild.