Holiday Cottage Dunster

Step back into the Middle Ages...while enjoying modern home comforts.

Dating back to the 15th Century, this cosy self-catering holiday home in Dunster has original cruck beams, oak screening, a stunning four-poster bed, wood burning stove, stone floors and many more fascinating features.

The Oval is constructed of timbers some of which are more than 600 years old. Its name is nothing to do with cricket – it’s a corruption of the word ‘hovel’, used for any house in past times. It’s thrilling to explore and find marks on the wood panelling that were made by the carpenters so long ago, or sleep in the stately four-poster, just like Henry VIII.

"The Oval easily becomes 'home from home'. There's more to explore in Dunster than first meets the eye and this is a lovely house from which to explore. The fire more than made up for the rain but we might just have to come back in the summer to do justice to the beaches and the walks! New Year's Eve was lovely - the church bells were wonderful. Thank you for a lovely few days." Mary Shorthose, December 2009