Exmoor Archives - Hoar Oak Cottage

Exmoor Extremists 1966

17/06/24

We are loving these recent donations to the Friends of Hoar Oak Cottage Archive of two photos from Chris Jones....

23/01/24

How much did it cost? The Friends continue to research the Scottish shepherds on Exmoor – how they came to...

01/12/23

Did the occupants of Hoar Oak Cottage have hobbies? It’s very hard to imagine them having any time for hobbies....

08/12/22

Stories and memories come in many shapes and this one is from a letter sent to the Voices Project by...

11/09/19

The wild red deer that roam freely across Exmoor can frequently be found browsing around Hoar Oak Cottage although with...

27/08/18

The vast tracts of open heather moorland are one of Exmoor’s glories. At the height of its flowering in August,...

16/07/18

It is said that Eskimos have a hundred words for snow. Exmoor shepherds may have had as many for sheep....

08/07/18

The Barbrook school registers have given us a valuable insight into the lives of North Devon children including some that...

17/06/18

In an earlier post we learnt through a report in the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette of 1876 how the school...

23/03/18

Sometimes, when doing archival research, a snippet of information which is a bit fun and seemingly not terribly relevant pops...

19/02/18

If you have always wanted to visit Hoar Oak Cottage but been wary of going there on your own –...

24/11/17

Congratulations to Ben Stevens, aged 9, who wins a £10 Book Token for his entry in the 500 Word Writing...