Situated in the heart of Exmoor National Park, The Exmoor Forest Inn boasts a restaurant and a cozy bar. It is in the village of Simonsbath and features free Wi-Fi throughout and free private parking.
With views over the Barle Valley, the rooms offer a TV and tea and coffee making facilities. The en suite bath or shower rooms have complimentary toiletries and a hairdryer.
In the mornings, The Exmoor Forest Inn serves full English breakfast.
Our Food is locally sourced from our nearby organic hill farm and small plot growers. Seasonal menu of good quality local fare and constant bar menu.The informal bar has a great selection of cask ales and keg beers.
Simonsbath is on the Two Moors Way footpath, which links Exmoor to Dartmoor. The River Barle runs through the village and offers a mile long stretch for wild trout and salmon fishing. Exmoor National Park is ideal for further outdoor pursuits, including walking, horse riding, and shooting.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
“The food was excellent menu changed daily with local ingredients. The Venison was perfectly cooked and not expensive. Its in a beautiful location right in the middle of exmoor. Lovely dining room with great waiters. Lovely large comfortable bed.”
Alex
United Kingdom
“Great location in the centre of the national park; excellent for a walking trip; comfortable room; good restaurant with a great selection of dishes for a four-night stay (including three different fish specials); reasonably priced and good quality...”
H
Hazel
United Kingdom
“Fabulous location, lovely decoration. Friendly staff, concerned with ensuring your needs are met. Delicious food, all sourced locally where possible. Nice selection of beers and wine.”
Jason
United Kingdom
“The location was perfect for us, served our needs, as I was in the area for the dark skies of Exmoor for star gazing and astrophotography. Good parking facilities and the place has a very warm and friendly feel to it. The food in the restaurant...”
Melanie
United Kingdom
“Food and ambience was excellent. Staff were intelligent and helpful. It’s our new favourite place in the West Country!”
A
Anthony
United Kingdom
“Relaxed Atmosphere. Traditional Country House furnishings but with modern facilities. Dinner and breakfast are exceptional with local organic produce.”
Shiner
United Kingdom
“Nice clean room and great shower, comfortable bed but very hot room very small window and also a lot of steep stairs to reach the room. Breakfast was delicious.Great location for walking on the Moors . Great for dogs as made very welcome.”
Brenda
United Kingdom
“Small but comfortable room. Excellent food in the restaurant (dinner, breakfast, lunch). Short walk to very pretty river.”
A
Alan
United Kingdom
“Beautiful site with spacious and well appointed rooms, excellent breakfast and dinner menu, great service and plenty of relaxing spaces to enjoy.”
J
Jono
United Kingdom
“Such a hidden little gem, location amazing, food was really exceptional. Truly worth a visit.”
Property surroundings
Restaurants
1 restaurant on site
Restaurant #1
Cuisine
British
Open for
Lunch • Dinner
Ambiance
Traditional
Dietary options
Vegetarian • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
The Exmoor Forest Inn takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 21:00
Check-out
From 08:30 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
Cards accepted at this property
Cash is not accepted
The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property
The property provides two electric car charging points.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
How does it work?
1
It starts with a booking
It starts with a booking
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
Followed by a trip
Followed by a trip
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
And finally, a review
And finally, a review
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
United Kingdom
