Thank you for booking to stay at The Old Sweet Shop in Minehead. I’ve gone to great efforts to create a beautiful, welcoming and characterful holiday home for you, your family, and friends. I'm sure you'll feel very comfortable and cosy here, whatever time of year you choose to stay. I love introducing guests to Exmoor, or welcoming them back to this beautiful part of England. It’s a stunning and often overlooked part of the country. As a guest once wrote in a Visitors’ Book, “We asked ourselves why we had driven past Somerset for years when everything we wanted and more was here.” And I believe that’s true. To one side is the sea and inviting beaches, to another purple heather humming with bees on the moor, and in between a patchwork of villages, peppered across the land, with local artisans and independent businesses that you're going to love. Shortly before your stay, I like to organise a short pre-arrival call so I can make sure I have everything needed to make your holiday with us as happy as possible. I look forward to speaking to you and welcoming you, and in the meantime, I hope you’ll start thinking ahead to your 'Happy Holiday' at The Old Sweet Shop.

A quintessential chocolate box cottage - with a hot tub! This charming 17th-century thatched cottage boasts high-quality, modern-day living features, furnishings, and amenities. Big, comfortable rooms are great for socialising. Outdoors there's a large enclosed garden with seating, plus parking for two cars. This thatched cottage dates back to Tudor times but it was in the 19th and 20th centuries that it became a beloved village store and sweet shop. How many family holiday cottages can boast that they once sold all the old-fashioned sweet treats kids (and bigger kids!) could imagine? The Old Sweet Shop can! Its history alone makes it a great child-friendly holiday cottage, but it's equally perfect for a big group of adults to getaway. A quintessential chocolate box cottage - with a hot tub! This charming 17th-century thatched cottage boasts high-quality, modern-day living features, furnishings, and amenities. Big, comfortable rooms are great for socialising. There’s a memorable sweeping staircase, thick stone walls, beams and a large fireplace with a wood-burning stove. Guests can enjoy the most wonderful sense of space and natural light in this luxury self-catering property.

The Old Sweet Shop is in the quietest and prettiest part of the Victorian town of Minehead alongside beautiful whitewashed thatched cottages at the foot of the historic church steps. The cottage is within an International Dark Sky Reserve and guests can enjoy the constellations from the garden. Choose to relax in the peaceful surroundings of the cottage or take a short stroll to the bustling seaside town for its sandy beach, historic harbour, parade of shops, farmers market, and cafes, pubs and restaurants serving traditional food and drink. Minehead is the terminus of the heritage railway and the first section of the south-west coast path from Minehead to Porlock. Walkers will love our complimentary Little Book of 12 Exmoor Walks and guests can enjoy discounts on water sports, a round of golf, or an indulgent pamper treatment, at Exmoor Character Cottages. Discover more of Exmoor’s stunning moorland and its world-famous ponies, visit the medieval village of Dunster with its listed buildings and a fairy tale castle, or head out to the scenic A39 to the Holnicote Estate, the breath-taking Jurassic coast, and the seaside resort of Lynton and Lynmouth.