Hoar Oak Cottage is a simple farm cottage tucked in a remote Exmoor valley. Now abandoned, it lies well away from roads and other farms and cottages and can only be reached on foot or by landrover.  It offers a rare chance to glimpse remote rural life from days gone by.

Gallery - of images and videos in and around Hoar Oak Cottage

History -  of the building of Hoar Oak Cottage 

Plants and wildlife - in and around the cottage and Hoar Oak Water valley

Who lived there? - the families at Hoar Oak over the last 200 years

Life and work at the cottage - notes & jottings about how it would have been  

Visit Hoar Oak Cottage - how to get there, walking advice, places to stay

About the Friends - and how you can get involved

Catch up on the pictures from our Friends walk to the cottage in May 2012

WW1 and John Jones the Hoar Oak shepherd - a new article and request for help

Check out ‘Putting heritage to the Test’  - thanks to a young descendant who is good at climbing trees!!

You can also catch up on Past News Items