Private chef
Sarah Watson Catering (opens in a new tab)
North Devon
A long-standing local caterer who knows the barn’s kitchen well, cooking for the whole group at the oak table.
Cooks for all 16
Exmoor & around / Eat and drink
Good food, near and far.
Private chefs, local produce, pubs and restaurants near The Linhay
Bring a chef to the long table, fill the kitchen from the market, or head out for dinner at a moorland inn or a beach bar.
01 · Private chefs
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Private chef
La Petite Bouchée (opens in a new tab)
Witheridge · 30 min
French-inspired private dining from chef Anita-Clare Field, who has cooked at The Linhay several times.
Cooks for all 16
Event catering
Baker George (opens in a new tab)
South Molton · 15 min
South Molton bakery and sandwich shop that also caters events across Devon and Exmoor: easy for a party or a big lunch.
Groups and parties
02 · The local larder
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Thursdays and Saturdays
South Molton Pannier Market (opens in a new tab)
South Molton · 15 min
Around 70 local traders under the Victorian roof and out in Drovers Yard: meat, fish, veg, bread, cheese and pasties.
Devon beef and lamb
East Street butchers and greengrocer
John May and Shapland & Searle, two family butchers side by side, with Simmons greengrocer a few doors down.
Farm shop on the way in
Strawberry Fields (opens in a new tab)
Aller Cross
Own bakery and butchery: pasties, quiches and Scotch eggs, plus local jams and chutneys.
The village shop
North Molton Community Shop & Café (opens in a new tab)
North Molton · 5 min
Everyday groceries, bread, meat, beer and wine, with pasties and sausage rolls baked daily.
Honey and produce
Quince Honey Farm (opens in a new tab)
South Molton · 15 min
Local honey and a farm shop; good for a gift to take home too.
03 · Close by
Twenty minutes or less
From the moorland inn at Simonsbath to two very different pubs five minutes down the lane.
After the Landacre walk
The Exmoor Forest Inn (opens in a new tab)
Simonsbath · 20 min
Walk the Barle from Landacre Bridge to Simonsbath and finish here.Walk the Barle from Landacre Bridge up through the open moor to Simonsbath, and finish here. Produce from the inn’s own organic farm.
Seats 16, book ahead
Easy family lunch
The Poltimore Inn (opens in a new tab)
North Molton · 5 min
Honest village-pub food and a 70-seat dining room, so the whole group can sit together.
Seats 16
A true one-off
The Poltimore Arms
Yarde Down · 5 min
A 13th-century inn running on its own power and spring water, with a landlord who’s a local legend. Pizza nights on Fridays.
Small: a few at a time
04 · Across the moor
Pair it with a walk
Moorland inns are destinations for a day out rather than everyday options. Several are small and suit a few of you on a night off.
After the Heddon’s Mouth walk
The Hunters Inn (opens in a new tab)
Heddon Valley · 35 min
A grand old inn in a deep wooded valley, where the walk down to the sea at Heddon’s Mouth starts and ends. Big roasts and a big garden.
Seats 16, book ahead
Fox & Goose
Parracombe
30 min
Pyne Arms
East Down
35 min
The Old Bank
Lynton
40 min
05 · On the coast
After the beach
Classic North Devon
The Thatch (opens in a new tab)
Croyde · 45 min
The Croyde pub: thatched, busy and full of surfers after a day on the beach. Book in peak weeks.
Seats 16, book
On the beach
The Barn (opens in a new tab)
Woolacombe · 45 min
Beachfront and part of the furniture, freshly refurbished.
Seats 16, book
Fish and chips
Squires (opens in a new tab)
Braunton
Family-run since 1969 and the best fish and chips around. Eat in or take away.
Seats 16, book
More by town · 16 places
Ilfracombe(4 places)
- The Antidote
- The Terrace
- Giovanni & Luca
- The Lime Kiln
Woolacombe and Mortehoe(4 places)
- Miss Fea’s Bistro
- The Beach House
- Bar Electric
- South Street Food
Croyde and Georgeham(4 places)
- The Rock Inn (opens in a new tab)
- Restaurant Roku
- Blue Groove
- The Kings Arms
Braunton and the estuary(4 places)
- The Glorious Oyster, Instow
- The Boathouse, Instow
- The Royal George, Appledore
- The Beaver Inn, Appledore