Happy New Year – Welcome to 2026

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy 2026 from all at Huxtable Farm.

We look forward to welcoming you to Huxtable Farm’s 4 unique camping pitches, each with their own wash room and 2 en-suite family B&B bedrooms, open from April to end August 2026

To avoid disappointment it may be advisable to book early. In the meantime, we are busy maintaining the farm; looking after the animals and selling logs for winter fuel.

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Camping availability

Secluded Huxtable Farm B&B accommodation and secluded camping pitches, in North Devon’s rural countryside near Exmoor National Park, with wonderful views.

Here’s some ideas of what to do & see on your visit to North Devon & Exmoor;

Fishing in Pond

If you wish to have a car free day there are so many free things you can do at Huxtable Farm

Castle Hill Gardens, Filleigh, near West Buckland, Devon

Enjoy walks at and from Huxtable Farm, through wooded valleys next to babbling streams or along north Devons stunning coastpath.

Visit the fabulous Beaches of North Devon, rock pooling and building sand castles, or enjoy some family fun time at North Devons attractions – days out for the family.

Please click on this link (2026 events dates) for some events to look forward to in 2026.

There are so many beautiful Gardens to visit in North Devon; Castle Hill gardens (RHS partner garden) just 3 miles from Huxtable Farm B&B, Marwood Hill Gardens, Tapely Park Instow (RHS partner garden), not forgetting RHS Rosemoor near Torrington, you will be spoilt for choice.

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Camping pitch 1 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Camping Pitch 3 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Camping Pitch 2 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Pitch 4 in the Orchard

Communal Washing up room

Huxtable Farm B&B Pond on Devon Wildlife Farm Trail

Huxtable Farm Pond on Devon Wildlife Farm Trail

‘Barley Barn’ en-suite family B&B bedroom

‘Swallow Barn’ en-suite family B&B bedroom

Breakfast in the Medieval dining room

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Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from Huxtable Farm B&B, Camping & North Devon Logs

Here at Huxtable Farm we would like to thank all our log customers, B&B and camping guests, for your support during the past year and wish you & your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

As we look forward to 2026 and welcoming you to Huxtable Farm, a special place in North Devon, we are lucky enough to call home, we’d like to remind you to book early so that you don’t miss out on the dates and pitch or room you wish to book.
Open April – September, two en-suite family B&B rooms and four unique, secluded camping pitches, each with their own wash room. An ideal get away for families who have those who wish to be more outdoorsy, camping and others who wish for the comforts of an en-suite bedroom, with breakfast!

In the mean time, we are busy harvesting, preparing, storing and delivering logs, so that our North Devon customers have a warm and cosy Christmas & New Year.

Family B&B bedrooms at Huxtable Farm

Each B&B bedroom has an en-suite bathroom, towels, tea/coffee tray and toiletries. You can either book just the room or room with breakfast, freshly cooked breakfast using farm and local produce, served in the medieval farmhouse dining room, next to a crackling log fire.

Camping at Huxtable Farm

Each pitch is situated in it’s own designated area on the farm, away from anyone else and has its own washroom back at the farrn buildings. There’s a communal kitchen, with sink, microwave, toaster, fridge & freezer space for all to use too.

FIREWOOD – Well seasoned hard wood and soft wood LOGS, suitable for wood burners and open fires.

Our well seasoned hardwood and softwood is over 12mths old then cut, split and stored in a barn until suitably seasoned to ensure that the logs are ready to burn.

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Autumn has officially arrived! – “THANK YOU” and RIP Bella

Huxtable Farm Apple Juice

Autumn has officially arrived and with it a change in the weather, i.e some much needed rain, having enjoyed a mostly dry, sunny summer.

The day light hours are getting shorter, sunrises & sunsets stunning and some trees are already changing colour. We’ve even harvested our first crop of apples and had them pressed into apple juice, available for campers to purchase and B&B visitors to enjoy at breakfast.

Antony & I would like to say a big “THANK YOU”, to all who came to stay at Huxtable Farm during 2025. It’s always a pleasure to welcome new and returning visitors to Huxtable Farm.

The two B&B rooms and the four, unique camping pitches, each with their own wash room, are now closed. until April 2025. During the Autumn and Winter months, Antony & I, are busy running our woodland business, selling logs locally for log burners and creating bespoke wooden tables & furniture.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Huxtable Farm in 2026; We are already getting bookings for 2026, (not yet visable on the website but in my diary), so in order not to miss out on your favourite camping pitch or B&B bedroom, do get in touch by e-mail; jackie@huxtablefarm.co.uk

Bella

It is with great sadness, that we write to inform you that our beautiful Springer Spaniel, Bella, was been taken from us too early, at the end of August, due to liver failure. Many of you will have enjoyed a walk and cuddle with Bella, whilst Bella enjoyed having her tummy scratched by you. RIP sweet, adorable, loving Bella, we miss you so much.

It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas gifts , please do have a look at our unique Christmas gifts made from our Jacob sheep wool, including Jacob wool throws & cushions, knitting kits, hand knitted hats and more. Do send an e-mail to jackie@huxtablefarm.co.uk if you are interested in purchasing something. Payment can be made by Bacs or PayPal, after an invoice has been issued.

E.g. Such as these adorable elephants with removable clothing, hand knitted with Huxtable Farm’s Jacob wool. The pattern is in knitting book ‘Au Bout d Pre’

Hand Knitted elephants with removable clothing £19 each

Hand Knitted elephants with removable clothing, hand knitted with Huxtable Farm Jacob wool £19 each

Unique Christmas gifts from Huxtable Farm

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August – Things to do in North Devon

Pedro Peacock

Now that the summer days are here camping at Huxtable Farm is popular, especially if you wish to camp with no other campers next to you and have your own private bathroom.

If you have family members who are not keen on camping, then Huxtable Farm has the luxury of being able to offer them Huxtable Farms B&B accommodation, whilst those who wish to camp under canvas or the stars can still do so.

Build a den in the woodland

With the farm (woodland, pasture, pond & stream) to explore, via it’s Devon Wildlife Trail, you have a chance to ‘ Get back to nature’, breath in the countryside and enjoy the unique space our farm has to offer. Meet Pedro, the peacock, hens, guinea fowl and Jacob sheep.

Explore the farm via it’s Devon Wildlife Farm Trail or Treasure Trail; fish for newts and see what other wildlife you can find in the pond. Count how many teapots are hanging in the teapot tree and find the fairies or build a den in the woods. Here’s a link to some other suggestions of FREE things you can do on the farm too.

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Gardens of North Devon
RHS Rosemoor Roses in June

July & August are fantastic times to visit the wonderful gardens in North Devon including; RHS Rosemoor, with it’s Rose festival, Castle Hill Gardens (just 3 miles down the road from Huxtable Farm), Marwood Hill gardens just the other side of Barnstaple, Tapeley Park at Instow and National Trust Arlington Court, 12 miles north west of Huxtable Farm.

Cycling theTarka Trail, North Devon

For the adverturous, there are bike trails, such as the Tarka trail or mountain biking on Exmoor with ‘Exmoor Adventures‘ who also offer paddle boarding, kayaking, rock climbing & archery. Coasteering and Paddle boarding around the North Devon coast & surfing at the reknowned beaches of Croyde, Saunton and Woolacombe, or kite surfing at Westward Ho! Off road adventures at ‘Keypitts’, where you can have a 4X4 Landrover experience, go Quad biking or Axe throwing.

With so many beautiful places to visit in North Devon there’s so much to see and do:

Coasteering-North-Devon

Spot majestic Exmoor ponies on Exmoor

Cycle the Tarka Trail

Go surfing at the beach

Go swimming in Westward Ho! sea pool

Visit the many Gardens of North Devon including RHS Rosemoor Gardens

Walk parts of the South West Coast Path e.g Morthoe Point, North Devon

Click here for a link to family attractions to visit in North Devon; such as Exmoor Zoo and Coombe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park

Events during August

6th August 2025 – North Devon Show, Barnstaple

15, 16 & 17th August 2025 RHS Rosemoor Flower Show

We also recommend that you book places to eat at in the evening prior to your arrival in August, please view “Local eating places in North Devon”

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June & July – Fruit picking, gardens and walks in North Devon

Gooseberry & Elderflower Jam

Picking & jam making has begun – Elderflower & Gooseberry jam first, followed by redcurrant jelly, blackcurrant, loganberry and raspberry jams. The jam can be tasted at breakfast on your warm buttered toast or croissant, or sample the fruit fresh /or as a compote added to yogurt, yum!

June and July are great months to visit the beautiful gardens of North Devon to see what they do with their fruit or enjoy their summer plants; Castle Hill Gardens is only 3miles from Huxtable Farm, Marwood Hill gardens just the other side of Barnstaple, Tapeley Park at Instow, National Trust Arlington Court 12 miles away and RHS Rosemoor to the south at Torrington with its Festival of Roses 14th June to 13th July.

Walking-North-Devon, Exmoor & South West Coast Path

Huxtable Farm is ideally situated on the lking trails Tarka Trail, 9 miles east of Barnstaple and The Macmillan Way West, 10 miles west of Challacombe and 11 miles west of Simonsbath, just right for a days walk! In addition The South West Coast Path (England’s longest National Trail, 630 miles), as featured in the film and book ‘The Salt Path’, is 15miles to the north and west of Huxtable Farm, ideal for walking sections of the coast path and returning to the comforts of an en-suite bedroom with a bath to soak in! For more information on walking paths please click here.

During June, the sheep are shorn and the fleeces are sold to spinners & weavers but I always keep one to spin my own wool too. Please do look at what else is available to purchase made from the wool of our Jacob sheep. In addition to Jacob wool items; throws, cushions, knitted hats and toys, we also have some prints and cards of my water colour paintings available to purchase, please do have a look at some of them here – Gifts from Huxtable Farm.

To celebrate Huxtable Farmhouse being over 500 years old we are giving everyone who stays at Huxtable Farm a free copy of our book ‘Huxtable The Story of a Devon Farm’, with historic facts about the farm and its buildings, including ancestery of the name’Huxtable’, said to have originated here. Do check availability for when you can stay either in the B&B rooms or camp on one of our four secluded pitches, each with thier own wash room;-

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May – Two Bank Holidays, North Devon Walks and Gardens!

May – Two Bank Holidays, the perfect time to have a break at Huxtable Farm, enjoy walking in North Devon and explore some wonderful gardens.

Check available B&B dates at Huxtable Farm B&B and available Camping Pitches (Four exclusive pitches each with their own wash room)

B&B availability

Camping availability

Walking-North-Devon, Exmoor & South West Coast Path

May is a fabulous month for Walking in North Devon & Exmoor – The Macmillan Way West and Tarka Trail, both pass the entrance to Huxtable Farm, so we get quite a few staying over night and we always enjoying hearing about everyone’s adventures! Then there’s the South West Coast Path (Raynor Winn’s memoir, ‘The Salt Path’ film in cinemas 30th May) ; with the stunning sandy beaches of Woolacombe, Saunton & Westward Ho! and Croyde beach, one of the best surfing beaches in the UK. The two points, either end of Woolacombe beach, Baggy Point and Morte Point are both stunning to walk, with views out to Lundy Island – a wildlife haven to visit and for a chance to swim with seals!

If you enjoy a walk in the countryside, Huxtable Farm’s Devon Wildlife farm trail has beautiful wild flowers and foliage e..g. bluebells and wild garlic, to enjoy in its varied habitats; woodland, pasture, pond, bracken slope and hedges. To make it even more interesting we also have a ‘Treasure Trail’ for you to enjoy!

With so much to do in the garden at this time of year it’s always great to have a break and visit RHS Rosemoor Gardens and see what the experts are doing and get inspiration. Other glorious Gardens of North Devon include Castle Hill Gardens (just down the road from Huxtable Farm) looks fabulous this month with it’s camellias in flower as does Marwood Hill Garden with it’s beautiful wisteria archway.

RHS Rosemoor Gardens, Devon

Events taking place during May;

4th May Clovelly Clovelly Yellow Welly Cobble Wobble

8th May VE Day 80th Celebrations South Molton Pannier Market

11th May RHS Rosemoor Plant Heritage Spring Fair

15th, 16th & 17Th May Devon County Show

18th May at Bratton Down, Dulverton West Point to Point

25th May Clovelly Seaweed Festival

Point to point horse racing, North Devon

25th May at Bratton Down, Exmoor Foxhounds Point to Point

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Bluebells, North Devon’s Spring Festival and Easter Eggs Hunts

April – Lambs, primroses and Easter chicks

There’s so much to enjoy in North Devon this April;

On the 13^th of April, Hartland Abbey’s Bluebell Sunday

On Sunday 13 April, 10-4pm North Devon’s Spring Fest. Barnstaple pannier market – a day full of food, drink, plants, homemade crafts, music, workshops (for all ages), entertainment, demos and much much more.

Children Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Hunts & Easter fun for all the family;

18th April 11am – 4pm Castle Hill Gardens Easter Bunny Hunt (just 3 miles from Huxtable Farm) – Tickets include; Trail worksheet & pencil, Chocolate prize (for each child completing the trail), 3 Magic Shows & close-up magic with Ozzy, Mini circus workshop and carnival games. Face painting from Sparkle & Co. and bouncy castle (Slide and Play) available at an additional charge.

18th -21 April Clovelly; Find the Easter Chicks

5th – 21st April RHS Rosemoor Egg hunt

5th – 21st April Big Sheep Easter Egg Hunt

5th – 21st Woolacombe Dunes (TIC) Easter fun and Egg hunt

5th – 21st April Arlington Court Easter hunt

We look forward to welcoming you to stay at Huxtable Farm, please check availability

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Room Only Offer – Up to £60 discount per night per room

Room Only Offer – Up to £60 Discount per night per room

Stay on a ‘Room only’ basis for £90 per night for 2 people, £105 per night for family of 3 and £120 per night for family of 4 people (Minimum 2 night stays). There is a communal room available to use with a kettle, toaster, microwave, coffee machine, fridge/freezer space, sink, crockery, cutlery, glasses, table & chairs.

Camping-Washing up room

‘Swallow Barn’ en-suite family B&B bedroom

Barley Barn Family Bedroom

‘Barley Barn’ en-suite bathroom

‘Swallow Barn’ en-suite family bedroom bathroom

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Happy New Year – Welcome to 2025

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy 2025 from all at Huxtable Farm.

We look forward to welcoming you to Huxtable Farm’s 4 unique camping pitches, each with their own wash room and 2 en-suite family B&B bedrooms, open from April to end August 2025

To avoid disappointment it may be advisable to book early. In the meantime, we are busy maintaining the farm; looking after the animals and selling logs for winter fuel.

B&B availability

Camping availability

Secluded Huxtable Farm B&B accommodation and secluded camping pitches, in North Devon’s rural countryside near Exmoor National Park, with wonderful views.

Here’s some ideas of what to do & see on your visit to North Devon & Exmoor;

Fishing in Pond

If you wish to have a car free day there are so many free things you can do at Huxtable Farm

Castle Hill Gardens, Filleigh, near West Buckland, Devon

Enjoy walks at and from Huxtable Farm, through wooded valleys next to babbling streams or along north Devons stunning coastpath.

Visit the fabulous Beaches of North Devon, rock pooling and building sand castles, or enjoy some family fun time at North Devons attractions – days out for the family.

Please click on this link (2025 events dates) for some events to look forward to in 2025.

Book your B&B stay

Book your Camping Pitch

Camping pitch 1 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Camping Pitch 3 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Camping Pitch 2 at Huxtable Farm, North Devon

Huxtable Farm Pond on Devon Wildlife Farm Trail

‘Barley Barn’ en-suite family B&B bedroom

‘Swallow Barn’ en-suite family B&B bedroom

Breakfast in the Medieval dining room

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Happy Christmas

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from all at Huxtable Farm in North Devon

Here at Huxtable Farm we would like to thank our customers and followers for your support during the past year and wish you & your family a very Happy Christmas from Jackie, Antony & our family.
With a reduced number of B&B rooms (2 en-suite family bedrooms) and select few secluded camping pitches (4 pitches, each with their own wash room), we’d like to remind you to book early so that you don’t miss out on the dates and pitch or room you would like.
We’d love to welcome you back to or for the first time to our special place, we are lucky enough to call home.
(Photograph of the pond, on Devon wildlife trail and Christmas photos)

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Family B&B bedrooms at Huxtable Farm –
Each B&B bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and includes a freshly cooked breakfast of farm and local produce, served in the medieval farmhouse dining room, next to a crackling log fire.

Camping at Huxtable Farm –
Each pitch is situated in it’s own designated area on the farm, away from anyone else and has its own washroom back at the farrn buildings. There’s a communal kitchen, with sink, microwave, toaster, fridge & freezer space for all to use too.

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Happy New Year – Welcome to 2026

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from Huxtable Farm B&B, Camping & North Devon Logs

Family B&B bedrooms at Huxtable Farm

Camping at Huxtable Farm

Autumn has officially arrived! – “THANK YOU” and RIP Bella

August – Things to do in North Devon

June & July – Fruit picking, gardens and walks in North Devon

May – Two Bank Holidays, North Devon Walks and Gardens!

Bluebells, North Devon’s Spring Festival and Easter Eggs Hunts

Room Only Offer – Up to £60 discount per night per room

Happy New Year – Welcome to 2025

Happy New Year – Welcome to 2025

Happy Christmas

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from all at Huxtable Farm in North Devon

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