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CHAPTER VII 



NOTES FOR VISITORS 



A FEW notes as to the most convenient hunting 

 quarters in the Devon and Somerset country may be 

 of service to some of those who read these pages. 



Exford is the most central place : the kennels 

 are situated there, so there is always company and 

 guidance to be had both out and home. On nearly 

 four days out of five, the fixture is within six miles, 

 and there are only three meets more than ten mile- 

 distant . Further, and this is no slight advantage, it is 

 not often that the return journey to Exford after hunting 

 is a very long one. Occasionally it takes the hounds 

 four hours and more to get back to kennel, but on the 

 great majority of days the distance does not exceed 

 from five to eight miles. On the other hand, Exford 

 is decidedly out of the way : there is a telegraph office 

 there, but it is twelve miles from a station ; and there 

 is not much to do on off days unless you have enough 

 horses to hunt with the Exmoor Foxhounds and the 



