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superior in this respect to Dunster and Minehead on 

 the other side of the county. 



These are both favourite resorts of hunting people 

 and tourists. They are not very near to any of the 

 meets (except one, reputed the worst in the country), 

 and it is always a long way both out and back from 

 them to the Dulverton fixtures ; but the West 

 Somerset Foxhounds and Minehead Harriers are 

 kennelled near, and they have a good many advan- 

 tages in other ways, especially on non-hunting days ; 

 moreover, they are the only places from which you can 

 hunt in comfort both on Exmoorand on the Quantocks. 



Porlock and Porlock Weir are too much at one 

 end to be very suitable for those who wish to attend 

 every fixture, but are excellent homes for those who 

 only want to hunt on the north, which is the side 

 of the country where the sport is best and the meets 

 most numerous. I suppose one-third of all the deer 

 killed die within three miles of Porlock Church, and 

 certainly for the winter hind-hunting no more desir- 

 able quarters can be found. The Exmoor Foxhounds 

 are generally within reach, as they are also from 

 Lynton and Lynmouth ; but these last are at one 

 corner of the country, so the distance to the meets of 

 the Staghounds is seldom less than eight miles, and 

 the ride home after hunting generally more. 



