Facilities

The main entrance to the Calvert Exmoor centre includes space to relax and get your bearings. You’ll also find the main Reception Desk here, where the team are based for check-ins and helping you with anything during your stay, including booking swimming sessions.

The desk also acts as a shop, selling a small number of snacks, fizzy drinks, ice creams, practical and essential items, plus a limited amount of branded clothing and gifts like keyrings or fridge magnets showing the horses and ponies.

The Reception Desk is open 9am to 5pm every day.

The perfect place for some water-based relaxation.

Our swimming pool:

• is heated to a minimum of 30 degrees
• includes large accessible wet rooms for changing
  • hoists and beds within these rooms
• a manual hoist and gentle steps for entry and exit from the pool
• is available for hire to both guests and the local community – speak to our reception staff to book

Please note: the pool is not directly supervised by our staff or a lifeguard, so safety requirments mean a minimum of three capable people over the age of 16 must be in the pool area at all times, who are all able to get in and out of the pool easily and raise the alarm in an emergency.

The converted barn building is used as a social space throughout the day and into the evenings.

• Chairs, tables and space for wheelchairs
• With free use of the table football and the small pool table
• Decorated with old pieces of Victorian farm and water wheel pieces to highlight the origin of the building
• There is also a bar available to buy alcholic and non-alcholic drinks from in the evenings, with some snacks available too

Many guests love this space to build connections with one another. It is also the venue for most evening entertainment such as the disco or karaoke.

With breakfast at 8.30am, lunch at 1pm and dinner at 6pm, you can eat your food within our dining room, or the adjoining conservatory (pictured).

Head to our dining page to read more about what food we have on offer and when…

The Acland Room is a stunning, naturally lit bright space with a selection of armchairs and sofas with coffee tables dotted around the room. Many guests enjoy some relaxing downtime in this room during their stay.

We have a wall-mounted flat-screen TV in here that guests can use and we often use for our Movie Nights for residential guests too.

The room boasts a stunning view of Wistlandpound Reservoir, with double doors that open onto a large decking where you can soak up the sun.

Stepping out of The Acland Room onto the uncovered veranda provides the perfect space for relaxation with breath-taking views of the horse fields, woodlands and reservoir.

Our TV room is a small, private space to relax and have some quiet time between activities, or if you need a more peaceful area to take a break. The room contains several comfy chairs and space in the middle for one or two wheelchairs.

The TV room features a normal television in the corner, showing standard channels. Subtitles can be added if needed. There are also books and games on the shelves and a small table to use.

The laundry room contains washing machines and a dryer and is accessible from the accommodation courtyard.

The machines are token operated, which can be purchased from Reception along with any required washing powder.

Our sensory room can be used to provide both sensory stimulation or a calming space. We suggest you talk to a member of the Reception team to book your slot for using the room, as this is also a space available to the general public.

The sensory room has various padded corners, floors and colourful walls, with options to use interesting lighting or have the room in darkness depending on your needs and preferences. We have a range of items on offer, including toys, fabrics, colourful mirrors and more!

We have a specific space where you can leave wheelchairs to charge. It can charge up to three wheelchairs at any one time and is accessible from the courtyard.

Please ask at Reception during your visit for further details.

Accessed from the courtyard, we have a high needs wet room that contains:

• An accessible toilet
• A sink
• A bench
• Overhead tracking ceiling hoist
• Non-slip flooring
• A shower
• A stretcher/changing table

Note: There are other accessible wash rooms like this in the Swimming Pool area too.

The Drying Room is a hot room designed to quickly dry clothes, often used after getting caught in the rain or for drying off swimming costumes.

It contains metal bars to hang clothes over or off for quick and effective drying. There are also a couple of grated shelves for smaller items.

If you are a larger group or and need additional space for luggage storage, self-checking locations, or other breakway sessions, then there is a selection of indoor spaces you can use.

As well as the Acland Room and Barn, there is the Discovery Centre (pictured) for large group numbers, plus other small office space for private phone calls or meetings.

If this is something you think your group will need, please arrange it with the Guest Services team during the booking service so we can be ready before your arrival.