WEB DESIGN ON DARTMOOR

We're based in Northlew on the north-western edge of Dartmoor National Park. This isn't a sales pitch — we're genuinely local. The moor is part of how we think about Devon and what rural businesses here actually need to thrive online.

Dartmoor is home to an enormous variety of commercial activity. Farms that direct-sell meat, wool, or dairy. Glamping sites and luxury holiday lets tucked in the valleys. Walking and cycling tour operators. Riding stables and trekking centres. Rural tradespeople — builders, joiners, fencing contractors — serving the villages and farms across the moor. Each of these has a different digital challenge, but all of them share one: it's too easy to be invisible online when you're rural.

The National Park draws over ten million visitors per year, and a growing number of them book everything in advance. Dartmoor isn't just a destination for spontaneous weekend walkers anymore — it's an intentional choice made by families, walkers, cyclists, horse riders, and outdoor enthusiasts who research before they travel. They're comparing options online months ahead. A business without a proper website loses to one that does, even if the product is better.

Holiday accommodation is particularly important on Dartmoor. The area has a genuine shortage of supply for quality rural stays, which means strong demand — but that demand goes to businesses that are easy to find, clearly presented, and straightforward to contact or book. If you're running a farm stay, shepherd's hut, or self-catering cottage, a dedicated website with proper photography and a clear booking journey is one of the highest-return investments you can make.

Farming businesses increasingly use their web presence for direct sales, agri-tourism, and brand building. Whether you're selling boxes direct to customers, running open days, or building a story around your land, a site gives you somewhere to direct people that you own — not a Facebook page that changes its algorithm every six months.

For rural trades serving the Dartmoor area — electricians, plumbers, groundworks, equine specialists, agricultural contractors — local search visibility is everything. Someone who needs a gate repaired or a barn rewired isn't going to drive into Exeter to look in a shop window. They'll search online. Showing up for those searches, with a clear site that shows what you do and where you work, is how the phone rings.

Our 7 Day Website from £1,200 gives rural businesses exactly what they need to get properly online. For more complex requirements — multiple properties, online shop, booking systems — custom websites start from £2,500. We talk through the requirement first and confirm a fixed price before any work begins.

We also offer local SEO through our SEO Care service, which we tailor specifically for rural searches — the long-tail, high-intent queries that Dartmoor visitors and locals actually type. 'Glamping Dartmoor', 'riding stables near Tavistock', 'farm stay South Devon' — these terms have real commercial value and are far more achievable than broad city terms.