Countisbury is a small hamlet a mile east of Lynmouth at a height of about 1000 feet close to Foreland Point consisting of a church, a few cottages and a public house! The small church of St. John the Evangelist...

Lynmouth takes its name from the East and West Lyn rivers which meet a few hundred yards from the sea in the town centre. The East Lyn is formed from several main tributaries beginning high on the moor as Weir...

Farley Water is one of the many streams which feed into the East Lyn as it flows northwards to the coast. Just before its meeting with the last-named river at Watersmeet about two miles south of Lynmouth, it descends a...

The Foreland Lighthouse – technically known as the Lynmouth Foreland - was built as an extra light 2 miles ENE of Lynmouth to help guard the Bristol Channel coast in 1900. It is 15 metres high and was automated in...

The River Heddon flows almost due north to reach the North Devon coast at Heddon’s Mouth, about 5 miles west of the seaside resort of Lynmouth. The last mile of its journey is through the steep-sided Heddon’s Mouth Cleave, cleave...

Lynmouth Harbour is a small but attractive tidal haven on the Exmoor coast. A distinctive feature is the Rhenish Tower, built in the 1850s by Genera Rawdon to store salt water for the baths in his house. It was completely...

This charming old-world street leads from the main road down to the harbour at Lynmouth. Lyndale Bridge in the distance was completely destroyed in the disastrous floods of 1952 and many buildings along this road wererebuily after serious damage....

Arlington Court offers a variety of things to explore including the extensive collection of horse-drawn carriages, large grounds, parkland walks and varied gardens including a Victorian garden with conservatory and ornamental pond, lake and bird hide. Visitors can also take...

Combe Martin is a small community in Devon which has been populated for many hundreds of years, and has been a site of activity for many thousands. This small museum is dedicated to telling the historical story of the...

The 35 mile stretch of the South West Peninsula Coast Path between Minehead and Combe Martin is largely dominated by the hogsback cliffs which make up the coastline of the Exmoor National Park. The highest is Great Hangman just to...

This charming museum is housed in Lynton’s oldest surviving domestic dwelling, purported to have a ghost that creeps through the house when the museum is closed. The museum is largely focused around domestic life and has been preserved to...

The original Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was opened between the two towns in 1898, largely due to the support of the publishing magnate and patron of Lynton, Sir George Newnes,. Sadly the line closed in 1935, killed off by burgeoning...

The National Trust has managed this area of spectacular coastline since the early 20th Century. A popular spot for swimming and surfing, this headland environment has a long history of smuggling and ship wrecks and was an important location...

This delightful old stone bridge crosses the infant River Exe about five miles south of Porlock. It carries the minor road from Porlock Hill to Exford over the river about five miles below its source at Exe Head on The...

Watersmeet House is a 19th Century fishing lodge on Exmoor, aquired by the National Trust and used primarily as a tearooms, shop and information point. It stands in the lush valley where Hoar Oak Water and the East Lyn...

The land that time forgot, 26 acres of sub tropical paradise with rare and exotic plants, cascading waterfalls and free flying tropical birds, hundreds of animals including snow leopards, meerkats, primates and sealions, as well as animatronic dinosaurs, so real...

Woolacombe Beach is more than two miles of golden sand backed by sandy hills and the Woolacombe Downs. The village of Woolacombe lies at the northern end of the beach. Speed boats and jet skis are prohibited, therefore offering superb...