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Funicular
Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Water-powered funicular railway joining Lynmouth and Lynton, opened in 1890 and Grade II listed.
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Exmoor & Lynmouth
A cliff railway, wooded gorges and high moorland where Exmoor meets the sea
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A cliff railway, wooded gorges and high moorland where Exmoor meets the sea
Exmoor National Park covers about 693 square kilometres of north Devon and west Somerset, 71 per cent of it in Somerset, and takes in 55 km of the Bristol Channel coast. On the Devon side, Lynton sits on the cliff top and Lynmouth in the gorge below, where the East and West Lyn rivers meet; a water-powered cliff railway, opened in 1890, links them.
West of Lynton, the Valley of Rocks is known for its feral goats, and east of Lynmouth the National Trust's Watersmeet stands where the East Lyn meets Hoar Oak Water. Inland, Dunkery Beacon is the highest point on Exmoor at 519 metres, and Tarr Steps is a 17-span clapper bridge over the River Barle. Porlock Weir, Selworthy and Dunster Castle lie to the east in Somerset.
Highlights
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Tal
Valley of Rocks
Dry valley about 1 km west of Lynton, running parallel to the coast and known for its feral goats.
Historisches Haus
Watersmeet
Former fishing lodge of about 1832 in the East Lyn gorge, now a National Trust tea room and shop.
Museum
Lyn and Exmoor Museum
Small museum in Lynton's oldest surviving cottage, covering local life and the 1952 Lynmouth flood.
Historisches Gebäude
Lynton Town Hall
Grade II* listed town hall on Lee Road with a community bookshop on the ground floor.
Dorf
Lynmouth
Village in a gorge where the East and West Lyn rivers meet, directly below Lynton.
Orientierung
Auf der Karte
The map shows Exmoor & Lynmouth and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insidertipps
Vor der Reise
1
Ride the cliff railway
The water-powered funicular between Lynmouth and Lynton opened in 1890; the Cliff Top Café is at the upper station.
2
Walk to the Valley of Rocks
The dry valley about 1 km west of Lynton is known for its herd of feral goats.
3
Start at Watersmeet
Watersmeet House is the start of some 40 miles of woodland, riverside and moorland paths.
4
Climb Great Hangman
Near Combe Martin, Great Hangman is the highest sea cliff in England and the high point of the South West Coast Path.
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- Exmoor & Lynmouth (area photo): Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Watersmeet: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lyn and Exmoor Museum: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lynton Town Hall: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lynmouth: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Foreland Point: Soloist at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Heddon's Mouth: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Woody Bay Station: Lynbarn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Exmoor Zoo: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dunkery Beacon: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tarr Steps: Mik Peach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Porlock Weir: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Selworthy: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Exeter: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Plymouth: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Torquay, Paignton & Brixham: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dartmoor: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
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