In a beautiful setting in the Heddon Valley, here you'll find a menu created using local produce and quality wines and ales. With a choice of bar areas inside there is also lots of outdoor seating, ideal for summer months.
A truly dramatic landscape that has to be seen to be believed. Over many thousands of years, the elements have chiselled the sandstone, slate and limestone rock into strange and precarious formations. The Valley of the Rocks sits near the edge of Exmoor, where moorland plunges into cliffs to meet the sea, making for some superb walking. Start at the coastal town of Lynton, to the east of the Valley, for a circular five mile ramble that takes in moors, clifftops and stunning views across the Valley and out to sea. Don't forget to pack a picnic.
A unique way of making the 500ft vertical journey from Lynmouth at the bottom of the cliff to Lynton at the top.
On the edge of Exmoor in a glorious secluded valley, Brendon House is a fine place for a cream tea on a sunny afternoon. It's also a great centre for walking, cycling and horse riding. You can purchase Environmental Agency fishing permits here for the East Lyn river, home to salmon, sea trout and brown trout.
A picturesque Exmoor village in an area of outstanding natural beauty and nestled in a stunning valley within easy reach of the wilds of Exmoor and its beautiful countryside.
Not for the faint hearted, this bracing six mile walk takes you around the rocky headland high above the sea, through ancient woodland and then up onto Martinhoe Common. The breathtaking coastal waterfall should make the climb worth it!
Exmoor extends from this point over an area of nearly 270 square miles. Easily as beautiful as her sister, Dartmoor, Exmoor offers endless ways to strike out into the wilderness and relish the great outdoors for a day or a week. Explore Exmoor walking, riding or cycling, even travelling by four wheel drive - you can set whatever pace you like through the valleys, hills, streams and moorland. Come in autumn and see the moors set alight with the colour of turning leaves; come in early spring, and witness Snowdrop Valley, when the carpet of white blooms heralds the end of winter. It's always a good time to visit.
No, not llamas. Music and arts, set in a beautiful coastal location, from a variety of local and national bands during mid-June.
An examination of Exmoor's history from the Stone Age to the present day.
Described by the painter Thomas Gainsborough as 'the most delightful place for a landscape painter this country can boast', Lynmouth lies on the north Devon cliffs, between Exmoor National Park and the sea. It sits 500 feet directly below its sister village, Lynton. The two are joined by a unique water-powered funicular cliff railway. This part of Devon is rich in natural beauty; the coastline here is glorious, while inland Exmoor's valleys, rivers, waterfalls and hills create an inspiring, wild landscape.
A few years ago, the Classic Cottages team started writing about where we live and why we love it. Over time these have evolved into the Classic Guide.
13 September 2021
In a beautiful setting in the Heddon Valley, here you'll find a menu created using local produce and quality wines and ales. With a choice of bar areas inside there is also lots of outdoor seating, ideal for summer months.
17 March 2009
A truly dramatic landscape that has to be seen to be believed. Over many thousands of years, the elements have chiselled the sandstone, slate and limestone rock into strange and precarious formations. The Valley of the Rocks sits near the edge of Exmoor, where moorland plunges into cliffs to meet the sea, making for some superb walking. Start at the coastal town of Lynton, to the east of the Valley, for a circular five mile ramble that takes in moors, clifftops and stunning views across the Valley and out to sea. Don't forget to pack a picnic.
16 July 2008
A unique way of making the 500ft vertical journey from Lynmouth at the bottom of the cliff to Lynton at the top.
On the edge of Exmoor in a glorious secluded valley, Brendon House is a fine place for a cream tea on a sunny afternoon. It's also a great centre for walking, cycling and horse riding. You can purchase Environmental Agency fishing permits here for the East Lyn river, home to salmon, sea trout and brown trout.
A picturesque Exmoor village in an area of outstanding natural beauty and nestled in a stunning valley within easy reach of the wilds of Exmoor and its beautiful countryside.
Not for the faint hearted, this bracing six mile walk takes you around the rocky headland high above the sea, through ancient woodland and then up onto Martinhoe Common. The breathtaking coastal waterfall should make the climb worth it!
Exmoor extends from this point over an area of nearly 270 square miles. Easily as beautiful as her sister, Dartmoor, Exmoor offers endless ways to strike out into the wilderness and relish the great outdoors for a day or a week. Explore Exmoor walking, riding or cycling, even travelling by four wheel drive - you can set whatever pace you like through the valleys, hills, streams and moorland. Come in autumn and see the moors set alight with the colour of turning leaves; come in early spring, and witness Snowdrop Valley, when the carpet of white blooms heralds the end of winter. It's always a good time to visit.
No, not llamas. Music and arts, set in a beautiful coastal location, from a variety of local and national bands during mid-June.
An examination of Exmoor's history from the Stone Age to the present day.
Described by the painter Thomas Gainsborough as 'the most delightful place for a landscape painter this country can boast', Lynmouth lies on the north Devon cliffs, between Exmoor National Park and the sea. It sits 500 feet directly below its sister village, Lynton. The two are joined by a unique water-powered funicular cliff railway. This part of Devon is rich in natural beauty; the coastline here is glorious, while inland Exmoor's valleys, rivers, waterfalls and hills create an inspiring, wild landscape.