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The guide is organised into five sections. If you are planning a first visit, what to see and getting here are the two to start with.

Explore

• What to seeExplore the two villages
• Valley of the RocksOne mile west of Lynton
• WatersmeetOne and a half miles from Lynmouth
• The cliff railwayOpened Easter 1890
• ExmoorNational park since 1954
• Lundy IslandIn the Bristol Channel
• Days outWithin an hour

Stay

• Where to stayPlaces to stay
• Hotels and guest housesServiced accommodation
• Staying in LynmouthAt sea level
• Outside the villagesOut on the moor
• Self-cateringCottages and apartments
• Lynmouth self-cateringAt the harbour
• Self-catering outsideOut on the moor
• Camping and caravansUnder canvas
• Large groupsGroups and gatherings
• WeddingsOn the Exmoor coast

Things to do

• WalkingExmoor and the coast
• CyclingRoads, lanes and moor
• RidingOn the moor
• FishingRivers and the Channel
• SurfingThe Atlantic coast
• SwimmingSea and river
• GolfCourses within an hour
• Bowls and tennisVillage sport
• The cinemaWhen it rains

Stories

• The 1952 floodDevon, August 1952
• Lorna Doone countryExmoor in fiction
• HistoryTwo thousand years, briefly
• Earlier peoplesBefore the villages
• Famous visitorsWho came here

Plan your visit

• Getting hereGetting here and around
• The 21 Mile DriveA half day by road
• Satellite navigationFinding the place
• ConditionsBefore you set out
• Food and drinkFood and drink
• Market daysPannier markets
• What's onThrough the year

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