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Ilfracombe

 
 
 

Minehead

 
 
 

Barnstaple

 
Situated on the River Taw in Devon, the Borough of Barnstaple is the oldest in the UK. A popular and thriving market town, Barnstaple is referred to by locals as ‘Barum’.

 

Combe Martin


 
Combe Martin is an attractive and popular coastal town, in a sheltered cove on the western fringes of Exmoor National Park. It takes its name from the Old English ‘Combe’ – meaning wooded valley, and ‘Martin’ from the name of the family who acquired land in the area after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

 

Lynton

 
Lynton is a beautiful little coastal town in the Exmoor National Park. Its beautiful golden beach and agreeably gentle pace of life ensure that it is a magnet for tourists.

 

Lynmouth

 
Lynmouth is a picturesque village on the North Devon coast, within the Exmoor National Park. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers West Lyn and East Lyn, and is a popular tourist destination.

 

Porlock


 
Porlock is a charming little coastal town on the North Somerset Coast, in Exmoor. It is popular with walkers, due to its location on the South West Coast Path, and was frequented by romantic poets Coleridge and Wordsworth.

 

Dunster

 
Dunster is a picturesque village on the North Somerset Coast. For such a tiny village, Dunster contains many listed buildings and architecture of historical importance, most notably Dunster Castle, which towers above the village.

 

Challacombe

 
Challacombe is a rural and somewhat remote village in western Exmoor. It has changed little over the centuries; its old world charm is one of its most endearing features.

 

Simonsbath

 
Set amidst the Exmoor Forest, on the banks of the River Barle in Devon, Simonsbath is a charming little village in the heart of Exmoor National Park.

 

Exford

 
Exford is a charming little village in the heart of Exmoor. Originally named as it was one of the earliest fords on the River Exe – there is now an attractive bridge here to serve as a crossing place.

 

Winsford

 
Winsford is an attractive village in the Exmoor National Park, at the meeting points of the River Exe and the Winn Brook, from which the village takes its name.

 

Dulverton

 
Dulverton is an attractive little market town on the River Barle in the south of Exmoor, and is set amidst characteristic rolling scenery. The 13th Century church and market square are at the centre of town.

 

Watchet

 
Watchet is a small harbour town on the North Somerset Coast. Its greatest claim to fame is as the fictional port from which the Ancient Mariner sailed in the famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

 

 

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