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Visitors enjoying afternoon refreshments in the tea garden at Watersmeet House, a 19th-century fishing lodge next to the East Lyn and Hoar Oak Water
© National Trust / Paul Birch
Watersmeet
North Devon, east of Lynton and Lynmouth, within Exmoor National Park
Prehistory  House  Industrial heritage  Iconic views or viewpoints  Hills or mountains  River or estuary  Woodland  Coast  1934 
Varied Exmoor landscape of rocky coastline, heather moorland, wooded valleys and fast-flowing rivers.
 
  • Dramatic stretch of the South West Coast Path
  • One of Britain's deepest river gorges
  • Setting for an Edwardian tea-room and gardens
  • Haven for butterflies, otters, birds and salmon
  • Iron Age hill forts to explore at Countisbury and Myrtleberry
  • Exmoor Base Camp - a budget place to stay for groups

What's new this year
New bridges offer more walking routes at Watersmeet and in the East Lyn river valley.
 
 
Watersmeet House
Visitors enjoy a sunny day in the tea garden at Watersmeet House
Where the lush valleys of Hoar Oak Water and the East Lyn river tumble together sits Watersmeet House, a 19th-century fishing lodge, now a National Trust shop, tea room and information point. SS744486
The Lyn Valley
Great spot for woodland walks taking in waterfalls and boulder-filled streams. Easy access riverside strolls from Lynmouth, the Combe Park car park and Rockford/Brendon. SS744486
 The river Lyn tumbles down to Lynmouth in a series of waterfalls and rapids
Countisbury & the Foreland
Heather moorland at Countisbury looking east along the north Devon coast
Archaeologically-interesting moorland and rugged coastline, through which the South West Coast Path runs along Glenthorne Cliffs towards Devon's most northerly outcrop, Foreland Point. SS746497
Contact details
Watersmeet House
Watersmeet Road
Lynmouth
Devon EX35 6NT

01598 753348 (Tea room)
01598 752648 (Shop)
01598 741101 (Base camp)
01271 850887 (Property Manager)

Email: northdevon@nationaltrust.org.uk
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