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    Coastal heath lining the coastal path in late summer on the hillside above the Heddon Valley, with Exmoor beyond
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    West Exmoor Coast
    North east Devon, from Combe Martin to Woody Bay, west of Lynton
    Prehistory  Church or chapel  Industrial heritage  Iconic views or viewpoints  Hills or mountains  River or estuary  Woodland  Coast  1962 
    Six miles of towering cliffs and secluded coves, wooded river valleys and heather moorland in Exmoor National Park.
     
    • Heddon Valley shop, refreshments and information centre
    • A favourite landscape of the Romantic poets and smugglers too!
    • Fantastic walking on the South West Coast Path and Tarka Trail
    • A haven for coastal and woodland birds
    • Highest sea cliffs in southern England
    • Archaeological interest - from a Roman fortlet to Victorian limekilns
    Heddon Valley
    Heddon Valley
    A deep, lush wooded river valley or 'combe' running down to the sea at Heddon's Mouth beach from an information centre and shop. A great spot for butterflies and site of a restored Victorian lime kiln. SS655481
    Woody Bay
    Woody Bay is a quiet cove to the east of the Heddon valley with views over the Bristol Channel. The coast path to its east passes a cliff top Roman fortlet at Martinhoe. SS675492
    		 View of Woody Bay, North Devon with rocks in the foreground at dawn
    Hangman Hills
    The Great Hangman cliff viewed from the sea on the north Devon coast
    Towering sea cliffs and spectacular moorland scenery offering energetic walking and wonderful views over Combe Martin and the Bristol Channel. The miners' paths and old iron ore works at Blackstone Point evoke a long mining history. SS595483
    Holdstone and Trentishoe Down
    Heather coastal moorland separated in the east from the Great Hangman by a deep valley at Sherracombe. Inland, Ladies Mile footpath winds its way behind Trentishoe Down through the oak woods to Heddon Valley. All very remote and tranquil. SS625475
    		 A view from Trentishoe Down looking eastwards with colourful heather in full bloom
    Contact details
    Heddon Valley
    Parracombe
    Barnstaple
    Devon EX31 4PY

    01598 763402 (Shop)
    01598 763306 (Estate Office)
    01271 850887 (Property Manager)

    Email: northdevon@nationaltrust.org.uk


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