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    Things to do
    Events  Events
    Discover more about conserving the Exmoor coast and join National Trust countryside wardens for guided walks, wildlife events and rural skills days.
     
    Family highlights  Family highlights
    Tracker Pack filled with fun activities for children available from the Heddon Valley shop.
     
    Walking  Walking
    Variety of coastal and woodland walks, ranging from level riverside paths with accessible viewpoints, to steep climbs up to clifftops or down to secluded coves. Follow the South West Coast Path and Tarka Trail or explore quieter trails off the beaten track.

    Buy a National Trust walks guide from the Heddon Valley shop or contact the property and have one posted to you.
     
    Horse riding  Horse riding
    Several bridleways in the Heddon Valley woods and along the road down to Woody Bay.
     
    Outdoor activity centre  Outdoor activity centre
    Exmoor Base Camp at Countisbury, near Watersmeet, a residential centre for working holidays, volunteer and private/family groups.
     
    Get involved  Get involved
    100s of volunteers help out each year with conservation tasks like woodland management and rhododendron clearing, path maintenance and wall building.
     

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    Dog walking on the Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire
    © NTPL / Leo Mason
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