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South Exmoor

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South Exmoor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 31 km². It is one of 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only three of the county's SSSIs are larger. It lies within Exmoor National Park.

Barle Valley and North Exmoor are among the SSSIs within 0.7 km. The nearest railway station is Tiverton Parkway, about 15.9 km to the south-east.

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Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.Iconic

Exmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

Photo along the Two Moors Way, a 102-mile long-distance path running from Ivybridge to Lynmouth, south west England.

Two Moors Way

Long-distance path

Devon's south-to-north crossing, over Dartmoor and Exmoor from Ivybridge to the sea at Lynmouth.

adjoining · Devon & Somerset

Photo of Winsford, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Winsford

Village

Exmoor village threaded by seven bridges and fords over the Winn and Exe, with a thatched inn and Winsford Hill and its ponies above.

0.4 km NE · Somerset

Photo of Tarr Steps, a landmark near Winsford in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Tarr Steps

Landmark near Winsford

An ancient clapper bridge of massive stone slabs stepping across the River Barle in a wooded Exmoor valley.

1.6 km S

Photo of Exmoor Forest Inn, a gastropub near Simonsbath, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Exmoor Forest Inn

Gastropub · With rooms near Simonsbath

Remote Exmoor inn with rooms and its own farm, one of England's most sustainable pubs.

3.8 km NW

Photo along the Tarka Trail, a 180-mile long-distance path in south west England.

Tarka Trail

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Barnstaple through Tarka the Otter's north Devon — part riverside rail path, part moor, part coast, one leg by train.

5.3 km W · Devon & Somerset