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West Exmoor Coast and Woods

Photo of West Exmoor Coast and Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Lynton, Devon, south west England.

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

© Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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West Exmoor Coast and Woods is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon. It is among the largest in the county. It lies within Exmoor National Park.

Barnstaple Station is about 16.4 km away to the south-west. Other SSSIs nearby include Exmoor Coastal Heaths, Watersmeet and North Exmoor.

More places to visit near West Exmoor Coast and Woods

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 South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

adjoining · spans 4 counties

Photo of Heddon's Mouth, a cove near Combe Martin in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Heddon's Mouth

Cove near Combe Martin

A dramatic combe of scree and heather on the Exmoor coast, where the Heddon river reaches a boulder shore.

0.1 km NW

Photo of Lynton, a village in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Lynton

Village

Victorian cliff-top town linked to Lynmouth by a water-powered funicular, gateway to the Valley of Rocks and Exmoor's coast.

0.5 km E · Devon

Photo of Lynmouth, a village in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Lynmouth

Village

Harbour village at the foot of a wooded gorge where the East and West Lyn rivers meet the sea below towering Exmoor cliffs.

0.8 km E · Devon

Photo: Great Hangman, a viewpoint near Combe Martin, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Great Hangman

Viewpoint near Combe Martin

England's highest sea cliff, a 318-metre hog-backed headland above Combe Martin and the highest point of the coast path.

4.5 km W