Tarr Steps

Local highlight

Ancient clapper bridge across the River Barle.

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Approximate location — this spot is pinned to the nearest village, so the exact point may be a little way off.

Tarr Steps is the longest clapper bridge in Britain — seventeen spans of huge, flat stone slabs laid straight across the River Barle, and probably medieval in origin. It stands in a wooded Exmoor valley that’s now a nature reserve, with riverside paths along either bank. Open access on foot; the car park at the top is a short walk above the crossing.

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