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

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Lynton

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The cliff railway linking Lynton to Lynmouth below is the only fully water-powered railway in the UK, opened in 1890 and worked by counterbalancing water tanks. The town itself is Victorian, built up on the clifftop as the two villages grew into a resort. West along the coast lies the Valley of Rocks, a dry gorge grazed by feral goats.

More places to visit near Lynton

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.

0.3 km NE · spans 4 counties

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.

0.5 km E · Devon

Photo: Valley of Rocks, a viewpoint near Lynton in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Valley of Rocks

Viewpoint near Lynton

A dry U-shaped valley of jagged tors above the sea near Lynton, roamed by feral goats on the Exmoor coast.

1.4 km W

Photo of Watersmeet, a country estate near Lynmouth in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Watersmeet

Country estate near Lynmouth

Wooded confluence of tumbling Exmoor rivers.

3.9 km E

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.

6.3 km W