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The highest point is Brown Willy at 420 m (1378 ft), also the highest point in Cornwall. Wetland sites
on the moor include Colliford Lake, a large reservoir, and Dozmary Pool. Discover Accommodation including B&BS, hotels, self catering, caravan parks and campsites. Discover great walking and cycling
routes; pony trekking and fishing; shopping and eating out; wildlife and archaeology myths and legends, plus a wealth of family attractions. The Exmoor National Park is a protected area of
approximately 267 square miles within North Devon and West Somerset in the South West of England, UK. Exmoor is a mixture of valleys and combs, high heather moor-land and ancient oak woodland. The
northern boundary of Exmoor is the dramatic coastline of the Bristol Channel. The cliffs here are the highest in England and much of them are covered in ancient oak woodland. The tides in the
Channel can be quite fierce but there are a number of safe, sandy beaches. There is a wide diversity of wildlife on Exmoor; the famous wild Exmoor Pony still thrives on the heath land commons, as do the herds of wild Red Deer. There are large numbers of foxes which, until
2005, were regularly hunted on horseback using hounds. The loud 'mewing' of the buzzards as they circle overhead is also a feature of the Exmoor scenery. Another Exmoor feature is the Devon bank -
field boundaries consisting of high, stone-sided, hedge topped man made banks. Exmoor is a very quiet and peaceful place, relatively unchanged for many years. Lots of its visitors return year after year, drawn by the beautiful scenery, Visit the time honoured village of
Clovelly and you'll see things as they have been for centuries. The steep cobbled streets and ancient harbour give the village a very special atmosphere. It's so evocative of times gone by you can
almost feel the past — and it’s easy to imagine the daily catch being carried to market through the steep cobbled streets. Elsewhere around the coast there are the remains of forgotten industry — lime
kilns, ruined harbours and ancient forts. Spend a day among the rocks at Hartland or Lynmouth and you'll meet excited Geologists examining every fold: at places like these you’ll find amazing rock
formations where you can trace the history of the very land we walk on. In Bideford you'll find The Kathleen and May, one of the last three masted schooners to ply her trade in these waters. She was
rescued from There is an abundant amount of wildlife here to watch and many guided tours with experts who know were to find it, dereliction in 1998 and has since been magnificently restored. Walk the
plank onto her lovingly rebuilt decks and experience life aboard one of the last tall ships. With such a rich maritime past, seafaring stories abound. Hear the tales of wreckers, smugglers and heroic
rescues at museums and attractions all over North Devon and Exmoor: The Maritime Museum at Appledore, The Hartland Quay Museum, Barnstaple Museum and the curiosity filled museum at Ilfracombe. For the
book lovers there are plenty of "literary connections". Discover how little Tarka Country has changed since Williamson's novel, stand at the altar in Oare church on Exmoor where Lorna Doone met her
death, sit at Charles Kingsley"s desk in Clovelly or visit Westward Ho! this is where Rudyard Kipling spent his school years. A visit to "Torrington 1646" in the "Cavalier Town" of Torrington will
reveal important events of the Civil War, whilst at Dartington Crystal, also in Torrington, you can see fine glassware made — right before your very eyes. And in England's oldest borough, Barnstaple,
a visit to the pannier market can evoke visions of another age. It remains a constant part of local life, where you can still buy local produce grown by local farmers and smallholders.
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