Exmoor and Dartmoor
From Porlock To Milton Abbot Via Lynmouth and Tiverton
Mileometer 125 miles
On the clock 3 hours’ driving time
Landscape Vertiginous Atlantic cliffs and moorland panoramas
A tale of two moors, this route brings you among classic motoring roads and the southwest’s most beautiful countryside. From the remote Somerset coast to Stone Age scenery on Exmoor and rugged Dartmoor, it’s the wilder side of English beauty.
Need to know
From Porlock (A), head to Lynmouth on the A39, then out again, following a hairpin bend to Lynton (1) and signs to the Valley of Rocks, and through to Lee…
Worth getting out of the car for
It’s about three miles along the coast path from Lynton to the Valley of Rocks, or you can take a short stroll from one of the Valley of Rocks carparks. …
Review
I didn’t realise we’d have to test the impressive pulling power of our Saab so soon. Nudging out of Porlock, we’re climbing one of the steepest A roads in the UK, ascending 400m in under two miles. As we reach the summit, the clouds form huge, dark…
Dates for your diary
March Exeter Festival of South West England Food & Drink. June North Devon Festival and the …
