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Walking & Orienteering
Exmoor is the ideal place to explore the outdoors on foot and to improve your
navigational skills with orienteering, all carried out with stunning scenery
as your back drop. Watersmeet, Valley of the Rocks, Glen Lyn Gorge, Heddon
Valley, Lorna Doone Country, for the experienced walker or someone who just
prefers a short stroll, with over 1000km of footpaths across wooded valleys
and moorlands, the variety is infinite. |
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Horse Riding
With over 600km of bridleways Exmoor is a special place for riding and a great
place to explore on horseback. Visitors can ride at their leisure over open
heath moors and through steeply wooded valleys.
Horses and tuition are readily
available from the local riding schools at Lynton, Oare and Brendon. |
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Cycling & Mountain Biking
From country lanes to bridleways and special trails, Exmoor offers cycling for
all presenting challenges to road cyclists and off-road enjoyment to mountain
biker, all offer a different experience.
Cycling is easy and enjoyable for all ages and abilities there is considerable
scope for exploration and freedom to discover the area. |
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Fishing
Sea Fishing - Good harbour & boat fishing with grey mullet and bass from
the harbour arm, drift fishing for pollack and mackerel and tope, skate and
conger in Lynmouth Bay. Motor boats with skipper are available for hire.
Freshwater Fishing - The River Lyn is a beautiful river with a good run of
salmon as well as sea trout and brown trout. |
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Coastal Boat Trips
Departing from Lynmouth harbour, weather & tide permitting, enjoy trips around the
Lynmouth Bay to the lighthouse and smugglers caves, beautiful views along the heritage coastline to see
England's highest sea cliffs and get close to nesting seabirds in their sanctuary
at the Valley of the Rocks & Lee Bay.
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Surfing
When the right conditions prevail the surf at Lynmouth Bay is a regional
classic. Surfing is ideal for the experienced surfer with
a point-break together with a west, south-west swell and a southerly wind, the
pebble and rock bottom ensures perfect breaking waves. |
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Off-Roading
& Green Laning
Exmoor can offer the responsible driver some great off-roading and green-laning.
Hill climbs and steep, rocky descents together with narrow lanes and tracks, river crossings
and spectacular scenery and wildlife present both the novice and experienced
driver a great time.
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Painting
"Lynmouth...the most delightful place for a landscape painter this
country can boast" said artist Gainsborough. Whether painting with
watercolours or oils Lynmouth and Exmoor will provide the artist with more than
enough subject matter, from stunning landscapes and seascapes, to beautiful
wildlife and wild flowers.
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Golf
From the links courses all along the glorious coastline to the wonderful
parkland courses, North Devon has a great variety for the golfer to play. Royal
North Devon, Saunton, Portmore, Minehead & West
Somerset, Ilfracombe, Torrington, Hartland Forest and Holsworthy. |
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Shooting
Exmoor is surrounded by a wide range of
exceptional quality shooting activities on with both clays and
game.
There are numerous shoots across Exmoor, with plenty of choice you’ll find
some of the best commercial shoots in England, world-class partridge and
pheasant shooting.
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Coasteering
Coasteering involves traversing the sea cliffs
by wading in waist deep water and scrambling up rocky coastal outcrops. With
leading instructors, enjoy the cliffs and local scenery. This is an ideal and
safe environment to enjoy coasteering. www.milladventure.co.uk |
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All Terrain Off-Road Driving
Enjoy the ultimate outdoor adventure! Quad Bikes, Grass
Karts, Rally Karts, Snow Cat ride or Drive 4X4. From the complete beginner to the experienced driver, something for everyone,
novice rides with tuition,
challenging rides with plenty of mud, water and exhilarating speed. There are
even night rides for the most daring.
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Horse & Wagon Rides
For a relaxing day out try our traditional horse and cart rides over Exmoor.
Help get the horse and wagon ready at a beautiful Exmoor farm then relax and
let our guides show you some undiscovered places.
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Rock Climbing
This is an ideal and safe environment to
enjoy climbing, starting with a basic introduction which will progress as your
confidence develops.
For the more experienced, let some of Devon's leading
climbing instructors take you on the spectacular climbs that can be found
along North Devon's rugged coastline and remote hills. |
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Photography
The stunning natural beauty that is to be found on Exmoor provides both the
novice and experienced photographer with both spectacular locations and
magnificent wildlife to photograph all year round. |
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Canoeing
The East Lyn River from Watersmeet to Lynmouth Harbour provides excellent and
challenging conditions in late Autumn and throughout the winter. Exmoor Canoe Club is made up of beginners
to experienced BCU coaches and is open to anyone who would
like to learn to canoe. www.exmoorcanoeclub.org.uk |
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Hang-Gliding &
Paragliding
Permitted sites are at Countisbury near Lynmouth, a
huge cliff and magnificent scenery make a visit essential for the experienced
pilot, Bossington near Porlock, an ideal place to get current or try
new techniques and North Hill at Minehead, A
magnificent site with a great ridge run, suitable for all skill levels.
www.dscondors.co.uk |
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