Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park

Name: Robber's Bridge
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Robber's Bridge, or Robbers Bridge, is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor near Doone Valley, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees. ()

Width: 7 ftCoordinates: 51°12'18"N, 3°41'26"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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Robber's Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Foreland Point, Coleridge Way, Culbone Church, Church of St Dubricius.

4.5 miNW
Protected area
Foreland Point, Lynton
114 min walk • Foreland Point is a rocky headland in Devon near Lynmouth, and is the most northerly point along the Devon and Exmoor coast. The highest cliff is 89 metres above the high tide, although the highest point of the entire headland is near Countisbury at 302 metres.
4.8 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
124 min walk • The Coleridge Way is a 51-mile footpath in Somerset and Devon, England. It was opened in April 2005, and the route links several sites associated with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge starting from Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey.
1.8 miNE
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
45 min walk • Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
4.1 miE
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
105 min walk • The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is to Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
2.8 miE
Village, Harbor
Porlock Weir, Porlock
73 min walk • Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
4.2 miE
History museum, Museum
Dovery Manor Museum, Porlock
108 min walk • Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
4.1 miSE
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
104 min walk • Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
1.2 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
32 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
East Lyn Valley, Exmoor National Park
56 min walk • East Lyn Valley is a valley of Exmoor, covering northern Devon and western Somerset, England. The East Lyn River is formed from several main tributaries including Hoar Oak Water beginning near Weir Water.
1.9 miNW
Bridge
Malmsmead Bridge, Exmoor National Park
49 min walk • Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon.
1.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Porlock Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park
49 min walk • Porlock Stone Circle is a stone circle located on Exmoor, near the village of Porlock in the south-western English county of Somerset.