Malmsmead Bridge, Exmoor National Park

Name: Malmsmead Bridge
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#24 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon. The Badgworthy Water forms the boundary between the counties of Somerset and Devon, and the bridge is therefore shared between both counties, as well as being within the Exmoor National Park. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed building. ()

Completed: XVII centuryCoordinates: 51°12'57"N, 3°43'52"W

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Malmsmead Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Foreland Point, Culbone Church, Wind Hill, Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse.

2.6 miNW
Protected area
Foreland Point, Lynton
66 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.
3.1 miE
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
80 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*.
3.4 miW
Forts and castles
Wind Hill, Lynton
87 min walk • Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north.
3.1 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse, Lynton
79 min walk • Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse is located on Foreland Point; it was originally simply named 'The Foreland Lighthouse'. First lit on 28 September 1900, the lighthouse was built to assist vessels passing through the Bristol Channel, and is a round brick tower painted white.
4.4 miE
Village, Harbor
Porlock Weir, Porlock
113 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.
0.7 miE
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
18 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.
1.9 miSE
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
49 min walk • 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.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
East Lyn Valley, Exmoor National Park
15 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.
4.3 miW
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
111 min walk • Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
3.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Porlock Stone Circle, Exmoor National Park
97 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.
4.1 miW
Forts and castles
Myrtlebury, Lynton
105 min walk • Myrtlebury is an Iron Age enclosure or 'spur' hill fort situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England. The fort is effectively the north east of a hillside forming a spur or promontory above the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the east of the village, at approximately 150 metres above sea level.