Barle Valley, Exmoor National Park

Name: Barle Valley
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Barle Valley is a 1,540 acres Site of Special Scientific Interest within Exmoor National Park, situated in the counties of Devon and Somerset through which the River Barle flows. It was notified in its current form under the Wildlife and Countryside Act in 1988. The site includes the Somerset Wildlife Trust's Mounsey Wood Nature Reserve and the Knaplock and North Barton SSSI which has been notified since 1954. ()

Coordinates: 51°9'56"N, 3°49'40"W

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Barle Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valley of Rocks, Exmoor Zoo, Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton Town Hall.

4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Historic walking areas
Valley of Rocks, Lynton
121 min walk • The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
4.4 miW
Zoo and small animal conservation centre
Exmoor Zoo, Barnstaple
112 min walk • Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre in Exmoor, North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. The current owners took over in 1993, and have enlarged and developed the zoo, now specialising in the conservation of smaller animals.
4.6 miN
World's steepest water-powered railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton
117 min walk • The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon in southwest England.
4.5 miN
City hall
Lynton Town Hall, Lynton
115 min walk • Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles
Wind Hill, Lynton
114 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.
4.4 miN
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
114 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.
3.4 miNW
Church
St Petrock's Church, Exmoor National Park
87 min walk • St Petrock's Church in Parracombe, Devon, England was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles
Myrtlebury, Lynton
114 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.
2.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Shoulsbury castle, Exmoor National Park
58 min walk • Shoulsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Challacombe in Devon, England. It takes the form of a multi-ditch and rampart enclosure close to the top of a hill on the shoulder of Shoulsbarrow Common at an elevation of 472 metres above sea level.
4.4 miN
Museum
Lyn and Exmoor Museum, Lynton
112 min walk • The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a small museum in Lynton, Devon, England, housed in the town's oldest surviving domestic dwelling, a Grade II listed, whitewashed, stone cottage. There are seven rooms of displays and a garden.
3.5 miN
Museum
Lyn and Exmoor Museum, Lynton
91 min walk • The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a small museum in Lynton, Devon, England, housed in the town's oldest surviving domestic dwelling, a Grade II listed, whitewashed, stone cottage. There are seven rooms of displays and a garden.