Three views of Hartland Abbey
And the Walled Garden at Hartland Abbey
Hartland Quay is nearby - this is the view northwards from the car park
and this is looking southwards
The Hotel and Museum - a lot of exhibits about local shipwrecks
Two views of the quay as it is today
The coast at Woollacombe close to where we stayed
The village of Hele near Ilfracombe
Arlington Court which is situated between Coombe Martin and Barnstaple
Peacock in the tea garden at Arlington Court
The church at Arlington Court
The Stable at Arlington Court now the site of the National Trust Carriage Museum
A horse and Carriage out for a spin in the grounds
A medieval Barn
On the lake walk on the Arlington Estate
A view over a farm from the walk
The lake. apparently one of the owners in the 19th century was going to build a suspension bridge over the lake for a grand carriage drive, but it was never completed. The top of the tower that can be seen in the trees is all that remains.
A gate on the walk
An iron Age fort at the top of Countisbury Hill on Exmoor
A view of Lynton and Lynmouth from the top of Countisbury Hill. Lynton and Lynmouth are twin towns - Lynton is on the side of the hill whilst Lynmouth is in the valley at the mouth of the East and West Lyn rivers.
Lynmouth Harbour
The Lyn River looking up the East Lyn Valley. In 1952 this was the scene as of a devastating flood as water poured down these valleys and caused a great deal of trouble.
The centre of Lynmouth
The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway using water powered vehicles
Two views of the vehicles
The West Lyn River
The tea house at Watersmeet
The waterfall on Hoar Oak Water at Watersmeet
The East Lyn river at Watersmeet
An Historic Bridge on Badgworthy Water, Malsmead on Exmoor
Lorna Doone Farm at Malmsmead
So named for the novel Lorna Doone written by RD Blackmoor which was set in this area.
Dunster Castle in Dunster which is very close to Minehead on the Bristol Channel in Somerset. The Castle is a 17th Century mansion built within the confines of a Medieval Castle
A wing of the mansion
Two views of the mansion
A relic of the old castle
A view from the castle oveer the town of Dunster looking up the valley of the River Avill towards Exmoor
Two views of the medieval main gate which leads up to the house
The Priory Church of St George
An old house on the main road through Dunster and by the church
The main street of Dunster looking towards the 16th Century Yarn market
The Yarn Market
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