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The Doone Valley, Exmoor
The Doone Valley, Exmoor. The Map OS Explorer OL9 - Exmoor. 1:25000. Time: 5 – 6 hours Grade: Moderate, but a long walk with short spells of steep uphill. Start near Dry Bridge on the B3223 Simonsbath to Lynmouth road, parking in one of a couple of small parking areas GR 759452. Take the track NE for about 1 Km then look for a clear path, at a junction of paths, off right signed “Doone Valley “ Follow the clear track ( little bit vague near the top ) and drop down gently to cross the small stream via a ford. Stay on the track to curve round and down to come into the Doone Valley beside the famous Badgworthy Water (Read the book!) and the ruins of a medieval village, The remains are signified by raised grass and stone humps but little else ! Follow the track ( signed “Malmsmead )“round to the left rather than dropping down to the river . Move north, following the river through incredible scenery and the ever-likely fleeting appearance of deer. Note the lichen covered trees, rivulets and high moor across the river. Look out for the Richard Blackmore commemorative plaque. Eventually, on reaching the approach to Cloud Farm stay on the West side of the river , unless you want to check Cloud Farm for a cream tea but it doesn’t always seem to be open for custom !, and wander down to Malmsmead. Here, the Welcome Inn , Lorna Doone Farm and small shop . Well, worth a moment here to soak up the really beautiful surroundings. The ford, the foxgloves when out, the river – just magic. -
4-Night Exmoor Guided Walking Holiday
4-Night Exmoor Guided Walking Holiday Tour Style: Guided Walking Destinations: Exmoor & England Trip code: SLBOB-4 2 & 3 HOLIDAY OVERVIEW The sweeping hills, wooded combes and glorious seascapes of the Exmoor National Park reward every footstep with an astonishing range of landscapes and moods to enjoy. Vibrant yellow gorse, purple heather, wild ponies and red deer meet a backdrop of huge blue skies and seas, adding a colourful variety to our Guided Walks. WHAT'S INCLUDED • High quality en-suite accommodation in our country house • Full board from dinner upon arrival to breakfast on departure day • 3 days guided walking • Use of our comprehensive Discovery Point • Choice of up to three guided walks each walking day • The services of HF Holidays Walking Leaders www.hfholidays.co.uk PAGE 1 [email protected] Tel: +44(0) 20 3974 8865 HOLIDAYS HIGHLIGHTS • Head out on guided walks to discover the varied beauty of Exmoor on foot • Admire panoramic moorland views and expansive seascapes • Let an experienced leader bring classic routes and offbeat areas to life • Visit some of Somerset's most beautiful picture postcard villages • Look out for wildlife, find secret corners and learn about the history of the moors and coastline • Discover the clarity of the night sky in this International Dark Sky Reserve • A relaxed pace of discovery in a sociable group keen to get some fresh air in one of England’s most beautiful walking areas • Evenings in our country house where you share a drink and re-live the day’s adventures ITINERARY ACCOMMODATION Holnicote House Lying near the attractive village of Selworthy, in the heart of the Exmoor National Park, historic Holnicote House stands within a series of peaceful gardens with spreading lawns. -
Download Walk Details
Walk 3: circular walk to dunster Length: 3 ½ miles / 5.5 Km Good For: Difficulty: Easy / Stile free Theme: History Duration: 2/3 hours depending on speed of walking and time spent in Dunster Dunster originated as “Dunn’s Torre”, a craggy fortification overlooking the Bristol Channel which William the Conqueror gave to the powerful de Mohun family to build a castle to protect the coast. In 1375 the feudal barony was purchased by the Luttrell family who owned the Castle until 1976 when it was gifted to the National Trust. From Dunster Beach car park (1), walk in a westerly direction across the grass near to the shingle of the beach until you reach a gap in the fence (do not take the drive leading to the chalets). Follow ECP signposts and waymarks and walk across the grass area between the chalets and the beach keeping closer to the beach than the chalets. Note on the way a profusion of wild flowers, in season, most notably Evening Primrose and Biting Stonecrop. Continue on this path for approximately 1km until you come to another gap in the fence. Discover The Secret Somerset Coast - Walk 3: Circular walk to Dunster Page 2 of 6 Leave the ECP (2) and turn left following the footpath signs for Dunster. The structures in front of you as you leave the coast path are Second World War “pillbox” defences. Continue inland on this path, over the footbridge and walk until you come to a metal gate (3). Turn left onto the track and follow it until you reach a series of gates which take you through Lower Marsh Farm. -
'Off-The-Beaten Track' Sightseeing Tour of Central Exmoor
‘Off-the-Beaten Track’ Sightseeing Tour of Central Exmoor Central Tour of Sightseeing Track’ ‘Off-the-Beaten B G F C E D A N H L M I J K G Places of interest along the route Overlay of route This map is intended as a guide only. © Exmoor National Park Authority Circular drive around central Exmoor This drive through the beautiful scenery of Exmoor, is designed to give you an ‘off-the-beaten-track’ sightseeing tour with plenty to do along the way. It includes small single-track roads which have passing places and a picturesque toll road. The information starts at Porlock, but you can pick up the route anywhere along it, depending on where you are staying. Places of interest are listed and numbered in the order you reach them going anti-clockwise around the route, which is the recommended direction to follow. Remember to take your binoculars with you, as you have a good chance of seeing red deer herds on this route, as well as Exmoor ponies. Distance: about 36 miles Duration, including stops: all day. Please note: This route is not suitable for larger vehicles. Main towns and villages visited Porlock, Porlock Weir, Oare, Brendon, Rockford, Simonsbath, Exford, Stoke Pero, Cloutsham, Horner. Places of interest along the way A. Porlock – Doverhay Manor Museum, St Dubricius church, Greencombe Gardens B. Porlock Weir (off route) – harbour, boat museum, Exmoor Glass, Porlock Marsh, Culbone church C. Toll road through ancient woodlands D. Oare church (Lorna Doone story) E. Malmsmead – Doone valley, tea rooms, old pack horse bridge, walks F. -
Lovelace Mausoleum
Lovelace Mausoleum The mausoleum stands north east of the church, enclosed on two sides by walls which separate the churchyard from land formerly owned by the Earl. The building is hexagonal, with a projecting porch which makes it keyhole- shaped on plan. It is covered by a tiled conical roof capped with a small lead lantern. All the cut-brick and flint patterning would seem quite bizarre if the churchyard walls and other surrounding buildings were not all treated in a similar way. Architect(s) Probably the Earl himself. Listing Grade II (England and Wales) Year Created 1873 History The mausoleum was built by William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805-1893). His first wife was Byron’s daughter, Augusta Ada (d.1852), a mathematician and pioneer of computing, but she died some years before the mausoleum was built and is buried elsewhere. The Earl was a keen amateur architect. Between 1855 and 1860 he transformed the family house by the addition of an extraordinary collection of flint and brick towers, and then went on to construct castellated gateways, lodges, cottages and miles of elaborately patterned wall in the same polychrome style throughout the village. The date of the mausoleum is not known but was clearly part of the same building campaign. The Earl was laid to rest in the mausoleum in 1893, followed by his second wife, Jane, in 1908. Condition Good. The mausoleum was restored in 2008. Generally open to the public on Heritage Open Days. Sources BoE: Surrey (1971) 204; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage; S Tudsbery-Turner, ‘William, Earl of Lovelace 1805-1893’, Surrey Archaeological Collections, 70 (reprinted 2001). -
Exmoor-Perambulation
PERAMBULATION OF THE ROYAL FOREST OF EXMOOR 2011 Route Instructions The boundary of the Royal Forest at the time of its sale in 1818 will be followed. The boundary will be followed mostly on its outside; as a result of fencing, it cannot be followed closely in all locations, but can usually be kept in view. About half of the route follows public rights of way, but it is possible to walk much of the route only with permission of the landowners concerned. It is important, therefore, to keep strictly to the route, which has been agreed with the landowners. The following detailed instructions and maps should assist with navigation over those sections of the route, which do not follow public rights of way. Walkers should not expect the boundary of the Royal Forest to be clearly defined. In practice, the boundary exists in several forms, e.g. as a wall proper, as an earth bank (with or without visible stones), as a bank topped by a hedge, as a post-and-wire fence, as a sunken track, or as a row of vertical boundary stones, some of which may have been uprooted and left horizontal. In some places, the form of the boundary has been completely obliterated. New fences and gates are legitimately erected by landowners and, whilst these route notes are up to date at the time of preparation, they may be slightly less so on the day of the walk. In most cases, a requirement to change direction is accompanied by an approximate heading. Walkers should use map and compass in conJunction with these notes. -
South and West Somerset Abstraction Licensing Strategy
South and West Somerset Abstraction Licensing Strategy A strategy to manage water resources sustainably October 2020 1 of 30 We are the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment. We help people and wildlife adapt to climate change and reduce its impacts, including flooding, drought, sea level rise and coastal erosion. We improve the quality of our water, land and air by tackling pollution. We work with businesses to help them comply with environmental regulations. A healthy and diverse environment enhances people's lives and contributes to economic growth. We can’t do this alone. We work as part of the Defra group (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs), with the rest of government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and local communities to create a better place for people and wildlife. Published by: © Environment Agency 2020 Environment Agency All rights reserved. This document may be Horizon House, Deanery Road, reproduced with prior permission of the Bristol BS1 5AH Environment Agency. www.gov.uk/environment-agency Further copies of this report are available from our publications catalogue: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications or our National Customer Contact Centre: 03708 506 506 Email: enquiries@environment- agency.gov.uk 2 of 30 Contents South and West Somerset Abstraction Licensing Strategy ........................................... 1 Contents ............................................................................................................................. 3 1. About the -
Der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Nr
26 . 3 . 84 Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften Nr . L 82 / 67 RICHTLINIE DES RATES vom 28 . Februar 1984 betreffend das Gemeinschaftsverzeichnis der benachteiligten landwirtschaftlichen Gebiete im Sinne der Richtlinie 75 /268 / EWG ( Vereinigtes Königreich ) ( 84 / 169 / EWG ) DER RAT DER EUROPAISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN — Folgende Indexzahlen über schwach ertragsfähige Böden gemäß Artikel 3 Absatz 4 Buchstabe a ) der Richtlinie 75 / 268 / EWG wurden bei der Bestimmung gestützt auf den Vertrag zur Gründung der Euro jeder der betreffenden Zonen zugrunde gelegt : über päischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft , 70 % liegender Anteil des Grünlandes an der landwirt schaftlichen Nutzfläche , Besatzdichte unter 1 Groß vieheinheit ( GVE ) je Hektar Futterfläche und nicht über gestützt auf die Richtlinie 75 / 268 / EWG des Rates vom 65 % des nationalen Durchschnitts liegende Pachten . 28 . April 1975 über die Landwirtschaft in Berggebieten und in bestimmten benachteiligten Gebieten ( J ), zuletzt geändert durch die Richtlinie 82 / 786 / EWG ( 2 ), insbe Die deutlich hinter dem Durchschnitt zurückbleibenden sondere auf Artikel 2 Absatz 2 , Wirtschaftsergebnisse der Betriebe im Sinne von Arti kel 3 Absatz 4 Buchstabe b ) der Richtlinie 75 / 268 / EWG wurden durch die Tatsache belegt , daß das auf Vorschlag der Kommission , Arbeitseinkommen 80 % des nationalen Durchschnitts nicht übersteigt . nach Stellungnahme des Europäischen Parlaments ( 3 ), Zur Feststellung der in Artikel 3 Absatz 4 Buchstabe c ) der Richtlinie 75 / 268 / EWG genannten geringen Bevöl in Erwägung nachstehender Gründe : kerungsdichte wurde die Tatsache zugrunde gelegt, daß die Bevölkerungsdichte unter Ausschluß der Bevölke In der Richtlinie 75 / 276 / EWG ( 4 ) werden die Gebiete rung von Städten und Industriegebieten nicht über 55 Einwohner je qkm liegt ; die entsprechenden Durch des Vereinigten Königreichs bezeichnet , die in dem schnittszahlen für das Vereinigte Königreich und die Gemeinschaftsverzeichnis der benachteiligten Gebiete Gemeinschaft liegen bei 229 beziehungsweise 163 . -
VLL A2 Local Map V2
Lynton & Lynmouth from the South West Coast Path Ride on the highest and the steepest N totally water W E powered railway S in the world! EXPLORE ENGLAND'S "LITTLE SWITZERLAND" Lynton is a vibrant Victorian village situated at the top of a deep wooded gorge and connected by the world famous water-powered funicular Cliff Railway to the picturesque harbour village of Lynmouth below. Valley of Rocks Lynmouth and Castle Rock Harbour and Car Parks Lynmouth Lynmouth Flood Memorial Harbour Gift & Local Craft Shops Rhenish Putting and Paddling Tower Cafés, Pubs & Restaurants WRINGCLIFF BEACH Exmoor National Park Centre (Wild & Rugged, Limited Accessibility) Foreland HOLLERDAY Point & HOUSE WESTERN BEACH Doone Valley POETS (SITE ONLY) (Pebbles) CORNER RHENISH TOWER Lighthouse EASTERN BEACH Coastal Exmoor IRON AGE (Pebbles) Wringcliff SITE Eastern Beach Bay A39 Picturesque Coast Drive ZIG ZAG Brendon, Rockford, County Gate Barna CLIFF PATH Barrow RAILWAY Malmsmead (Doone Valley) LYNTON LYNMOUTH CINEMA SHOPS FLOOD MEMORIAL Porlock and Minehead Countisbury & CAFES TOWN HALL SHOPS BEACON & CAFES TOR CROSS ST BURVILLE ST LYNTON OLD TOWN LYN & EXMOOR MUSEUM Old Coast Road WIND HILL GLEN (IRON AGE SITE) LYN GORGE SPARROWS Lee Bay Narrow road with toll, and sheer cliffs PATH Lee Abbey Estate MIDDLEHAM & Lee Bay GARDENS WOODSIDE Woody Bay, Martinhoe, Heddon Valley Lynton BRIDGE Combe Martin and Ilfracombe Medical Centre & Pharmacy CHISELCOMBE Watersmeet BRIDGE Post Office & Information MYRTLEBERRY Tea Rooms NORTH CAMP Shops and Supermarkets (IRON AGE SITE) -
The Many Conversations of This Lime-Tree Bower
From The Coleridge Bulletin The Journal of the Friends of Coleridge New Series 26 (NS) Winter 2005 © 2005 Contributor all rights reserved http://www.friendsofcoleridge.com/Coleridge-Bulletin.htm Agreement, Dissonance, Dissent: The Many Conversations of ‘This Lime-Tree Bower’ Felicity James ____________________________________________________________________________________________ N THIS TALK I want to touch on some of the many conversations going Ion inside and around ‘This Lime-Tree Bower’; firstly, the conversations— and the conflicts—between friends which shape the poem. Much has been said about the rich biographical and literary interconnections of this poem, and, in particular, its position in the Wordsworth-Coleridge relationship—the way in which, for example, it subtly re-reads and, in Lucy Newlyn’s words, ‘strategically correct[s]’ Wordsworth’s ‘Lines left upon a seat in a Yew-tree’.1 Lynda Pratt, too, has shown us how the poem ‘embarks on a literal and metaphorical rewriting’ of Southey poems such as the ‘Inscription III: For a Cavern that overlooks the River Avon’, the ‘Botany-Bay Eclogue’ ‘Elinor’, and the ‘Ode. Written on the First of January 1794’.2 Today, though, I want to look again at the poem through the lens of an earlier Coleridgean relationship: with the ‘gentle-hearted’ Charles Lamb. Everyone here will know that famous remonstrance made by Lamb in letters of 1800, just after his reconciliation with Coleridge, when he tells him not to ‘make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print’3—‘please to blot out gentle hearted, and substitute drunken dog, ragged-head, seld-shaven, odd-ey’d, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the Gentleman in question’.4 I want to restore Lamb’s sometimes dissonant voice to this conversation poem, and to suggest that, just as he occupies the central, turning point of the poem itself, so too, in that self-deprecating complaint, Lamb gets right to the heart of some central Coleridgean dilemmas in ‘This Lime Tree Bower’. -
River Steep Church Street Timberscombe Gth.Net River Steep Church Street Timberscombe TA24 7TP
River Steep Church Street Timberscombe gth.net River Steep Church Street Timberscombe TA24 7TP Guide Price £325,000 Description An individual detached well maintained three bedroom bungalow occupying a fine position in the centre of the village of Timberscombe within the Exmoor National Park, and enjoying sweeping views from the rear towards Grabbist and the surrounding hills. The property is of traditional brick construction with rendered elevations under a tiled roof and has the benefit of oil fired central heating, double glazing and will be found to be in excellent decorative order throughout. It enjoys the benefit of good sized gardens, ample car parking with garage and offers scope for further extension, subject of course to any necessary planning consent, and is offered for sale with NO ONWARD CHAIN. Accommodation: Situation Entrance Vestibule Entrance Hall glazed doors to sitting room, kitchen and inner hall Timberscombe nestles in the valley of the river Avill and is an Sitting Room 21'8" x 11'10" (6.6m x 3.6m) triple aspect, attractive ideal base to make the most of the many delightful walks and stone fireplace nearby beauty spots and, as would be expected of this location, Kitchen/Breakfast Room 15'3" x 7'10" (4.65m x 2.4m) part tiled and there is a complete range of country sporting activities. The modernised with one and a half bowl drainer sink unit, extensive range Village enjoys a Church, Public House, Village Shop/Post Office, of work tops with cupboards and drawers under, wall cupboards, plumbing for washing machine, -
Proquest Dissertations
The accidental tourist, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Islamic reform and the British invasion of Egypt in 1882 Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) Authors Berdine, Michael Denis Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 24/09/2021 02:53:13 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289705 INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. in the unliitely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing firom left to right in equal sections with small overiaps. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. Higher quality 6" x 9" black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge.