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Known for
The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (the world's only water-powered cliff railway), the Valley of Rocks, the Exmoor National Park, and a small Devon clifftop village above the famous Lynmouth
A little history
Lynton sits high above Lynmouth — the two linked by the extraordinary cliff railway, opened in 1890, which uses no engine: water ballast from the top tank counterbalances the ascending car. The Valley of Rocks, a remarkable dry valley of jagged rock formations, inspired Shelley and Coleridge. Lynmouth's 1952 flood disaster killed 34 people.
The cliff railway is genuinely extraordinary — the counterbalance system is elegant engineering. The Valley of Rocks walk from Lynton is spectacular. The South West Coast Path from Lynton is outstanding.
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Lynton has good independent cafes and restaurants. The village has strong independent food. Local Exmoor produce — venison, lamb — throughout.
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Lynton is a place in Exmoor known for the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (the world's only water-powered cliff railway), the Valley of Rocks, the Exmoor National Park, and a small Devon clifftop village above the famous Lynmouth. Lynton sits high above Lynmouth — the two linked by the extraordinary cliff railway, opened in 1890, which uses no engine: water ballast from the top tank counterbalances the ascending car. The population is around 1,700.
Lynton has good independent cafes and restaurants. The village has strong independent food. Local Exmoor produce — venison, lamb — throughout.
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Roam covers Lynton and the surrounding area in Exmoor, including Lynmouth, Barbrook, Brendon, Malmsmead, Countisbury, Trentishoe, Martinhoe and Parracombe.
