Bristol to Lynton
160km/100 miles
Signed Bristol to Goathurst
Southwest England
A walk linking the Cotswolds, the Mendips, the Polden Hills, the Quantocks, the Brendons, Exmoor National Park and the North Devon Coast. It starts at Clifton Suspension Bridge on the spectacular Avon Gorge, and continuing across the Chew Valley with its peaceful lakes, over the Mendips to Cheddar, along the Somerset Levels to historic Glastonbury and on to the Quantock Hills with a scenic ridge walk to the villages around the Brendon Hills. The route then crosses Exmoor National Park to Doone Valley and Badgworthy Water, follows the East Lyn River and climbs Myrtleberry Cleaves to Lynton.
The walk was devised by Bristol Ramblers members to help attract visitors to the countryside and contribute to the rural economy, with profits from the guide going to the Samaritans in recognition of their support for the Farmers Help Line.
Public Transport
Bristol has regular train and coach services, with a bus link from Temple Meads Station to Clifton. Return from Lynton via bus to Barnstable and train return to Bristol, changing at Exeter. In the summer there are bus services from Lynton to Taunton Station. There are numerous other public transport services along the Way.
Maps
Publications
- Samaritans Way South West - A walk from Bristol to Lynton by Graham Hoyle, ISBN 0 9537767 0 0. Samaritans Way South West Association, £5.45. Pocket guide with overprinted old OS extracts, from local information centres or the Association: see ordering details.
Connecting routes
Parks and countryside
Contacts
- Samaritans Way South West Association 6 Mervyn Road, Bristol, BS7 9EL, tel 0117 909 6062
samaritansway@aol.com
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Visitor Information
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