Walking in Exmoor & North Devon     Walks Home | iPod Walks 1 | Links | Walks by Home Place| e-mail

Home Place on Exmoor

Walk 1. The Prehistoric Chains Walk 2. The Upper Barle and Cow Castle Walk 3. Watersmeet and Arnold's Linhay Walk 4. Bull Lighthouse and Mortehoe Walk 5. Heddons Mouth and the Roman Fort Walk 6. Withypool and the Tarr Steps Walk 7. Brendon Common & Valley Walk 8. Dunkery

Walk Four- Bull Point Bull Point Lighthouse and along the North Devon National Trust Coastline. 1.5 hrs starting at Mortehoe car park.

The Route:Start at the Car park in Mortehoe cross the main road and head straight across, sign-posted "Lighthouse Lee" follow the tarmac lane out of the village and up a gentle hill to a 3 directional sign-post. Take the left fork through the white gates to Bull Point Lighthouse. Contine down the narrow tarmac path ignoring the turning to Lee. Spectacular views across the channel can be seen as the road turns around to the left, there's a little old weathered seat on the left where you can rest a little and admire the views. Continue a little further and turn west and the views now change to the North Atlantic sea with Lundy on the horizon. At the Lighthouse turn sharp left up a few wooden steps onto the coast path. Follow the path along up a hill and through a wicket gate and go up the steps then down through the valley following the path up another hill and down to a stile. Go over the stile and across the brook. It is worth taking a minute or two to explore Rockham Cove. The path then leads up some steep wooden steps. At the top carry on a little way and eventually go through the archway in the hedge and over the stile before immediately turning left up a hill. At the top of the hill turn right onto the road back into Mortehoe. (Of course, instead of turning left after the stile you could carry on round Morte Point for a longer circular walk). Afterwards "The Ship Aground" with its old timber beams and maritime memorabilia is one of the better pubs in the village.

e-mail | Cottages | Farmhouse Spa | Walks Home