South Regis Common Round Barrow

A Bronze Age burial mound sits quietly on South Regis Common, a low earthwork that's easy to walk straight past if you're not paying attention. The barrow itself is modest - a grass-covered dome that speaks more through what it represents than what it shows you. It's genuinely ancient, built somewhere between 2000 and 1500 BC, and standing on it gives you that odd feeling of being connected directly to people who've been dead for four thousand years.

The appeal here depends entirely on what you want from a walk. If you're into archaeology or prehistoric Britain, it's worth the trip from Lynton - roughly an hour's drive down the valley. But if you're after a dramatic viewpoint or a spectacular vista, you'll be disappointed. The common itself is pleasant enough moorland, the sort of place where you notice birds and wind more than landscape drama.

Historians and serious walkers get the most from this one. Families with young children might find it a bit underwhelming - there's no interpretation board, no car park, just the barrow itself and the open ground around it. Allow thirty minutes to an hour to explore properly, though you could cover it in half that if you're simply ticking a box.

If you're staying at Lynmouth Holiday Retreat and you've got a keen interest in Bronze Age monuments, it's well worth working into a morning walk. Otherwise, it's a bit of a specialist interest. Free and accessible year-round.