The Foreland

The Foreland sits at the northern tip of Exmoor, where the land simply drops away beneath your feet. It's a proper clifftop walk from Lynton - steep in places, but the payoff is genuine. You get sheer drops over the Bristol Channel and, on clear days, sight lines that stretch all the way across to Wales. The path itself winds through scrubland and coastal vegetation, nothing manicured or tourist-heavy about it. Most people allow 90 minutes return, though you can extend it by looping through the valley paths if you've got the energy. Best tackled in the morning when light hits the water right, and absolutely worth doing before midday when the car parks at Lynton start filling up. Families with older kids and anyone who appreciates proper Devon coastline - not the Caribbean postcard stuff, but honest clifftop landscape - will get real value from this. The wind can be fierce and visibility drops quickly, so check conditions first. Free to wander, naturally. If you're staying at Lynmouth Holiday Retreat down the valley, this makes a cracking half-day excursion that actually feels like proper Exmoor rather than the prettified version. The views justify the walk.