Exmoor National Park Centre, Lynmouth — Attraction in North Devon

My wife, daughter and I visited here in 2023 and had a very warm welcome. We were offered the opportunity to watch several interesting and atmospheric films about Exmoor by a friendly staff member, and left a donation as a result. We were therefore really looking forward to coming back here today, a year later.

What a difference from last year on today's visit. We were totally ignored by the member of staff whose job it was to put the films on. She appeared far too engrossed in her conversation with a local man to bother with us. We went and stood in the film theatre, quite obviously waiting to see the films, but still got ignored. When a couple of other people walked into the theatre, the member of staff immediately jumped to it, stopping her conversation to ask them if they'd like to see a film, and which one they would like to see. We were left wondering exactly what it was we had done to be so seemingly invisible. When the other couple left the theatre, we stayed in the hope of seeing another of the films, but again, while they were asked if they would like to see another, we were ignored despite remaining in our seats very obviously waiting. Throughout the one film we did manage to see, the staff member and her companion kept their loud conversation going right outside the door to the theatre, which made hearing the audio difficult.

We were frankly quite taken aback at the fact that the staff member seemed prepared to interrupt her conversation for other people, but not for us. We had not said a word to anyone in building since coming in, so this cannot have been a case of our having offended the staff member and being treated differently as a result. We left quickly without making another donation, and are...

Lynmouth is a small village with a water powered cliff railway that cost £3.75 each way payment by card only that takes you up to Lynton,. There are shops, cafes and bars in the village of Lynton. There is a nice footpath to walk back down the hill that gives great views of the village and surrounding countryside. The water spouts that are quite prominent are situated in glen gorge. There's a 18 hole putting green and a large grassed area with seats on the main path across the river from the main road. The main road past the harbour runs to a car park at the end of the esplanade along which the cliff railway is situated. There is plenty of access to the river and fairly level grass banks to relax on, paddling in the river is also easy to get to if the water level allows. There are ladies toilets and disability toilets on the esplanade, men need to use the disabled toilets and they cost 50p. The main beach is made up mainly of rock and unsuitable for sunbathing. Buses run to Lynton from Barnstaple, Ilfracombe...

Right on the Harbour front at Lynmouth is this amazing place. The National Park Center is full of information about the local area and the Exmoor National park. I visited here because I was welcoming a walker, (Becky) who was completing the Two Moors Walk. 160K of hills, wild camping and beautiful scenery. The center holds a book that records the names and dates of all the walkers who have passed that way. The Walker statue is right across the Esplanade and is a landmark statue that sits at the end of many walks. The staff were great and really got involved with the event and welcomed and congratulated Becky on her walk. There is also a cafe upstairs which is awesome so be sure to stop for refreshments too.

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