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Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painter

 

Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterThe famous English artist of the 18th century, Thomas Gainsborough spent his honeymoon there with his bride. He named Lynmouth the most delightful place for the landscape painter.

In fact, the best place for an artist could be most of Exmoor, where Lynmouth is situated. Exmoor is a National Park in South – West England, occupying an area of about 600 km², part of an ancient Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterroyal hunting forest. The name Exmoor is derived from the name of the river Exe that runs through it.

On the Exmoor coast, there are some of the highest coastal cliffs in England with a height of more than 300 meters. One can view the delightful seaside landscape with waterfalls, ravines and cliffs by travelling along the South West Coast Pass, one of the longest national trails in England and Wales stretching to 1014 km. Beginning at Minehead, it runs along the entire south west coast.

Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterExmoor Park, contains 208 scheduled monuments of national importance and 16 conservation areas, in 2005 it was named as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Britain. The beauty of Exmoor is derived from its unique nature of coastal wastelands, swampy Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterlandscapes, primeval forest, overgrown lichens, mosses and ferns. Wild heather and mosses cover a quarter of the wasteland. Oak, ash, hazel and coniferous species dominate most of the forest. Two species of white beam tree are also unique to Exmoor. In addition, the highest birch in the UK grows in this forest. Several areas of the park are named as sites of special scientific importance due to their unique flora and fauna.

Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterExmoor ponies are one of the oldest breeds of pony in the world and may be the closest breed to wild horses remaining in Europe. Early in the morning on the hillsides and wastelands you can see red deer. In Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painter2010, hunters killed the largest animal of Great Britain, a red deer known as the Emperor of Exmoor, believed to have been 12 years old. Hunting for deer in the UK is officially authorized only to licensed hunters. Also there is a legend about the giant cat of Exmoor, although there is practically no documentary evidence.

Exmoor is mentioned in several literary English classics, such as Richard Blackmore’s “Lorna Dun” a romantic and fascinating love story of a girl from an aristocratic family and the Duns robbers.

Huge uninhabited spaces create an impression that the place is deserted as the villages are few Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterand far from each other. We once travelled by car through the forest and wasteland of Exmoor, we met no one except plenty of Exmoor Horns and Whiteface Dartmoor sheep as well as many cows and ponies grazing along the road, they were quite friendly, sociable and they did not run away when approached.

The village of Lynmouth is located in a gorge on the northern edge of Exmoor at the Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterconfluence of the West Lin and East Lin rivers. A geographical Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape paintercondition of the settlement is the reason for the constant danger of flooding. The last terrible flood happened when a storm raged in August in 1952, the rainwater merged into the village and the river overflowed into the streets. More than 100 buildings were demolished, bridges were destroyed and cars were washed into the sea. After this catastrophe, the village was rebuilt and the necessary outlets for floodwaters around the village were created.

Lynmouth is always filled with tourists strolling along the main street or visiting small boutiques, Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape paintercafes and antique shops. On sunny days people sit on benches by the water of the picturesque harbour eating fish and chips. This being the British national take-away, it is impossible to imagine a seaside town or village in Britain without a “fish&chips” shop.

You can travel by the cliff railway from Lynmouth to the village of Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterLynton, located at the top of the cliff above the harbour at an altitude of 210 meters above sea level. You can also get there by car via a Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape paintersteep bendy mountain road. Lynton is no less a picturesque place, with some streets offering a delightful view of the harbour and the Exmoor lands. One of its most beautiful buildings is the Town Hall, built in 1900 as a gift from Sir George Newnes. Souvenir shops with Lynmouth, the most delightful place for the landscape painterunusual items, toy town cottages in narrow alleys, old English pubs, coffee houses and tearooms as well as art galleries abound in this village.

Spending a couple of days in these places is not only a visit into bygone days but also an enjoyable walk along the path of the Exmoor heartland.

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