'The Walker'/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue, Lynmouth, Exmoor National Park
[Main photo: ‘The Walker’ statue on The Esplanade in Lynmouth overlooking Lynmouth Bay]
‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
The 2017 ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue marks the start/end of the Two Moors Way that runs between the Exmoor National Park coast and the southern border of Dartmoor National Park (with an extension from Ivybridge on the southern border of Dartmoor to Wembury on the South Devon coast to form the Coast to Coast path).
There are lots of cafes/shops for tea/coffee in Lynmouth before you go. There are loos in Lynmouth Pavilion National Park Centre.
Location of ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue is located on the seafront opposite Lynmouth Pavilion National Park Centre and Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Lynmouth Western Beach lines Lynmouth Bay below. Lynmouth Harbour is nearby.
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Directions to, and parking at, ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
Follow the A39 to Lynmouth.
There’s parking just off the A39 at Lyndale Cross Car Park or down on The Esplanade past Lynmouth Pavilion National Park Centre and Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. You can also park up in Lynton or even the beauty spot The Valley of Rocks and follow the South West Coast down to the harbour. It’s a beautiful walk. The cliffs here are dramatic and very steep.
‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
‘The Walker’ stands on top of the waymarkers for both the Two Moors Way MW and the South West Coast Path.
The Two Moors Way starts/ends by the statue. The South West Coast Path runs past the statue.
Walking the Two Moors Way from ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
If you’re walking all of the Two Moors Way, see our separate listing for this.
If you’re a fit walker, we’d recommend a circular walk that follows the Two Moors Way and the Coleridge Way and takes in Watersmeet (National Trust) on the way. It’s a reasonably demanding walk but you can follow the Two Moors Way to Combe Park Wood/Hillsford Bridge and then drop down to Watersmeet (National Trust) before returning to Lynmouth on the Coleridge Way. It’s a super walk that’s worth the effort.
Other statues and public sculptures in and around Exmoor National Park
Dulverton Lorna Doone Statue. ‘Lorna Doone. The Lorna Doone bronze by Prof. George Stephenson, commemorates R.D. Blackmore’s literary tradition of Exmoor, and depicts the young Lady Lorna Dugal who, in the seventeenth century, was kidnapped in childhood by the outlaw Doones of Badgworthy. The work was Commissioned by Dr. Whitman Pearson, U.S.A., and donated to the Town of Dulverton in 1990.’ (Source: plaque on statue.)
Exmoor IIMW Sculpture. Peter Randall-Page’s IIMW sculpture is located on the southern border of Exmoor National Park. It’s one half of a sculpture. The second half is on the northern border of Dartmoor National Park near Drewsteignton. The two sections of the sculpture face one another across Mid Devon.
South West Coast Path Start/End Sculpture. Located at the start/end of the South West Coast Path in Minehead just up the road from Minehead Harbour and overlooking Minehead Beach. The sculpture consists of a pair of hands reading a map of the South West Coast Path route.
Ilfracombe ‘Verity’ Damien Hirst Sculpture. Much photographed sculpture on the quayside at Ilfracombe Harbour just west of Exmoor National Park.
Broomhill Sculpture Gardens. Sculpture Gardens in North Devon. This is one of many sculpture gardens and parks in South West England. Note that Broomhill Sculpture Gardens were closed in 2024. Check their website for updated information.
Historical and cultural attractions near ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
Lynmouth Harbour. ‘Harbour and Rhenish Tower. Until the late 19th century, Lynmouth was a small port importing coal and limestone from South Wales and exporting oysters, farm and woodland produce. Lime kilns and thatched cottages still exist although the harbour and the Rhenish Tower, originally a water tower to supply sea water for nearby baths, had to be rebuilt after the 1952 flood.’ (Source: information board at Blackmoor Gate in Exmoor National Park.)
Lynmouth Pavilion National Park Centre. Visitor centre by Lynmouth Harbour.
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. ‘The famous Lynton and Lynmouth funicular Cliff Railway opened in 1890 and is the highest and the steepest totally water powered railway in the world!’ (Source: Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway website.)
Lyn & Exmoor Museum. Local museum in Lynton above Lynmouth and Lynmouth Harbour.
Doone Country. Richard Doddridge Blackmore's famous novel 'Lorna Doone' is set on Exmoor. Roughly speaking, Doone Valley/Doone Country runs south of Malmsmead and Oare along Badgworhty Water. It’s surrounded by high moor. You can walk to the site of the deserted medieval village as marked on Ordnance Survey mapping. It’s a beautiful walk that we’d recommend in summer when the heather’s out.
Culbone Church. Said to be the smallest parish church in England, Culbone Church is located on the South West Coast Path as it runs west of Porlock Weir and Porlock Weir.
Porlock and Coleridge’s ‘Kubla Khan’. Explore Porlock and you’ll see lines from the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘Kubla Khan’. Whilst Coleridge was writing ‘Kubla Khan’, he was interrupted by a ‘person on business from Porlock’ and the poem was never completed.
Porlock Weir Harbour. ‘Lying within the attractive Parish of Porlock, Porlock Weir with its whitewashed cottages, ancient inn and stone quay has a most picturesque setting. Although the tidal harbour now provides shelter only for pleasure craft, in the past cargoes including limestone, coal, timber and produce were shipped to and from South Wales and beyond.’ (Source: information board at Porlock Weir car park.)
Coleridge Cottage (National Trust). Visit the cottage in which Coleridge lived and wrote some of his most famous poetry. William Wordsworth lived, briefly, nearby. Note that the cottage is in Nether Stowey on the east side of the Quantock Hills National Landscape.
The Ancient Mariner Sculpture in Watchet. The Watchet and Quantock Hills National Landscape area inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. Watchet is on the West Somerset coast to the east of Porlock Weir and Exmoor National Park.
Other attractions near ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
Lynmouth Western Beach. Rock and coarse sand beach on the west side of Lynmouth Bay.
Lynmouth Eastern Beach. Rock and coarse sand beach on the east side of Lynmouth Bay.
Glen Lyn Gorge. Visitor attraction in Lynmouth. Walk the gorge and enjoy the West Lyn River with its waterfalls and idyllic setting.
Watersmeet (National Trust). Wonderful National Trust property where Hoaroak Water joins the East Lyn River. Set in a steep-sided and heavily wooded valley, there’s a shop, tea room and garden on site. Watersmeet is part of the National Trust’s West Exmoor property covering ‘some 4000 acres (1600ha) of rocky cliffs, open moorland, steep wooded valleys and fast flowing rivers’. (Source: National Trust information board at Watersmeet.)
The Valley of Rocks. Famous West Country beauty spot. Again, essential visiting. The views west along the coast are magnificent.
Heddon’s Mouth Cleave. Extraordinary steep-sided valley. The superb The Hunters Inn is at the upper end of the valley. Heddon’s Mouth Beach is at the end of the valley. The views from the South West Coast Path high above the beach both at Highveer Point and Peter Rock are sensational.
Exmoor International Dark Sky Reserve. County Gate/Cosgate Feet is easily accessible so it’s a good place from which to look up at night. The night skies above Exmoor, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor are all exceptional.
Doone Valley/Doone Country. Beautiful moorland valley.
Hawkcombe Woods National Nature Reserve. Just south west of Porlock.
Dunkery and Horner Wood National Nature Reserve. Huge and impressive valley south of Porlock. Explore the valley and woods before heading up to Dunkery Beacon which is the highest point in the national park.
Porlock Beach. Big rock and pebble beach at the western end of Porlock Bay.
Bossington Beach. Big rock and pebble beach at the eastern end of Porlock Bay.
Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh SSSI/Site of Special Scientific Interest sits behind Porlock Beach and Bossington Beach.
Places to eat near ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
The area around Lynmouth Harbour is packed with places to eat and drink and shops selling ice cream and local produce. It’s best to wander around and see what takes your fancy. Some recommendations include:
Lynmouth The Rising Sun in Lynmouth. Amazing pub location overlooking Lynmouth Harbour.
Lynmouth Esplanade Fish Bar Restaurant and Takeaway. Again, by Lynmouth Harbour. Enjoy fish and chips at Lynmouth Harbour and Lynmouth Western Beach.
The tea room and garden at Watersmeet (National Trust). Enjoy a cream tea in a wonderful setting in this steep-sided and heavily wooded valley.
The Blue Ball Inn. Pub just west of County Gate/Cosgate Feet on the A39 by Foreland Point. Great place to stop after a coastal walk in The Foreland Area.
Villages and towns near ‘The Walker’/Lynmouth Two Moors Way Statue
Lynmouth. Famous West Country village and part of ‘England’s Little Switzerland’.
Lynton. Again, famous West Country village and part of ‘England’s Little Switzerland’. Sits above Lynmouth and close to The Valley of Rocks.
Simonsbath. High moorland village through which the Two Moors Way runs. Walking country with a great pub. Provides access to Exe Head, Exe Plain and The Chains if you’re wanting to experience the fort of remote moorland you find on the much larger Dartmoor.
Exford. Very pretty moorland village by the River Exe in the heart of the national park near its highest point at Dunkery Beacon.
Malmsmead and Oare. Hamlet and village in Exmoor’s Doone Country. Great walking. We’d recommend following the path that runs by Badgworthy Water to the site of the medieval village in Doone Country in the heart of the moor.
Porlock. Famous West Country village in Porlock Vale.
Porlock Weir. Amazing coastal village with harbour, pub, hotel and beach.
Bossington. Village by Bossington Beach below Bossington Hill.
Allerford village. Beautiful village further inland known for its packhorse bridge.
Selworthy village. One of the West Country’s prettiest villages, Selworthy is famous for its thatched cottages and village green. Enjoy a cream tea at the Periwinkle Tea Room.
Martinhoe and Woody Bay. A sublime stretch of the Exmoor coastline.
Combe Martin. Another very popular holiday destination. On the western border of Exmoor National Park where it meets the North Devon National Landscape.
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