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The North Devon coast has always been a magnet for visitors with a taste for rugged beauty. Writers and poets during the 17th and 18th century – Shelley, Wordsworth, J.M. Barrie, and C.S. Lewis, amongst others – have all come here seeking inspiration at one time or another.
And poet Robert Southey wrote about the area extensively, coining the term Little English Switzerland to describe the mix of sheer cliffs, deep ravines, and crystal clear river water.

The 340 acres of the Watersmeet estate, near Lynton on Exmoor, was originally owned by the Reverend Halliday, Lord of Countisbury Manor who built a hunting and fishing lodge at the convergence of two rivers, the East Lyn river and Hoak Oak water, in 1852.
The lodge still stands there, now owned by the National Trust, and run as a busy tearooms for much of the year.

A perfect place to relax and…