Watersmeet, Lynmouth

A lovely walk from Lynmouth up the wooded gorge of the East Lyn River to Watersmeet, where the East Lyn and Hoar Oak Water meet in a series of waterfalls. It's about 3 km each way along gentle, well-made paths beside the river, without many big hills.

At Watersmeet, the National Trust runs a tearoom in a 19th-century fishing lodge, with a garden by the water. Walk back the same way, or return along the higher path for views. In 1952 a flood swept down this valley and devastated Lynmouth; there's a memorial exhibition in the village.