Some of Exmoor's Highlights

  • Wild, windswept open moorland, one of only three upland areas in southern Britain
  • Europe’s very first International Dark Sky Reserve
  • The tallest tree in England
  • The highest cliffs in England
  • 58 km of stunning coastline, part of the Bristol Channel with the second highest and lowest tides in the world
  • Almost 250 species of birds, 17  of the 18 species of UK bats, and over 1,000 different flowering plants and grasses
  • One of the best places to see wild Red deer in England
  • Free-living native Exmoor ponies, perfectly adapted to upland conditions and vital for conservation grazing
  • Over 10,000 records on Exmoor’s Historic Environment Record, representing human activity stretching back 8,000 years
  • One of the first National Parks in England to gain the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism
  • The longest stretch of coastal temperate rainforest in England and Wales with rare whitebeam trees found nowhere else in the world.
  • Over 1,600 veteran trees throughout the National Park, and the highest beech plantation in England
  • Over 1,300 km of paths and bridleways and around 17,600 hectares of open access land to enjoy walking, cycling and riding on
  • Home to 36 miles of the South-West Coast Path National Trail (part of the King Charles III England Coast Path), a path used by nine million people every year
  • One of the most tranquil places in England