Valley of the Rocks is a perfect place to enjoy a loop walk with wonderful views of stacks of rocks and the sea (technically the Bristol Channel) with a visit to tearooms at the end of the walk. The Valley of the Rocks is located near Lynton in Exmoor, Devon. I visited Valley of the Rocks on a clear and warm day in mid-September. This has become one of my favourite walks.
I started my journey on this road, which has parking to visit the Valley of the Rocks. It is also the road that has Mother Meldrum's Tearoom on it. There are a couple of places for parking here, and I recommend parking on the right of the photograph below, just before the trees and with the path on the opposite side.
After parking, walk across the road to a gradual incline that leads up the hill to the Valley of Rocks and the coastline hidden behind it. There are a couple of benches to sit on, but it's not a steep walk.
It is not a steep walk, and the walking that you will complete afterwards will all be downhill or level. But first, just turn the corner in the below photograph, and you come across a wonderful view (see the first picture on this post). The trail follows the coast, but you want to turn left here where you join the trail; turning right will lead to further trails.
Once on the trail, you will be able to admire wonderful views of the water and the rocks. Don't forget to look up at the stacks of rocks on the hills above. Apparently, there are goats that live on the rocks here, but I did not see any when I visited. Be careful to keep away from the edge because it's a steep slope and a steep drop into the Bristol Channel.
After about fifteen minutes, you will come upon the end of the trail where it stops following the coastline. There are some benches here to sit down on. The white pole pictured below marks the end of the trail.
On the other side of the trail in the Valley of Rocks are wonderful views of the rock stacks.
The end of the walk is near Mother Meldrum's Tearoom. There is adequate seating outside on picnic benches, and I ordered a slice of cherry pie and a drink and wrote a few postcards as it was sunny and warm.
The cherry pie was served with clotted cream, and I enjoyed the pie.
I really enjoyed this short circular walk, and I recommend it if you are ever in the Exmoor area.
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