Publications about Exmoor

Publications about Exmoor

Publications, Maps and Guides
There's an excellent choice of FREE publications usually available from Visitor Information Centres many hotels etc

Exmoor Visitor newspaper Information guide produced by the National Park Authority

Accessible Exmoor - A Guide for Disabled People
A guide for disabled people: information available on the National Park
web site www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
Also, RADAR keys to open disabled toilets can be purchased from Minehead TIC, and the District Council office in Minehead

Coombe Martin Guide
Tel: 01271 883319

Dulverton Holiday Guide

Tel: 01823 601692

Ounster Leaflet
Tel/fax 01643 833041

Exmoor Holiday Group
Farm and country accommodation 01398 Exmoor National Park Authority278

Minehead Town Guide & Publication List
Tel 0845 3452465

Porlock Brochure
Tel 01643 863150

Public Transport Timetable
Tel 01823 251151

Watchet Map & Guide
Tel 01984 634565

Consider buying the following publications
Ordnance Survey Maps
Explorer OL9 - Exmoor £7.49
(scale 1:25,000)

Barnstaple & llfracombe, Lynton & Bideford Landranger 180 £6.49
(scale 1:50,000)

Minehead& Brendon Hills, Dulverton & Tiverton Landranger 181 £6.49
(scale 1:50,000)

Walking Leaflets 75p each
Combe Martin, Doone Country, Dulverton, Dulverton Barle Valley, Dulverton Brushford, Dunster, Dunster Gallox Hill, Dunster Grabbist Hill, Exford , Haddon Hill, Lynmouth, Lynton, North Hill Minehead, Parracombe, Porlock Bay, Simonsbath, Valley of Rocks, Watersmeet, Winsford to Bridgetown

Bike It Leaflets 75p each
Dunster, Holnicote Estate North Hill, Wimbleball

These and many other useful publications are available at Visitor Centres and Information Centres
For a full list see the National Park website: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk

Cycling on Exmoor

Publications are available from ENP Visitor Centres

A vast range of publications are published by the NPA to assist the public to understand the work of the Authority and enjoy the area. These, along with maps and other publications are available from visitor centres, and other outlets in the National Park. A range of books and maps are also available by post. If you would like to order any publications by credit card, please call the Dulverton .

For those studying the area, educational material for project work is available. Enquiries should be made to Exmoor House (Tel: 01398 Exmoor National Park Authority).

Books and Leaflets

A guide to our services and pledges to the public.
Exmoor - a treasured landscape
An Introduction to Exmoor, it's landscape and it's people, from prehistoric times to the present day. And beyond.
Accessible Exmoor
A comprehensive guide for disabled people visiting the Exmoor area.
Guided Walks & Events
Published every month. This leaflet lists walks and events happening all over Exmoor.
Enjoying Exmoor
Exmoor's Geology by R A Edwards
Exmoor Walks from Minehead
Features a series of circular walks of varying lengths to enjoy starting from Minehead.
The Exmoor Pony
A leaflet about Exmoor ponies available from visitor centres with full colour photographs and information about this special breed.
Explorer 114 (Exeter and the Exe Valley) Ordnance Survey map
The map encompasses the National Park and also goes down as far as Exeter which many people will find very useful.
Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure Map 9 Exmoor
Exmoor National Park Coastal Walks - publisher Exmoor National Park Authority
Short Walks from pubs in Exmoor & North Devon - publisher Countryside Books
Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide - Exmoor & The Quantocks Walks - publisher Jarrold - Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guides
Walks for Motorists - Exmoor - by David Beasley - publisher Exmoor Books
Pearce, B, 2001, Exmoor, The Official National Park Guide, David and Charles
Pearce, B, 2000, Exmoor Food and Cookery - A moorland Heritage, Exmoor Books
Binding, H, 1999, Enjoying Exmoor, Exmoor Books
Binding, H, 1994, Exmoor - 40 Years On, Exmoor Books
Binding, H, 1995, The Changing Face of Exmoor, 'A good introduction to Exmoor's landscape'
Bonham-Carter, V, 1991, The Essence of Exmoor, Exmoor Books
Eardley-Wilmot, H, 1983, Ancient Exmoor, 'Introduction to aspects of Exmoor's oldest archaeological sites'
C.S Orwin & R. Sellick,1970, The Reclamation of Exmoor Forest, 'A history of the 19th century agricultural improvement of the Royal Forest'
E.T.MacDermot, 1973, A History of The Forest of Exmoor, 'An historical account of the medieval and later history of the Royal Forest'
R. A. Edwards, 2000, Exmoor Geology, 'Useful accounts of iron mining'
A Doone Country Walk
Coastal Walks (includes The Coast Path)
Exmoor Ranger Favourite Walks
Exmoor Walks From Minehead (5 Circular And 7 Linear Routes)
Two Moors Way (Dartmoor To Exmoor)
OS South West Coast Path (Minehead To Padstow)

ENP Walking Leaflets

The National Park also publish walking Leaflets which are available from the National Park Visitor Centre in Dulverton Exmoor National Park Authority

Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide
Exmoor And The Quantocks
Jarrold Publishing ISBN 0-7117-0459-7

Features:

Coloured Ordnance Survey mapping
Colour photographs
28 walk routes, including places of interest
Walks colour coded in ascending order of difficulty
Information on local parking, refreshments and local contacts.

Ordnance Survey Maps

Landranger 1:50,000 (1.25 inches to the mile)
Sheet 180 "Barnstaple & Ilfracombe" covers the moor from Simonsbath westwards.
Sheet 181 "Minehead" covers the moor from Simonsbath eastwards to Wellington.

Outdoor Leisure 1:25,000 (2.5 inches to the mile)
Sheet 9 This is a double sided map - East of the moor on one side, West of the moor on the other. Also available in waterproof, coated format.

Available ENP Visitor Centre, Dulverton or online from Ordnance Survey. The National Map Centre provides small images of each map so you view what you're buying.

Newspapers

North Devon Journal
Gazette
FreePress
Somerset County Gazette

Pocket guide to Exmoor walks

A COUPLE who share a passion for walking have published a book of walks in Exmoor.

'Walk! Exmoor' is a user-friendly guide of more than 70 walks, written by David and Carol Hitt (pictured) from Withleigh in Mid Devon.
David and Carol spent 18 months researching and walking the routes, covering 750 miles and taking thousands of photos to produce the 160-page book.
Park of the Discovery walking Guide series, the book showcases Exmoor's variety of scenery with walks over open moorland, along the magnificent coastline and through wooded river alleys. Suitable for adventurous and novice walkers, the guide offers a range of routes from easier walks to more challenging hikes.

David and Carol have also included details about the walks to attract the walker's attention - be it a view, a challenging climb or some aspect of history.
The book is full of photographs showcasing the abundance of views and walks available and fits easily into the pocket.
A first for Exmoor walking guides is the inclusion of Global Positioning Waypoints for each route, offering pinpoint navigational accuracy.
Owners of handheld Sat Nav units can also download all tracks through a PC.

'Walk! Exmoor' is available from local bookshops, Discovery walking Guides www.dwgwalking.co.uk amazon, or by e-mailing David direct on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contributed by: Julie Elliot, Freda Bingham, Mike Townsend, Tim Holden

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