All walks need to be prebooked and paid for via the North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival website www.exmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk or call 01271 863001. Further directions to the starting point for each walk can also be found there.

Food Walks - click to go straight to the named walk
Steps to Caratacus Stone, 5.4 mile circular
Barrows to Real Ale, 5 mile circular
Beacons, Look-outs & Coastal Combes, 5.5 miles circular
Heritage Trail around South Molton, about 3 miles circular
Deep Combe and High Cliffs, 4.2 miles circular
Exmoor’s High Coastal Cliffs, 5.3 miles circular

Steps to Caratacus Stone
Guide: Keith Davis
Distance: 5.4 mile circular
Duration: 2.5 hours plus lunch
Pace: Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate to easy
Date: Friday 30th September, 10.30am
Route: Tarr Steps - Varle Hill - Caratacus Stone - Knaplock - Tarr Steps
Start: Car park at Tarr Steps
Car parking cost: Pay & Display
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: This walk starts by visiting the ancient monument of Tarr Steps, the clapper bridge over the River Barle. It then gains height on to Winsford Hill to visit the ancient Caratacus Stone, crossing open moorland and probably seeing Exmoor ponies. The walk passes through an old farmstead before returning for lunch at Tarr Farm.
Family friendly: Yes Dogs welcome: Yes
Cost: £17.00, includes guided walk & lunch at Tarr Farm Inn www.tarrfarm.co.uk
Start Grid Ref: SS 872 323

Barrows to Real Ale
Guide: Terry Dover
Distance: 5 mile circular
Duration: 2.5 hours plus lunch
Pace: Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate to easy
Date: Friday 30th September, 10.30am
Route: Poltimore Arms - Five Barrows - Whitefield Down - Poltimore Arms
Start: Poltimore Arms car park, Yarde Down, near Brayford
Car parking cost: Free
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: This walk starts at the 13C old coaching inn still reliant on a generator for its power. True candlelit dinners are not necessarily a thing of the past. This fairly easy walk follows old tracks to visit one of the major barrow sites on Exmoor before descending Whitefield Down with good views before returning to the pub for a delightful lunch.
Family friendly: Yes Dogs welcome: Yes
Cost: £17.00, includes guided walk & lunch at the Poltimore Arms www.poltimorearms.co.uk
Start Grid Ref: SS 724 355

Beacons, Look-outs & Coastal Combes
Guide: Andy Steele
Distance: 5.5 mile circular
Duration: 4 hours
Pace: Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous
Date: Saturday 1st October, 10.30am
Route: Selworthy - Selworthy Beacon - South West Coast Path - Hindon Farm - Selworthy
Start: Selworthy overflow car park
Car parking cost: Donation box
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: This walk starts by the delightful National Trust village of Selworthy Green. It gains height through mixed woodland to visit the Acland Memorial Hut. The walk then joins the South West Coast Path for a while before losing height to reach Hindon Farm where an excellent brunch awaits you. A short walk brings you back to the start where you can go and visit the church and village.
Family friendly: Yes Dogs welcome: No
Cost: £16.00 includes guided walk and lunch at Hindon Farm www.hindonfarm.co.uk
Start Grid Ref: SS 920 467

Heritage Trail around South Molton
Guide: Keith Davis
Distance: about 3 mile circular
Duration: 2 hours
Pace: Easy
Difficulty: Easy
Date: Saturday 1st October, 11.00am, The Market is open 8.30am to 1.00pm. The George Hotel is happy to look after any shopping for you whilst on the trail.
Route: Around South Molton
Start: Outside The George Hotel
Car parking cost: Pay and Display
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: This walk winds through the streets of South Molton where you will be given a fascinating insight into how the town was shaped by its history, taking you around some of the interesting parts of the town with a brief history of some 30 buildings. The walk ends with a 2 course lunch at The George Hotel.
Family friendly: Yes
Dogs welcome: No
Cost: £15 includes guiding and lunch at the George Hotelwww.georgehotelsouthmolton.co.uk
Start Grid Ref: SS 714 258

Deep Combe and High Cliffs
Guide: Terry Dover
Distance: 4.2 mile circular
Duration: 2.5 hours
Pace: Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous
Date: Sunday 2nd October,1.30pm, Lyn Food Fest & Fete also taking place on this day
Route: Rock House, Lynmouth - East Lyn valley - Countisbury - South West Coast Path - Lynmouth
Start: outside Rock House, Lynmouth
Car parking cost: Pay and Display
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: This walk follows the East Lyn river valley, soon climbing out of the valley to follow its cleave to Countisbury. The walk passes the old church there before reaching the South West Coast Path high above the cliffs. The walk then descends with excellent views of Lynton and Lynmouth before passing through the woods back to Rock House for a cream tea on the terrace.
Family friendly: Yes Dogs welcome: Yes
Cost: £11 includes guiding and cream tea at Rock Housewww.rock-house.co.uk
Start Grid Ref: SS 723 495

Exmoor’s High Coastal Cliffs
Guide: John Breeds
Distance: 5.3 mile circular
Duration: 4½ hours
Pace: Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous
Date: Monday 3rd October, 10.30am
Route: Woody Bay - South West Coast Path - Heddon Valley - Hunters Inn - Woody Bay
Start: Woody Bay lower car park
Car parking cost: Free
Packed lunch: Not required
Description: Walk through some of the best coastal scenery along the South West Coast Path & past one of the highest waterfalls along this coast, viewing a rock arch and stunning vistas along to Foreland Point in one direction and Watermouth in the other. Lunch will be at the Hunter’s Inn, which the Daily Telegraph describes as ‘blessed with the most magical setting - it’s gorgeous’, who will be providing an Exmoor ploughmans; choose game pâté or cheese.
Family friendly: Yes
Dogs welcome: Yes
Cost: £15.00 includes guided walk and lunch at Hunters Inn www.thehuntersinn.net
Start Grid Ref: 180/SS 675 486