Getting Around, Lynton and Lynmouth Travel, Transport and Car Rental
(Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon, England, UK)
There are several ways to travel around the Lynton and Lynmouth area and make the very most of the beautiful scenery. Several places around the
Exmoor National Park hire mountain bikes, while many visitors simply prefer to drive to their chosen destination, or use local bus transport.
Local North Devon bus transport is quite reasonable and Lynton and Lynmouth offer good connections with neighbouring villages and towns throughout the Exmoor National Park and beyond, such as Ilfracombe, Minehead and Porlock. Of course, the iconic Cliff Railway is perhaps the ultimate way to travel here, linking the two towns with ease for more than a century.
Exeter International Airport (EXT) / Arriving by Air
Address: Route B3184, Exeter, Devon, EX5 2BD, England, UK
Tel: +44 01392 367 433
An important airport in south-west
England, Exeter International Airport is located just over 97 km / 60 miles to the south-east of Lynton and Lynmouth, being reached by road in little more than an hour and a half. Now handling in excess of one million passengers per annum,
Exeter Airport has a mixture of chartered and scheduled flights to destinations throughout the UK, Europe and
Canada. These include Aberdeen,
Alicante,
Amsterdam, Arrecife,
Belfast,
Dublin,
Edinburgh,
Faro, Funchal (
Madeira),
Glasgow,
Guernsey,
Jersey,
Leeds,
Manchester,
Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich,
Paphos and
Paris. There are also seasonal flights to
Corfu,
Ibiza,
Malaga, Malta,
Rhodes,
Tenerife and many other popular holiday destinations.
Car Rental
Driving around Exmoor with your own vehicle provides an unsurpassable level of freedom, allowing you to utitlize your time well and plan your day. There are a number of prominent roads close by. If you are travelling along the M5 motorway, you will need to depart at Tiverton (junction 27) and then take the A361 towards Allercross and South Molton, before joining the A399 to Lynton and Lynmouth. Alternatively, exit the M5 at junction 24 and then travel along the A39 to Exmoor. This coastal route is especially scenic, although since it takes in the rather steep Porlock Hill, it is not really considered to be suitable for caravans.
Buses and Coaches
From Lynton, buses travel to Tiverton, with further connections to Dunster and Minehead, while from Barnstaple, bus transport heads to Taunton. From Minehead, buses link Dunster, Exford, Porlock and Selworthy. Long-distance National Express buses travel from
London to both Barnstaple (five and a half hours) and Ilfracombe (six hours). Barnstaple is also connected to
Bristol by daily buses, with a total journey time of around three hours.
Trains
Scenic rail transport travels between Barnstaple and Exeter, and this route is known as the Tarka Line. At the Exeter railway station, Intercity trains are available, with hourly trains running to London Paddington (two and a half hours). Further trains to London can also be found at Taunton (two hours) and Tiverton Parkway (two and a half hours).
Taxis
There are a small selection of local taxis available for hire around these towns, which should always be arranged by telephone. At Lynton, the main taxi firms are based on Park Street and Queen Street.
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