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 323278
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
Visitor Centre.
For those studying the area, educational material for
project work is available. Enquiries should be made to Exmoor House (Tel:
01398 323665).
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 tel:(01398)323841
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
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 david.hitt@btopenworld.com
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