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The Two Moors Way Devon ENGLAND

Emily Woodhouse shows us the moorland way from coast to coast

DEVON IS A SURPRISINGLY big county, and one of very few in the UK that has coastline on two sides. Connecting these north and south coasts via the Two Moors Way is a true journey of discovery.

Starting on the beach at Wembury, the route climbs up and onto Dartmoor, skirting the right-hand edge then descending back into countryside. Crossing mid-Devon, it passes through Exmoor and finishes straight off the moors to the cliffs of Lynton and the shingle

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