River Heddon
The River Heddon is a river in Devon, running along the western edges of Exmoor, and reaching the county's north coast at Heddon's Mouth. The nearest road access to the beach is at Hunter's Inn, approximately a mile south of sea-fall.
The Heddon Valley is marked with bridges and stepping stones along the river, meadows, and walks which start from the National Trust shop and information centre, which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1963.
The cobbled beach at Heddon's Mouth is approximately 300 yards wide and is only accessible through footpaths on the National Trust land or from the South West Coast Path. There are remains of a lime kiln on its western edge.
The valley immediately landwards of the beach has steep slopes to its east and west, with the hills climbing over 650 feet in altitude within 1,650 feet of the river. The remains of a Roman fortlet are visible on the hilltop to the east of Heddon's Mouth.
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway once ran through part of the valley, halting at the small village of Parracombe.
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- Walks (easy), (hard) in the Heddon Valley
- Heddon Valley information at the National Trust
