{"id":7897,"date":"2025-09-17T12:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7897"},"modified":"2026-01-24T05:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:30:46","slug":"lornadoone-circular-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/lornadoone-circular-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Malmsmead to Lorna Doone\u2019s Waterslide and Lankcombe Circular Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"367\">Malmsmead to Lorna Doone\u2019s Waterslide and Lankcombe Walk<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"367\">This week we\u2019re featuring a beautiful walk shared by Sarah Hailstone of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exmoorwithjack.co.uk\/\"><em data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"243\">Exmoor with Jack<\/em><\/a>. Sarah and her dog, Jack, are well known for exploring Exmoor\u2019s hidden corners, and this 4.8-mile Malmsmead circular walk is a real gem.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"660\">Sarah has kindly provided two maps for this route. The first shows the intended circular path, while the second marks the actual route walked on the day, thanks to heavy rain (and the coat being left behind in the car!). Both come in at around the same distance, so you can take your pick.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"660\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7900 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101982844_1169061723435877_7523839317320400896_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101982844_1169061723435877_7523839317320400896_n.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101982844_1169061723435877_7523839317320400896_n-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102981838_1169061426769240_19504112211066880_n-e1758110799289.jpg\" alt=\"map of walk\" width=\"398\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102981838_1169061426769240_19504112211066880_n-e1758110799289.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102981838_1169061426769240_19504112211066880_n-e1758110799289-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"678\">Directions<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"956\">Start from the National Trust car park at Malmsmead. Walk a short distance up the road towards Tippacott to pick up the bridlepath. At the first bend, turn left through the gate and follow the sunken track below the fields until you reach the footbridge opposite Cloud Farm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1254\">Continue alongside the river, passing through a gate into the woods, and carry on until you arrive at the footbridge across Lankcombe. Just a few metres upstream you\u2019ll find the waterslide \u2013 the spot described in R.D. Blackmore\u2019s <em data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1201\">Lorna Doone<\/em> as the first meeting place of John Ridd and Lorna.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1516\">Retrace your steps back to the grassy clearing, then take the path between the hills into Lankcombe. This path is wide but can be very muddy in winter. Follow it until it splits, then take the right fork up over Little Black Hill to reach a gate in the wall.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1635\">Continue ahead to meet a wide stony track, then turn right. Soon you\u2019ll come to a second gate. Here you can choose:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1877\">\n<li data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1722\">\n<p data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1722\">Follow the track left as it bends towards Tippacott, leading back into Malmsmead.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1877\">\n<p data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1877\">Or drop down beside the wall over Yearlscombe into the woods, as Sarah did that day, arriving back at the river and retracing your steps to the start.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7911 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102909677_1169060173436032_4876066149126635520_n.jpg\" alt=\"malmsmeade walk\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102909677_1169060173436032_4876066149126635520_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102909677_1169060173436032_4876066149126635520_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102824642_1169061610102555_6142024909427048448_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102824642_1169061610102555_6142024909427048448_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102824642_1169061610102555_6142024909427048448_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1900\">Malmsmead Circular Walk Maps and Photos<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2073\">Sarah\u2019s photos, which really capture the Doone Valley in all its moods \u2013 from quiet river scenes to dramatic autumn skies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102602552_1169061640102552_6620625458956337152_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102602552_1169061640102552_6620625458956337152_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102602552_1169061640102552_6620625458956337152_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102586420_1169061796769203_7401414899500318720_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102586420_1169061796769203_7401414899500318720_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102586420_1169061796769203_7401414899500318720_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102586420_1169061796769203_7401414899500318720_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102410829_1169061503435899_5981508641407107072_n.jpg\" alt=\"malmsmead walk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102410829_1169061503435899_5981508641407107072_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102410829_1169061503435899_5981508641407107072_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102410829_1169061503435899_5981508641407107072_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101987777_1169061576769225_8751628840700215296_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101987777_1169061576769225_8751628840700215296_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101987777_1169061576769225_8751628840700215296_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101987777_1169061576769225_8751628840700215296_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/74174318_1169061690102547_6607761366184886272_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/74174318_1169061690102547_6607761366184886272_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/74174318_1169061690102547_6607761366184886272_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2095\">Final thoughts<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2293\">This Malmsmead circular walk blends history, story, and scenery in classic Exmoor style. Whether you take the full circular or the woodland alternative, it\u2019s a rewarding 4.8 miles with plenty to see along the way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2534\">Planning your own Exmoor adventure? <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/stay-in-malmsmead\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2494\">Find a cottage nearby<\/a> and make this walk part of your stay.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/stay-in-malmsmead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newsletter-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newsletter-button.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newsletter-button-300x42.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thebestofexmoor.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newsletter-button-768x107.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758112968058\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How long is the Malmsmead to Lorna Doone\u2019s Waterslide and Lankcombe walk?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Malmsmead circular walk is about 4.8 miles. Depending on pace and stops, allow around 2\u20133 hours to complete it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758113004939\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Where does the walk start?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The walk begins at the National Trust car park in Malmsmead, right in the heart of the Doone Valley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758113053317\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">When is the best time to do the Malmsmead circular walk?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">This Exmoor route is lovely year-round, but paths can be muddy in winter or after heavy rain. Good boots are recommended.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758113071504\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the Lorna Doone waterslide?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It\u2019s a natural cascade on the river at Lankcombe, just upstream from the footbridge. According to R.D. Blackmore\u2019s novel, this is where John Ridd first met Lorna Doone.The waterslide is a natural cascade on the river at Lankcombe, just upstream from the footbridge. It\u2019s famously the spot where John Ridd first met Lorna Doone in R.D. Blackmore\u2019s novel.It\u2019s a natural cascade on the river at Lankcombe, just upstream from the footbridge. According to R.D. Blackmore\u2019s novel, this is where John Ridd first met Lorna Doone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758113103661\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Are there facilities near the Malmsmead circular walk?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, Malmsmead has a tea-room and toilets at the car park. You\u2019ll also find more pubs and shops in Brendon, Porlock, and Lynmouth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1758113158415\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is the Malmsmead circular walk dog-friendly?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, it\u2019s a great dog walk. Keep dogs on leads around livestock and farms, but otherwise the paths and riverside sections are perfect for four-legged companions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malmsmead to Lorna Doone\u2019s Waterslide and Lankcombe Walk This week we\u2019re featuring a beautiful walk shared by Sarah Hailstone of Exmoor with Jack. 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