Brendon & Oare

Towns and Villages: Brendon & Oare

Brendon & OareShortly after leaving Lynmouth travelling towards Malmsmead you come first to Brendon Church at 700ft, which is some distance from the village of Brendon itself. The church was built and restored in the 18th and 19th centuries and has a Norman font. It was moved literally stone by stone from Cheriton.

Lorna Doone country is nearby, the setting for R.D. Blackmore’s classic romantic novel. Doone Valley is a two mile walk from Malmsmead up the Badgeworthy Valley towards the moor. En-route from Malmsmead to Porlock is the tiny village of Oare.

The church here witnessed the dramatic marriage ceremony in which Lorna was shot by Carver, the leader of the Doones.

The scenery in the Oare Valley is truly remarkable, often a glimpse may be caught of Exmoor's famous Red Deer grazing in the surrounding woodland.

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The scenery in the Oare Valley is truly remarkable, often a glimpse may be caught of deer and stags grazing in the surrounding woodland.