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Exmoor Holiday Accommodation and Activities from the Exmoor Tourist Association
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Tucked away in a relatively isolated corner of the West Country, it is often overlooked by holidaymaker's as they head down the south-west peninsula towards some of the region's more high-profile holiday destinations. But those who discover Exmoor tend to return again and again to enjoy the National Park's unique landscape, which although breathtakingly dramatic in many ways is generally softer and rounder than other moorland areas such as Dartmoor and Bodmin.
Straddling parts of west Somerset and north Devon, Exmoor is actually a patchwork of different landscapes, encompassing wild uplands, thickly wooded combes (valleys), ancient farms, sheltered villages and a stretch of coastline - with its dizzying hog's-back cliffs - that is unsurpassed.
Exmoor's special qualities were officially recognised in 1954 when it was given National Park status to help conserve the area's natural beauty and wildlife. The National Park Authority, with its team of rangers, keeps a close eye on the environment to help ensure that the delicate balance of nature, tourism and agriculture is maintained - it is important to remember that Exmoor is a real working community, not just a pretty place. One of the rangers' main responsibilities is the extensive network of footpaths and bridleways that criss-cross the National Park. There are rights of way all over Exmoor: across tracts of open moorland, beside fast-flowing rivers, through ancient woodland and along the dramatic coastline. There is probably nowhere in Britain that offers such a variety of walking within such a compact area during every season.
