There are two ways by which the visitor may reach Lynton and Lynmouth from Ilfracombe in the summer, one being by sea by the Portishead steamers, which land passengers from boats if the weather is favourable; the other, the one most generally used, by road, via Watermouth and Combmartin. Well-appointed four-horse coaches and breaks run daily in the summer; the drive, through the midst of most picturesque scenery, is most enjoyable, and the tourist will have an endless variety to interest him all the way, from wooded valley to open moorland, rich tinted with golden gorse and purple heather, […]

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