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The Bull Inn – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Malmsmead

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West Somerset District

Oare

The Bull Inn – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Malmsmead

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The Bull Inn – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Malmsmead

01:35

12.7km

190m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Exmoor National Park

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63 m

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe stop with sandwiches, jacket potatoes and cakes. Lovely surroundings by a ford with an attached campsite.

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157 m

The Bull Inn

Highlight • Pub

The Buttery tearoom at Lorna Doone is a lovely little National Trust Cafe in a picturesque hamlet. They serve hot and cold drinks, cakes and bakes as well as a …

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1.69 km

If you've read the romantic novel "Lorna Doone," this is where Carver Doone shoots Lorna.
The church has medieval origins, and it is known that there has been a church at Oare since at least the 13th century.

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8.82 km

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Hill mounds leading down to the stream form the site of a medieval village that can be explored in this area. It is on the edge of the moor and …

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8.93 km

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Highlight • Structure

There are ruins of around 14 buildings here and although it was a medieval village, abandoned in the 15th century, one of the buildings was still occupied in 1814.

Being …

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9.06 km

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

Highlight • Trail

Doone Valley or Badgworthy Valley is often known as Lorna Doone Country, after the 1869 novel of the same name by RD Blackmore.

His descriptions of the area inspired generations …

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10.4 km

Badgworthy Wood

Forest

12.2 km

River Bend in Exmoor National Park

Highlight • River

12.6 km

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

Highlight • Settlement

Malmsmead is at the very heart of Doone Country right on the border between Devon and Somerset.

The medieval packhorse bridge and ancient ford cross the Badgworthy River and it …

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12.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.55 km

3.53 km

588 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

438 m

164 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Monday 25 May

29°C

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The Bull Inn – St Mary's Church, Oare loop from Malmsmead

Lorna Doone Inn and Malmsmead Bridge

The Bull Inn

St Mary's Church, Oare

Medieval Village Site, Exmoor National Park

Badgworthy Medieval Village Ruins

Doone Valley (Badgworthy Valley)

River Bend in Exmoor National Park

Malmsmead Packhorse Bridge and Badgworthy River

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