Watersmeet House
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Watersmeet House is a former fishing lodge located in Lynmouth
, Devon
, England
, and used today as an information centre
, tea room and shop by the National Trust
, who have owned it since 1996.
The fishing lodge, which dates from approximately 1832, stands at the bottom of a deep gorge at the confluence of the East Lyn River and Hoar Oak Water
. The site has been a tea garden
since 1901.
Watersmeet House is the starting-off point for some 40 miles (approximately 65 km) of woodland, streamside and seaside walks. The South West Coast Path
is .75 miles (1.2 km) away. The woodland is notable for its endemic species of tree - the "No Parking Whitebeam" (Sorbus admonitor
).
Lynmouth
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the north edge of Exmoor.The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge below Lynton, to which it is connected by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway....
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and used today as an information centre
Information centre
An information centre is a center designed specifically for storing, processing, and retrieving information for dissemination at regular intervals, on demand or selectively, according to express needs of users.-Examples:...
, tea room and shop by the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
, who have owned it since 1996.
The fishing lodge, which dates from approximately 1832, stands at the bottom of a deep gorge at the confluence of the East Lyn River and Hoar Oak Water
Hoar Oak Water
Hoar Oak Water is a moorland tributary of the East Lyn River in Exmoor, Somerset, England.It rises at Hoaroak Hill in the Chains geological site in and flows to Watersmeet House in Devon....
. The site has been a tea garden
Tea garden
Tea garden may refer to:* Roji, gardens surrounding Japanese tea houses and which form part of the architecture associated with Japanese tea ceremony* Tea plantations, where tea bushes are cultivated...
since 1901.
Watersmeet House is the starting-off point for some 40 miles (approximately 65 km) of woodland, streamside and seaside walks. The South West Coast Path
South West Coast Path
The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Since it rises and falls with every river mouth, it is also one of the more...
is .75 miles (1.2 km) away. The woodland is notable for its endemic species of tree - the "No Parking Whitebeam" (Sorbus admonitor
Sorbus admonitor
The No Parking Whitebeam or Sorbus No Parking is a species of whitebeam tree found in Devon, United Kingdom. Its unusual name derives from the location of the first tree to be found – by a lay-by near Watersmeet in North Devon, with a "no parking" sign nailed to the tree...
).