Best Membury Walks | through a tranquil rural landscape |
| Walk 1 (3 miles) | Walk 2 (5.2 miles) | Walk 3 (8.7 miles) | |
| Yarty Copse | River Yarty | Wambrook |
Membury is an old village in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It lies on an old straight road linking Lyme Regis to Taunton.
Name means 'a stone fortified enclosure.
 | Village of Membury 14th Century Church Prehistoric Hill fort Thomas Wakley , editor of The Lancet |
 | Car Park near Village Hall |
 | EX13 7AF |
Walk 1 Yarty Copse (3 miles)
Difficulty:
A scenic walk through the Blackdown Hills, an Area of Natural Beauty.
It starts with steepish climb then descends steadily and returns via the hamlet of Rock.
After heavy rain some stretches through the woods may become muddy.
Walk 1
Walk 2 River Yarty (5.2 miles)
Difficulty:
A very pleasant & peaceful 5 mile hike with a 1.4 mile stretch along the river Yarty.
Beckford Bridge is said to be the one of the oldest packhorse bridges.
Although steep in places this is a most rewarding walk in a very secluded part of East Devon.
There are no pubs en route but the views are extensive.
| FIT Route for Watches / GPS | |
Walk 3 Wambrook (8.7 miles)
Difficulty:
A longer (pub) very varied walk to Wambrook and the Cotley Inn using public footpaths , bridle ways and old tracks.
On return it follows part of the Monmouth Rebellion Way long distance hiking route , which runs through Membury.
Walk 3
