Smugglers, ships
& skulduggery
- Shipwrecks, smugglers and ‘smuggler’s leap’
- Sir Francis Drake and John Oxenham: adventure, piracy and execution
- John Crocombe and the ‘Overland Launch’ of the Louisa lifeboat
- World adventures and hangings
LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON
Lynmouth walks
with the Town Crier.
Join the Lynmouth Town Crier in the company of smugglers, wreckers, rescuers, inventors, poets, pirates and pioneers.
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Lynton & Lynmouth’s official Town CrierHistory comes to life as you listenA fascinating (and slightly eccentric) walk
COME AND JOIN THE TOWN CRIER
A walking tour
of Lynmouth.
Step right back into the human history of our settlement, nestled within a 400 million year old coastline.
Come and join the Lynton and Lynmouth Town Crier on a fascinating (and slightly eccentric) short walking tour around Lynmouth, and find yourself in the company of smugglers, wreckers, rescuers, inventors, poets, pirates and pioneers!
Led by local raconteur, Lynmouth resident and Lynton and Lynmouth Official Town Crier, Dan Day-Robinson, history comes to life as you listen.
A few of the highlights ↓TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Lynmouth’s history,
people and places.
From Viking encounters to Romantic poets, discover the people and events that shaped Lynmouth.
Smugglers, ships
Vikings, rebels
& pioneers
- Odunne’s (the Earl of Devon) message to the Vikings, defeated on this coast
- Henry de Tracy, one of the rebel barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta
- The rich American buried under the threshold of a restaurant in Lynmouth Street
Floods, woodlands
& village life
- The floods since prehistoric times which have shaped and shaken Lynmouth
- The sad loss of houses and families during the 1952 flood, walking through Middleham Gardens
- The unique ancient woodlands and flora of Watersmeet
- Lime kilns and herrings; cellars and tunnels
More stories along the way +
- Charles Geen and the Devon Electric Light Company: the first stored hydro power scheme in the entire world. The site of the power station and the leat which drove the turbines.
- Sir George Newnes, MP, entrepreneur and financier, who funded the Cliff Railway, the building of the Town Hall and Hollerday House (later destroyed by fire), and the Lynton to Barnstaple railway.
- Ozymandias and Kubla Khan: recitals from the most famous works of the Romantic poets who visited and stayed in Lynmouth.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Your guide,
Dan Day-Robinson.
Local raconteur, Lynmouth resident and Lynton and Lynmouth’s Official Town Crier.
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Join Dan for the tales, characters and unexpected discoveries that bring the history of Lynmouth to life.
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