The National Trust has acquired a romantic beauty spot in Exmoor which inspired the 19th-century novel Lorna Doone. The idyllic site includes Lorna Doone Farm in Malmsmead, near Lynton and the nearby Cloud Farm campsite in the wild Exmoor landscape which inspired RD Blackmore's 1869 novel. April Braund, visitor experience manager for the National Trust, said the landscape featured in Lorna Doone was at the 'heart of the site'. Pictured: Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore'The countryside in and around the Lorna Doone valley is a great place for seeing wildlife,' Mr Davies said. The 150th anniversary of the publication of Lorna Doone was celebrated across Exmoor last year.

Source: Daily Mail June 16, 2020 08:36 UTC