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Snowdrop Valley

Event 

Snowdrop Valley
Title:
Snowdrop Valley
When:
01.02.2012 - 29.02.2012
Where:
Wheddon Cross -
Category:
Outdoor Activities

Description

BUSES Depart Rest and Be Thankful car park regularly 10:30am - 4pm Last bus back from Valley 4:35pm Bus route closed to all motor traffic except residents and disabled drivers who must obtain a permit before entering the valley. Vehicles breaking legal road closure may be reported to police. For years Snowdrop Valley was a local secret. As visitors increased so did congestion on the single track road. Damage to verges and obstruction to farms led Exmoor National Park Authority to start a park and ride scheme, now run by Cutcombe Parish Council.
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Venue

Venue:
Wheddon Cross   -   Website
Tel:
07531 680445
Country:
Country: gb

Description

Wheddon Cross, the highest village on Exmoor, grew when the Minehead to Bampton turnpike was built in the 1820s. Together with Cutcombe, it is home to a church; primary school; village hall; public house; petrol station; shop and accommodation. PARKING Short stay at Rest an Be Thankful Inn car park; Long stay at cattle market except on market days.
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