It’s the perfect spot to get away from it all.” It’s pitch black at night, just the sound of the river and birdsong. We’re hoping to get the campsite open in July. You see herons in the river, deer on the hillside. “It is like one of those places that time has forgot. National Trust North Devon coastal manager, Rob Joules said one of the best things about the site is the feel of timelessness: The campsite is close to the site of a medieval village inspired by the Doone clan’s hideaway. The idea from the National Trust is to use the farmhouse-turned-tearoom to create a ‘gateway’ to areas that Blackmore did show in his novel.Ĭloud Farm campsite, south of the farmhouse, where there are plans to open a second cafe, has been used for years by people enjoying the banks of Badgworthy Water. The farmhouse itself doesn’t feature in the book and was most probably named in honour of the novel. The National Trust acquired the Lorna Doone farmhouse in the pretty village of Malmsmead, near Lynton, with plans to refurbish it and create a tearoom called The Buttery.
The author included real events, historical figures, and local legends into his novel and an exciting part of visiting Exmoor is trying to figure out the locations featured in the book.
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