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County Gate Viewpoint
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David
June 26, 2018
Hiking
This is a car park, but it offers amazing views of the surrounding countryside if you happen to be passing. It is also an excellent staging point for day walks with the Doone Valley, East Lyn River, Glenthorne Beach and the South West Coast path all in easy reach. There are also WCs here.
Renner Anderson
January 16, 2026
Hiking
County Gate is located on the A39 atop a high ridge overlooking Bristol Bay to the north and the East Lyn Valley to the south. Its name derives from its position on the boundary between the counties of Somerset and Devon.
When Martha and I first visited County Gate in 2001, there was a small tourist office staffed by a person brimming with information about the region. He gave us directions for walking to a nearby first-century AD Roman fortlet, which overlooks Bristol Bay and, beyond it, Wales on the far shore.
When Martha and I first visited County Gate in 2001, there was a small tourist office staffed by a person brimming with information about the region. He gave us directions for walking to a nearby first-century AD Roman fortlet, which overlooks Bristol Bay and, beyond it, Wales on the far shore.
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Location: Oare, West Somerset District, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom