Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Doone Valley

A prettier location can hardly be found for a ford such as this. We have just crossed the old bridge here over Oare Water and now we follow the wooded Doone Valley. (PiP) Enjoy full screen.

Described as “A breathtaking walk, first through inspiring scenery from high above the coast, then dropping to a romantic ramble through picturesque Lorna Doone country to the church used in the filming of her eventful wedding day.” See PiP (last photo) Enjoy full screen and the weekend.

The medieval church of St Mary stands in a lovely rural setting in the Exmoor hamlet of Oare, Somerset , in the heart of what is now known as the Doone Valley, east of Lynton, Devon Oare Church draws visitors from across the world, drawn by its links to the popular 19th-century novel Lorna Doone, by RD Blackmore. It was here that the novel's heroine, the eponymous Lorna, was shot at the altar during her wedding to the novel's hero, John Ridd.