Thatched cottages and
whitewashed houses adorn this picturesque
village, which fits snugly into a wooded
valley and boasts an ancient packhorse bridge
spanning the East Lyn River within Exmoor
National Park.
Hoocombe Common lies on
the banks of nearby Badgworthy Water and has
been given the nickname ‘Doone Valley’ in
homage to R.D. Blackmore’s locally based novel
‘Lorna Doone’ (1896). A memorial to the author
stands proudly beside the Water.
Brendon’s church was moved stone by stone from
nearby Cheriton and rebuilt here in the 18th
century.
