You may view the information for ALL the towns and villages
in Exmoor and West Somerset (the page may be very large)
or You can view your
preferred location from the list on the left.
This ancient
village in the wooded valley of Oare Water
holds a treat for lovers of R D Blackmore’s
famous novel ‘Lorna Doone’; it was here in
Oare’s 15th century church that
Carver Doone shot poor Lorna as she prepared
to marry her sweetheart. Robert’s Bridge also
appears in the novel, as do the Snow family,
who lived here. There’s even a monument to Mr
Blackmore who helped to put this part of the
world on the map. Blackmore’s father was vicar
of Oare for almost 40 years.
