PhotoTour: Lynton Cliff Railway

Poole Navigation Minehead
Map Ref: SS71914 (locate via StreetMap)
Distances: Poole: 608m 972km, Minehead: 22m 35km

Lynton	North Devon & Somerset

The cliff railway links Lynmouth with the town of Lynton 500ft above. The railway is 900ft in length and descends at roughly 1:2. It is water powered; tanks are filled in the upper car to counter the weight of the ascending car.

It was built by Sir George Newnes, a publisher, in 1890. Sir George was also responsible for the construction of the Lynton and Barnstaple narrow-gauge railway, which closed in 1935.

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