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Walking in Exmoor: Day one
Part one of a two-day walk on the Holnicote Estate, tried and tested by environment and travel journalist, Mark Rowe. The 8-mile walk takes you north of Allerford, through the village of Selworthy and into Selworthy woods. You'll then head up to Selworthy Beacon before dropping steeply down to Bossington's pebble beach.
Total steps: 3
Total steps: 3
Start point
Allerford, grid ref: SS905468
Step 1
Start at Allerford and follow contour paths up to Selworthy church and signposts to Selworthy Beacon.
![The village shop at Selworthy, Holnicote Estate, Somerset](http://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/gallery/website/national/regions/somerset/places/selworthy/library/village-shop-selworthy-holnicote-estate-somerset-1283019.jpg?auto=webp&width=684&dpr=2 2x)
Step 2
Head for Bossington Hill and drop down via the coast path and Hurlstone Point, to Bossington beach.
![The pebble beach showing the old weathered groynes part of the old sea defences at Bossington, Somerset.](http://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/gallery/website/national/regions/somerset/places/bossington/library/coast-pebbles-groynes-bossington-beach-somerset-194287.jpg?auto=webp&width=684&dpr=2 2x)
Step 3
Walk along the beach to cross the River Aller and return to Allerford via Bossington.
End point
Allerford, grid ref: SS905468
Trail map
![Trail map route for Walking in Exmoor Day one](http://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/gallery/website/national/regions/somerset/places/selworthy/library/walking-in-exmoor-day-one/exmoorwalkdayonemap.jpg?auto=webp&width=767&dpr=2 2x)
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