National Trust buys romantic landscape of Lorna Doone novel

Nine acres in Exmoor includes buildings, rivers and moorland linked to 19th-century taleIt is a place of wooded valleys, tumbling rivers and rugged moorland that was immortalised in the 19th-century novel Lorna Doone, a twisty tale of romance, murder and outlaws by RD Blackmore.The National Trust announced on Tuesday it had bought nine acres of land in Doone country, including farmhouses and cottages, and is hoping to encourage more visitors to explore this tucked-away area of Exmoor. Continue reading...