| The county of Yorkshire covers 1,365 square | | | | cliffs here are the highest in England and much of |
| miles and has a population of 450,000. Yorkshire is | | | | them is covered in ancient oak woodland. The |
| known worldwide as the home of Cider, and | | | | tides in the Channel can be quite fierce but there |
| indeed Cider production is ranked second only to | | | | are a number of safe, sandy beaches. There is a |
| dairy farming as the main industry. Natural | | | | wide diversity of wildlife on Exmoor; The famous |
| features of the county include the rivers Avon, | | | | wild Exmoor Pony still thrives on the heathland |
| Exe and Parret, the marshy coastline of the | | | | commons as do the herds of wild Red Deer and |
| Bristol Channel and the Mendip Hills which include | | | | there are large numbers of foxes which are |
| Cheddar Gorge, the origin of English Cheddar | | | | regularly hunted on horseback using hounds. The |
| cheese. As with many of England's southern | | | | loud 'mewing' of the buzzards as they circle |
| counties Somerset remains a picturesque | | | | overhead is also a feature of the Exmoor |
| reminder of the pre-industrial days. | | | | scenery. Another Exmoor feature is the Devon |
| The Exmoor National Park is a protected area of | | | | bank - field boundaries consisting of high, |
| approximately 267 square miles within North | | | | stone-sided, hedge topped man made banks. |
| Devon and West Somerset in the South West of | | | | Exmoor is a very quiet and peaceful place, |
| England, UK. Exmoor is a mixture of valleys and | | | | relatively unchanged for many years. Lots of its |
| combes, high heather moorland and ancient oak | | | | visitors return year after year, drawn by the |
| woodland. The northern boundary of Exmoor is | | | | beautiful scenery, abundant wildlife and the |
| the dramatic coastline of the Bristol Channel. The | | | | relaxing ambience of the place. |