Lympstone, The Harbour c.1960
Photo ref: L129012
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Photo ref: L129012
Photo of Lympstone, The Harbour c.1960

More about this scene

Lympstone's harbour offers fine views across the River Exe to the long ridge of the Haldon Hills. This haven is now used mostly for leisure yachting, though a century ago fishermen still made a living here. It remains an excellent viewpoint for a glimpse of the Exe's famous wildfowl.

A Selection of Memories from Lympstone

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Lympstone

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Love is ... Lympstone in 1960, a village girl called Vera, me, a young marine who did not want to be a marine, a real family called Stone, the smell of the Exe, a kiss under a tree during a summer thunder storm, glow worms in the lanes as I walked back from leaving her home, a last kiss goodbye, a silver ciggie case given to me as a present, going back in 2008 and seeing Vera, again a last kiss goodbye as it should have ...see more