Find Us
You can find us just off the A39 (look for the signs) between Blackmoor Gate and Lynton / Lynmoth.
Follow the brown tourist signs for the Cliff Railway and you'll pass us if coming from the South Molton / Barnstaple direction.
Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4RA
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01598 763487
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Woody Bay Station Directions
Directions by road.
From the M5, turn off at junction 27 (Tiverton) and follow the A361 ‘North Devon Link Road’ to South Molton. At the North Aller Roundabout (Aller Cross) take the third exit - the A399 signposted Combe Martin, Ilfracombe and Woolacombe. There is also a second signpost indicating Brayford and Blackmoor Gate and a “Brown Tourist Sign” for Exmoor via Blackmoor Gate which includes Lynton Cliff Railway.
At Blackmoor Gate, turn right onto the A39 towards Lynton - where the Cliff Railway is again signposted.
Geo-location for Sat Nav
After about 4.5 miles, Woody Bay Station will appear on your left.
Postcode: EX31 4RA
Co-ordinates: 51° 12′ 6.01″ N, 3° 53′ 13.85″ W (51.20167, -3.88718)
OS Grid Reference: SS6816946467
Parking and Coaches
We have a reasonably large FREE car park at Woody Bay Station! We can also accommodate coaches on most days (coach drivers - please phone the station to confirm). There is no public parking at Killington Lane.
By Public Transport
Trains
Barnstaple is the nearest rail station on the national network, this being at the end of the Tarka Line now operated by Great Western Railway Trains. Services from Barnstaple are to Exeter where there are connecting high speed services to London, the Midlands and the South West.
Buses
To get to Woody Bay Station from Barnstaple, take either the 309 or 310 bus from Barnstaple Rail station which goes via Barnstaple Bus Station. From Lynton, take either the 309 or 310 bus from Lynton Castle Hill Car Park and from Lynmouth, take either the 309 or 310 bus from Lynmouth Lyndale Coach Park.
Useful Links
04 June 2026
Absolutely beautiful place.
From the moment we arrived, the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming and really went out of their way to make our visit feel special.
A beautiful place to visit.
It’s a fun and beautiful place to visit for a few hours. Glad we went.
Steam train experience
Great experience, lovely staff. Good cream tea! Boy loved it. All day ticket! Kids free. Winner on the value.