Lydford Gorge, Tavistock

Name: Lydford Gorge
Address: Lydford Gorge The Stables, Tavistock, EX20 4BH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1822 820320

#5 among attractions in Tavistock

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Lydford Gorge (address: Lydford Gorge The Stables) is a place located in Tavistock (England kingdom) and belongs to the category of natural attraction, waterfall, park.

It is situated at an altitude of 643 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 50°38'25"N latitude and 4°6'41"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Lydford Castle, Dartmoor National Park (forts and castles, 6 min walk), Brat Tor, Lydford (neighbourhood, 53 min walk), Brent Tor, Dartmoor National Park (historic walking areas, 87 min walk).

Elevation: 643 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°38'25"N, 4°6'41"W

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Lydford Gorge The StablesTavistock EX20 4BH United Kingdom

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+44 1822 820320

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Lydford Gorge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lydford Castle, Meldon Viaduct, Brat Tor, High Willhays.

~1240 ftN
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Lydford Castle, Dartmoor National Park
6 min walk • Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small ringwork built in a corner of the Anglo-Saxon fortified burh in the years after the Norman conquest of England.
6 miNE
Bridge
Meldon Viaduct, Dartmoor National Park
154 min walk • Meldon Viaduct carried the London & South Western Railway across the West Okement River at Meldon on Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.
2.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Brat Tor, Lydford
53 min walk • Brat Tor, also known as Brai Tor and Widgery Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on the western flank of Dartmoor, England. It is best known for Widgery Cross, the tallest Dartmoor cross, which stands on its summit. It is, however, not as grand as other neighbouring tors, such as the imposing Great Links Tor and Hare Tor.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Willhays, Dartmoor National Park
137 min walk • High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Roadford Lake
172 min walk • Roadford Lake, also known as Roadford Reservoir is a man-made reservoir fed by the River Wolf. It is located to the north-east of Broadwoodwidger in West Devon, eight miles east of Launceston and is the largest area of fresh water in the southwest of England.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Amicombe Hill, Dartmoor National Park
105 min walk • Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yes Tor, Dartmoor National Park
147 min walk • Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Mis Tor, Princetown
145 min walk • Great Mis Tor is a hill with a rocky outcrop situated in Dartmoor. It has been called one of the grandest hills in Devon, and lies above the River Walkham, about 4 miles north-east of Princetown.
7 miSE
Archaeological site
Dartmoor crosses, Princetown
180 min walk • The Dartmoor crosses are a series of stone crosses found in Dartmoor National Park in the centre of Devon, England. Many of them are old navigational aids, needed because of the remoteness of the moorland and its typically bad weather.
3.4 miSW
Historic walking areas, Ruins, Church
Brent Tor, Dartmoor National Park
87 min walk • Brent Tor is a tor on the western edge of Dartmoor, approximately four miles north of Tavistock, rising to 1100 ft above sea level. The Tor is surmounted by the Church of St Michael, the parish church of the village of Brentor, which lies below the Tor.
6.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Meldon Quarry, Dartmoor National Park
164 min walk • Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway.

Lydford Gorge, Tavistock

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Lydford Gorge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)