Lopwell, New Quay
#4 among attractions in New Quay
Facts and practical information
Lopwell is a site of natural beauty situated at the normal tidal limit of the River Tavy, 3 miles from north Plymouth and 7 miles from Tavistock, Devon, England. ()
New Quay United Kingdom
Lopwell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: St Mellion International Resort, Cotehele, Buckland Abbey, Morwellham Quay.
- 5.3 miWGolf
St Mellion International Resort
137 min walk • St Mellion International Resort, nestled in the serene countryside of Cornwall, United Kingdom, is a premier destination for golf enthusiasts and leisure seekers alike. This prestigious venue boasts two championship golf courses, including the renowned Nicklaus...
- 4 miNWTudor house with formal garden and orchard
Cotehele, Saltash
101 min walk • Cotehele is a medieval house with Tudor additions, situated in the parish of Calstock in the east of Cornwall, England, and now belonging to the National Trust. It is a rambling granite and slate-stone manor house on the banks of the River Tamar that has been little changed over five centuries.
- 1.4 miNEHistorical place, Garden, Monastery
Buckland Abbey, New Quay
35 min walk • Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
- 3.5 miNWLiving museum with railway, dock and farm
Morwellham Quay, Tavistock
89 min walk • Morwellham Quay is an historic river port in Devon, England that developed to support the local mines. The port had its peak in the Victorian era and is now run as a tourist attraction and museum.
- 4 miNWPark
Tamar Valley AONB, Tamar–Tavy Estuary
103 min walk • Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Tamar Valley AONB is a legally designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Devon and Cornwall in England.
- 3.6 miSMuseum, Military base, Historical place
Crownhill Fort, Bere Ferrers
93 min walk • Crownhill Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in Crownhill as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for Plymouth.
- 2.3 miSWGothic Revival architecture
Warleigh, Plymouth
59 min walk • Warleigh is an historic estate within the parish of Bickleigh in Devon, about 6 miles from Plymouth. Warleigh House, the manor house of the manor of Tamerton Foliot is situated one mile west of that village on the south-east bank of the River Tavy where it joins the River Tamar.
- 1.3 miSWChurch
St Andrew's Church, New Quay
35 min walk • St Andrew's Church in Bere Ferrers, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England The church contains the oldest stained-glass window in Devon, dated at 600 years old.
- 3.5 miSForts and castles
Woodland Fort, Bere Ferrers
90 min walk • Woodland Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for Plymouth, England. Currently owned by Plymouth City Council, the site is in use but largely derelict.
- 5.3 miNWNational park
Sylvia's Meadow
135 min walk • Sylvia's Meadow, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is a nature reserve owned and managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a herb rich, 5-hectare site situated near Gunnislake, in East Cornwall, England.
- 2.6 miSWBridge
Tavy Bridge, Tamar–Tavy Estuary
67 min walk • Tavy Bridge is a railway bridge across the mouth of the River Tavy just east of its confluence with the River Tamar. It was built by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway, and the Tavy Bridge was constructed to carry the track over the Tavy Estuary and the adjoining mudflats.