Tamar Valley

A new visitor centre has recently been opened on the Tamar Trails, just outside Tavistock and more walks added to the complex so we thought it was time we investigated what was there.

We started out walking along the Devon Great Consol Trail.  This was a good path that was shared by cyclists.  At the side of the path we could see children enjoying Tree surfing, riding on zip lines and practising archery.  There were lots of bluebells in the woodland, some of hte palnts were in bud and in a few weeks time it would look very beautiful.  As we walked on there was lots of evidence of the industrial past of the area.

When we got to Wheal Anna Maria we took the Wheal Josiah Trail path to return to the car park.  We crossed a stream that was stained red with iron oxide.



After sitting in the sun eating a delicious pasty bought from the cafe situated in the Visitor Centre we decided to move on a visit Kit Hill.  We parked the car in the second car park and walked around the Hill before climbing up to the summit.  It was very windy, but worth the effort as the views were breathtaking.  Although it was such an exposed site there were still some daffodils in flower and you could see heather plants, that surely would look good when in flower.

River Tavy

River Tamar and Plymouth Sound