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

Bere Alston to Bere Ferrers

After weeks of wet weather it was lovely to  see clear skies and the sun for the start of 2013.  Even better was the fact we had organised to meet Mike and Ruth for a walk from Bere Alston to Bere Ferrers.

We met at the station and caught the Gunnislake train at 10.54am.  Once out of the industrial part of Plymouth this is such a beautiful train ride along the River Tamar. We alighted at Bere Alston station and walked along the roads to Bere Ferrers.  It was a very pleasant walk with lovely views.  The fields were very muddy with lots of streams of water cascading down the sides of the roads or fields.  It definitely was not the day to walk along footpaths.

One delightful surprise along the route were these daffodils out.  Spring is on the way!

At Bere Ferrers we stopped at the local pub, The Old Pough Inn, and had a delicious lunch, before a brief walk along the river and then back to the railway station to catch the train back to Plymouth.