Museums · South West England
River Walkham
In or near Horrabridge.
River Walkham is a river whose source is on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It rises in the wide gap between Roos Tor and Great Mis Tor and flows almost due south for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) leavin
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock · 7.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit River Walkham, the nearest railway station is Calstock, located 7.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is PL20 7UA. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
River Walkham is a river whose source is on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It rises in the wide gap between Roos Tor and Great Mis Tor and flows almost due south for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) leaving the tors and thus National Park behind then south-west for 1 mile (1.6 km) past Woodtown. The river then reaches a village, Horrabridge, with a small compact network of streets mainly on the south or left bank. It receives most of its tributaries which are unnamed headwaters along its south-flowing inception, draining the near side of two series of six tors (peaks) to the west ending in Pew Tor at 320 metres and likewise to the east ending in Leeden Tor at 389 metres (above mean sea level). In absolute distance, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village and the same south of the small well-preserved town of Tavistock by a footbridge on the West Devon Way the Walkham joins the Tavy which discharges into the Tamar Estuary north of the Plymouth conurbation after a fast descent around wide hillsides, a few miles south. The confluence of the Walkham and Tavy is a few hundred metres downstream from the Tavistock Canal a mainly closed canal with many mining heritage centres, leading to the Tavy's near-neighbour, the River Tamar.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
River Walkham is a river whose source is on Dartmoor, Devon, England.
It rises in the wide gap between Roos Tor and Great Mis Tor and flows almost due south for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) leaving the tors and thus National Park behind then south-west for 1 mile (1.6 km) past Woodtown. The river then reaches a village, Horrabridge, with a small compact network of streets mainly on the south or left bank. It receives most of its tributaries which are unnamed headwaters along its south-flowing inception, draining the near side of two series of six tors (peaks) to the west ending in Pew Tor at 320 metres and likewise to the east ending in Leeden Tor at 389 metres (above mean sea level). In absolute distance, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village and the same south of the small well-preserved town of Tavistock by a footbridge on the West Devon Way the Walkham joins the Tavy which discharges into the Tamar Estuary north of the Plymouth conurbation after a fast descent around wide hillsides, a few miles south. The confluence of the Walkham and Tavy is a few hundred metres downstream from the Tavistock Canal a mainly closed canal with many mining heritage centres, leading to the Tavy's near-neighbour, the River Tamar.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
Television presenter Angela Rippon wrote in her book about the West Country that the River Walkham was "one of the loveliest rivers in Devon".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.5220, -4.1030
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Horrabridge
- Postcode
- PL20 7UA
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Devon
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock — 7.9 km
- Official site
- www.riverapp.net
Sources
- wikipedia: River Walkham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Walkham?
- River Walkham is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL20 7UA), in the parish of Horrabridge.
- What is River Walkham?
- River Walkham is a river whose source is on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It rises in the wide gap between Roos Tor and Great Mis Tor and flows almost due south for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) leavin
- How do I get to River Walkham?
- The nearest railway station is Calstock, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode PL20 7UA.
- Is River Walkham a protected site?
- Yes — River Walkham is part of the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to River Walkham?
- The nearest railway station is Calstock, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL20 7UA.