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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Devon Great Consols is a cluster of old mines by the Cornwall/Devon border. These mines were joined together, or consolidated, as Devon Great Consols. 'By 1864 [Devon Great Consols] had ranked as the largest copper mine...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Copper ore won from the mines at Devon Great Consols needed to be transported to a copper port to be sold and shipped out to destination markets. Devon Great Consols Mineral Railway was built to serve this purpose. It ra...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Tree surfing is a buzz. You follow walkways and rope bridges, zip on wires and climb ladders high in the canopy of woods that slope down to the River Tamar. It's an exhilerating, sometimes terrifying, experience. We comp...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Bedford Sawmills is a car parking area by the Tamar Trails Centre in the Tamar Valley AONB. We include it on PictureTheUK as a point of reference. It's a great place from which to explore this exceptional and under-visit...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
The Tamar Trails Centre is the heart of a network of multi-use trails in the Tamar Valley AONB. These trails are used for walking, horse riding and cycling. Hire bikes from the Tamar Trails Centre by Bedford Sawmills. 'B...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is, in our opinion, one of the most remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK. Some of the ten areas that make up this UNESCO World Heritage Site have been turned into...
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Located in Gunnislake, Cornwall, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
The Tamar Valley AONB is a magnificent, under-visited destination on the Cornwall/Devon border. Dartmoor National Park is to the east. Bodmin Moor rises to the west. We've been photographing and researching the area for...
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Located in Drakewalls, Cornwall, South West England, England
Approximately 2.0 miles away.
The Tamar Valley isn't a particularly well known part of South West England. Running along the Cornwall and Devon border north or Plymouth to the Launceston area, the valley is both naturally beautiful and historically f...
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Located in Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 2.4 miles away.
The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway, or PD&SWJR, initially ran between Lydford and Devonport/Plymouth near the West Devon and East Cornwall border. With the building of Calstock Viaduct, it subsequ...
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Located in Morwellham Quay, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 2.5 miles away.
Tavistock Canal runs between the River Tavy and River Tamar close to the Devon/Cornwall border. The canal was built to transport goods such as metal ore to Morwellham Quay. From there, the goods were shipped out to desti...
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Located in Morwellham Quay, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 2.7 miles away.
The Ship Inn is within Morwellham Quay. One of Devon's top tourist attractions, Morwellham Quay is within the Tamar Valley AONB and is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. By James Pe...
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