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Wheal Betsy

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Mary Tavy, Tavistock PL19 9QG, United KingdomMap
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  • Navigate55174006790
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    Beautiful place

    A gentle uphill walk to the wheal with stunning views surrounding it. The entrance looks like a private driveway to stables but there is a lay-by halfway down the track to park up and walk. Highly re...

    Reviewed on Mar 17, 2023
  • GeysirGal
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    A great monument and so peaceful and quiet

    This is an old abandoned tin mine just off the A386 and a few miles north of Tavistock. You can park in the layby on the main road and walk down - there is space for several cars. The path is a little...

    Reviewed on May 21, 2022
  • Ishmael_Parx
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    One of the best engine houses in the area

    I have known Wheal Betsy for a long time -- one of the first indicators of entering the UNESCO Worls Heritage Area -- the tin and copper mining heritage of Devon and Cornwall.

    Reviewed on Aug 10, 2021
  • missie19
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    Wheala Betsy tin Mine

    This is a good place for people to gain the history of Dartmoor. It is a very quiet place. The mine is simple to get to, uphill though and stony, so not good for disabilities etc. As it is easy to ...

    Reviewed on Sep 7, 2019
  • Ken D
    Ken D
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    Worth the walk

    Excellent historic monument. Its a bit of a walk, about half a mile, but its worth it. Silent testament to workers from over a century ago and the engineering excellence of the Victorians.

    Reviewed on Jun 18, 2018

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