Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.59413, -3.91112
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Field Grasshopper, Common Green Grasshopper +65 more · last seen 2025
Grade II* listed building: CLAPPER BRIDGE; Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ancient Drift Lanebridleway · 440 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 440 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Ancient Drift Lanebridleway · 158 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 158 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Ancient Drift Lanebridleway · 43 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Ancient Drift Lanebridleway · 6 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
The Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
Photos
The Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
Facilities
🅿️Parking
3 nearby · Paid · 171m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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