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Wheal Betsy pumping house

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📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.61316, -4.10720

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dibaeis baeomyces, Arthrorhaphis muddii, Cladonia subcervicornis +91 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Beech, Spanish Bluebell +43 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheal Betsy Pumping House

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheal Betsy Pumping House

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⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Earthworks on Brent TorHistoric site4 km→✦Stephen's GraveHistoric site4.2 km→✦Stone alignment and round cairn on Langstone MoorHistoric site4.8 km→✦Langstone Man (Standing Stone)Historic site4.8 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site3.4 km→