Lydford Gorge - Hiking in Dartmoor National Park

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I visited the stunning Lydford Gorge on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in the summer - one of several National Trust sites in Devon. The gorge hike was a relatively easy walk, but afforded stunning views including those of the pretty white lady waterfall.
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Tea Rooms
1:40 - Hike Begins
3:53 - Old Mine Shaft
4:34 - White Lady Waterfall
6:04 - Hiking in the gorge
6:55 - What are these fish?
8:43 - Boardwalk Section
9:34 - Plateauing out
10:18 - Final Thoughts

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@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this hike an am eager to find more hikes through gorges. If you have any recommendations, please leave a comment letting me know! 🙏

@robmarkprivate 2 жыл бұрын

We did this today coincidentally and loved it. Try luds church near leek. You'll really enjoy it

@robmarkprivate 2 жыл бұрын

Start at the roaches which is amazing, or follow the river Dane from a beautiful village called wincle

@MattWhitingsEurope 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed visiting Corrieshalloch Gorge when I was driving the NC500 last year in Scotland!

@malikniazi7197 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely place with waterfall...

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

It really was lovely

@jamalet-taheri5221 2 жыл бұрын

as always another great v log thank you 🙏

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome - so pleased you enjoyed it! 🙏

@Lavendare1023 2 жыл бұрын

Great hike. Thanks.

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome - so pleased you enjoyed it!

@rebeccaoneill4391 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great walk!

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Ooops, sounds like I sent you down the KZfaq rabbit hole again yesterday, but you're right, it was a fab walk!

@withabike 2 жыл бұрын

I really like your video! Have a happy day! Thank you for your excellent video for bringing me a good mood! Your channel has left a deep impression on me! thank you for your sharing! Wish you happy, healthy and safe every day!

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your really lovely and kind words. I'm pleased you liked the video and that it put you in a good mood!

@_srilankantraveler_ 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful hike❤️…loved from Romania 🇷🇴 🥰

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

So pleased you enjoyed the video and hike 🙏 Are you travelling around Romania at the moment or do you live there?

@_srilankantraveler_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhenAdventureKnox yeah I came Romania for work next two years..when I have free time I travel

@TheKiltedAdventurer 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful adventure to start my morning with. Thanks again Caroline!

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased you enjoyed the video and it gave you a good start to the day!

@pmdtdf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. They were Brown Trout. There is no such thing as brown salmon. There will be the odd Atlantic Salmon that runs up the Lyd and potentially some Sea Trout that are Brown Trout that migrate to see and return to fresh water. You get those for sure in the Teign and Dart. If you’ve not done Fingle bridge walk along the Teign and past Castle Drogo, that is a brilliant walk.

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip, you're most welcome 🙏 That's so embarrassing that I mixed up trout and salmon 🤦‍♀️ but thank you for confirming the fish, I'm awful at correctly identifying wild animals, yet always fascinated by them. I've done a quick Google image search of that walk and it really does look spectacular. Adding to my list for whenever I make it back that way

@PostcardAndAPint 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely hike. We love a gorge hike, but have never done this one. The waterfall was stunning, a picture paradise! Thanks so much for sharing. X

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

I've really found a love for walking in gorges this year and Lydford is especially spectacular. You're most welcome - I'm so pleased you enjoyed it and hopefully you'll have the chance to go visit it too 🙏

@INSPIRINGTRIPS 2 жыл бұрын

Great video :)

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so pleased you enjoyed it 🙏

@NeverStopAdventuring 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this hike! Very pretty and interesting with the mine shaft and waterfall. Gorge hikes are so fun.

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

100% with you, I am loving gorge walks at the moment! ❤️ Really happy to hear you found it interesting to watch!

@EmilyandTom 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video! We find your content so peaceful haha. That toastie looked amazing 🤤 Had no idea you are a secondary school teacher - I’m a primary school teacher (it’s Emily ☺️)!! I’m so glad the bats are getting back into that cave. Also today after that storm right last night it would be great to go in an see if there’s any of those wild river fish! We did that hike in Bedgellert also 🙌🏼 thanks for another great vid - catch you next time! ☺️

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily and Tom. So pleased to hear you find the videos peaceful. I know much of the content on KZfaq is super fast paced and it's what's popular, but I prefer to slow the pace and I always feel like it reflects the slower pace in nature too. So cool to 'meet' a fellow teacher come KZfaqr 🙌 If you're also starting a half term break, enjoy it!! ❤️

@EmilyandTom 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhenAdventureKnox For sure! We really appreciate the slower content - also isn’t that more realistic!? But I guess we fall into both categories some times on our videos, I’m not going to lie 😂 Yes, so lovely to “meet” you virtually ☺️ Hope you have a wonderful half term also!! Get some hiking in, in this nice weekend weather!!

@MartinPopeFilmmaker 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video guys with top notch production. It's a shame you couldn't go to the Devils Cauldron as its a lovely part of the gorge. It's quite tricky to get to though especially carrying all your filming gear. 🙂🙂

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't feel like we did Dartmoor justice so it's a place we need to go back to (at some point) and hopefully the Devil's Cauldron will be open this as it sounds like we missed a special part of it! :( So pleased you enjoyed the video and thank you for your kind words about the production of it!

@MattWhitingsEurope 2 жыл бұрын

Another lovely place I'd not heard of before in Dartmoor so thanks for introducing me to it! Don't blame you for having a go on the zip wire, I do the same when I'm catching up with my nephews - it's always important to check it's safe before the kids get on it! 😬 That's got to be the ultimate spot to stop for a drink at the waterfall - amazing views and no queue?! Thanks for the National Trust information at the end, £120 sounds like a great price if you can use it for the whole year! Another excellent video.

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes, no queue, unlike Snowdon peak, and I know which view I preferred! You'd be perfect as a teacher, we all have that same mentality when there's something fun we also want to take part in 😉 We've had the NT memberships for coming up to 2 years and despite lockdown, in both years we've managed to get more than our money's worth. Some places are around the £20 mark, so it can work out very well, and I find the places to be so well kept, the volunteers are always lovely and as a contrast to when we go proper hiking, they feel so civilised with cafes and toilets 🤣 Very pleased I've been able to introduce you to a place in Dartmoor you didn't know about previously!

@-zerocool- 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure its pronounced lid-ford gorge :D I love going there, been a while since I last went. Great video :)

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

I get so many comments across so many of my videos that I keep pronouncing place names wrong, I think it's going to sadly become the quirk of the channel - but you've been the first person to let me know the correct way to say Lydford. I'd so pleased you still enjoyed the video despite my butchering of its pronunciation 🙏

@Khatoon170 2 жыл бұрын

How are you doing mrs Caroline iam very happy to watch your volgs even virtually to learn new information explore places unknown to us improve our English language as well here it’s as always main points about places you visited briefly Lyde is river rising at lyde head corn ridge In dartmoor national park in Devon south west England flowing into river tamer beyond lifton tuns through Lydford gorge is deepest gorge in south west England Lydford National trust it’s dramatic feature of river at Lydford on edge of dartmoor national park 2.4km gorge near Lydford on River lyd which is deepest formed by process of river capture where start of nearby river erode backwards until origin lyd divesting course into second channel lyde gorge is owned maintained by national trust since 1947 gorge features 100 foot tall white lady water fall series of whirlpool known as devil cauldron attractions such as barometer world parish church Lydford castle Lydford gorge farms alder vineyard wheal Betsy tin thank you for showing such wonderful landscapes encourage us to read learn stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones happy fall ijust know there are similar occasions in England and USA Halloween and o jack lantern but in you in England and we in Arabic countries celebrate mother day at same date bon voyage have great time

@WhenAdventureKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Khatoon. I didn't realise the gorge was the deepest in the south west of England - I'm now curious to know which is the deepest of them all in the UK 🤔 I'm sad that I didn't get to see the Devil's Cauldron that you wrote about as others have commented saying it's very spectacular! The UK does love it's Halloween, but I don't think we go quite as crazy as American's and Canadian's. Shortly after is the 5th of November, which we call 'Guy Fawkes night' and growing up the celebrations are very normal, but I imagine for an adult learning about it who didn't grow up in the UK, it will seem very strange. Interesting to know we share the same mothers day - I know it's different to the US, yet we share the same father's day as the US!

@mapleleafer74 Жыл бұрын

I think it's pronounced Lidford. Great vid!

@WhenAdventureKnox Жыл бұрын

Hi Scotch on the Rocks. A few others have pointed this out too - really trying with place names pronunciations going forward! Thank you though for your kind words saying the video was great - it means a lot!