Tarka Trail: Bridges at Beam. Old Railway Bridge over the River Torridge and Smaller Farm Bridge over the Tarka Trail. Beam Weir, Great Torrington,
Winter view from the old Beam railway bridge on the Tarka Trail at Great Torrington - looking towards Bideford, through an old farm access bridge. These old bridges are near the Puffing Billy in Great Torrington where this part of the Tarka Trail leads seawards towards Bideford. The railings are on the main bridge spanning the River Torridge. The arch view provides access between the historic Beam house and surrounding farmland at Weare Gifford. After the passenger service closed the line was still used to carry clay from the large quarry outside Merton to the port of Bideford. This section of the Tarka Trail is near Great Torrington and offers good river and countryside views. You may be lucky enough to spot a family of otters or a heron here. The Great Torrington Railway Station is now the home of the Puffing Billy and the Tarka Valley Railway. The Tarka Trail covers a distance of 180 miles (290 km), following a figure-of-eight route through the North Devon countryside; setting for the fictional ‘Tarka the Otter’ in Henry Williamson’s book. The 31mile (48km) section from Braunton to Meeth is level and mainly tarmacked being built on the disused Railway line. The river Torridge which flows alongside starts its life on Woolley Moors between Bradworthy and Morwenstow. After completing a long loop, it meets the Taw at Appledore then flows out into the Bristol Channel. It is famous for its setting in ‘Tarka the Otter’ by Henry Williamson and more lately in ‘Flow’ a novel for young adults by John Insull.
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Location: Beam Weir, Tarka Trail, Great Torrington, Devon England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
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