Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
The Tamar Valley is a landscape of steep wooded river slopes, orchards, old mining sites and quiet estuary reaches on the Devon and Cornwall border, with Kit Hill rising above the valley. Calstock, Gunnislake and Bere Alston stations on the Tamar Valley line give train access to riverside walks.
There are 11 stations in or within 2 miles of Tamar Valley National Landscape.
The area is home to 28 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Kit Hill at 334m.
Tamar Valley National Landscape train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Bere AlstonBronze walking rating
- Bere FerrersBronze walking rating
- CalstockBronze walking rating
- GunnislakeBronze walking rating
- St Budeaux Victoria Road1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- St Budeaux Ferry Road1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Devonport1.8 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- St Germans
- Saltash0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)
- Keyham1.3 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)
- Dockyard (Plymouth)1.5 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Tamar Valley National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Plymouth to DevonportFrom 6min
- Exeter to SaltashFrom 1hr 13min
- Bristol to SaltashFrom 2hr 19min
- Bath to SaltashFrom 2hr 40min
- London to SaltashFrom 3hr 29min
- Cardiff to SaltashFrom 3hr 30min
- Oxford to SaltashFrom 3hr 43min
- Southampton to SaltashFrom 4hr 12min
- Birmingham to SaltashFrom 4hr 20min
- Swansea to SaltashFrom 4hr 46min
- Cambridge to SaltashFrom 4hr 50min
- Leicester to SaltashFrom 4hr 53min
- Brighton to SaltashFrom 5hr 3min
- Sheffield to SaltashFrom 5hr 33min
- Nottingham to SaltashFrom 5hr 34min
- Manchester to DevonportFrom 5hr 51min
- Liverpool to DevonportFrom 5hr 58min
- Norwich to SaltashFrom 6hr
- Leeds to DevonportFrom 6hr 7min
- York to SaltashFrom 6hr 9min
- Preston to SaltashFrom 6hr 25min
- Lancaster to SaltashFrom 6hr 44min
Good to know
Can you get to the Tamar Valley National Landscape by train?
Yes. 11 stations are within 2 miles of the Tamar Valley National Landscape, including Bere Alston and Bere Ferrers.
What is the nearest train station to the Tamar Valley National Landscape?
5 stations with regular trains are inside the Tamar Valley National Landscape, including Bere Alston, Bere Ferrers and Calstock.
How long does it take to get to the Tamar Valley National Landscape by train?
The Tamar Valley National Landscape is 6min from Plymouth, 1hr 13min from Exeter, 2hr 19min from Bristol and 3hr 29min from London by train, to the nearest station.