DISCOVER TAVISTOCK: HERITAGE WALKING TOUR
DISCOVER TAVISTOCK: HERITAGE WALKING TOUR
Sat, Sep 3, 14:00
Tavistock Guildhall • Tavistock
£5
THE RAILWAYS: HERITAGE WALKING TOUR
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Join Tavistock Guildhall and Tavistock Heritage Trust for a heritage walk exploring the sites and history of the town's railway.
About this event
The South Devon and Tavistock Railway Company launched on 21 June 1859. It offered a railway service from Plymouth to Tavistock and was extended to reach Launceston in 1865.
Under Dr Beeching's savage railway cuts, the line closed with "little more than a snowy whimper" on 29 December 1962. Subsequent demolition has left but a few traceable remains to this once important rail link for Tavistock.
Join Stephen Fryer for a visit to these former sites.
The walk will be approximately 2 hours. Please wear suitable footwear for going off the beaten "track"