Natural landmarks · South West England
Becky Falls
Dartmoor's 21-metre waterfall and woodland park, with animal encounters for kids.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Riverside Station · 8.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Becky Falls is the 21-metre waterfall and surrounding 50-acre woodland park on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, near Bovey Tracey. Open to visitors for over 100 years, it combines marked woodland walks (red, amber and green graded by ability) with an animal encounter centre — meerkats, lemurs, owls, reptiles and donkeys — designed for families with under-10s. The granite-bouldered ravine and falls are unchanged since the Victorian tourists started arriving by horse-and-trap.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bovey Valley Woodlands SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: EAST DARTMOOR WOODS & HEATHS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Becky Falls, originally known as Becka Falls, is a tourist attraction in Dartmoor, England, centered on a waterfall of around 20 metres down a boulder-strewn bed. In addition to the waterfall as the centrepiece, there is a woodland park with features such as a children's zoo, woodland trail, and crafts.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5950, -3.7592
- County
- Devon
- District
- Teignbridge
- Parish
- Manaton
- Postcode
- TQ13 9UG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- Established
- 1903
- Nearest railway station
- Riverside Station — 8.4 km
- Official site
- www.beckyfalls.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q21062061 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Becky Falls (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dartmoor, Becky Falls - geograph.org.uk - 438831.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Becky Falls?
- Becky Falls is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ13 9UG), in the parish of Manaton.
- When was Becky Falls built?
- Built or established in 1903.
- Is Becky Falls a protected site?
- Yes — Becky Falls is part of the Bovey Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the EAST DARTMOOR WOODS & HEATHS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Becky Falls free to visit?
- Yes, Becky Falls is free to enter.
- How do I get to Becky Falls?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ13 9UG. It sits within the Central Devon parliamentary constituency.