White Lady Waterfall, 30-meter waterfall in Lydford Gorge, Devon, England
Water cascades down a vertical limestone cliff face into the River Lyd, creating a white spray pattern against the dark rock surface.
The waterfall and surrounding gorge attracted numerous Victorian travelers who documented its natural features through detailed paintings and written accounts.
The name derives from local stories of a ghostly woman in white garments who appears near the falls during moonlit nights.
The waterfall trail remains open from March through November, with access regulated during winter months due to safety considerations.
The falls exist within a temperate rainforest environment, a rare ecological system that contains specific mosses and ferns adapted to constant moisture.
Location: Brentor
Location: Lydford
Part of: River Lyd, Lydford Gorge
GPS coordinates: 50.63175,-4.12111
Latest update: March 16, 2025 14:46
Devon combines historical sites and natural landscapes across a region in southwest England. The area extends from moorlands in Dartmoor National Park to cliffs along the Bristol Channel and English Channel coasts. Visitors find Norman castle ruins like Totnes Castle and Okehampton Castle, Georgian manor houses such as Saltram House, medieval villages, and monastery sites like Buckland Abbey. The landscape appears in forms of granite formations, waterfalls, remote beaches, and ancient woodlands. Places include Wistman's Wood with its gnarled oak trees, the rock formations at Valley of the Rocks near Lynton, the historic fishing village of Clovelly with its steep streets, and the sandy beaches at Bantham and Mothercombe. Speke's Mill Mouth Waterfall drops directly into the sea, while Blackchurch Rock stands as a coastal formation. Gardens like RHS Garden Rosemoor display botanical collections, and industrial sites such as the water-powered Finch Foundry or the Dartmouth Steam Railway document past working environments. Beer Quarry Caves offer views into historic underground stone quarrying.
Lydford Castle
1.6 km
Church of St Petrock
1.5 km
Parish Church of St Andrew
4.4 km
Church of St Michael De Rupe
4.3 km
Church of St Mary
4.8 km
Christ Church
2.8 km
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
3.9 km
Lydford War Memorial
2 km
Burley Wood Hillfort
4.1 km
Lydford Bridge
1.4 km
Brentor War Memorial
2.8 km
Milestone At Sx 508 813
2.3 km
Burley Wood
4.1 km
Length of boundary wall and seven stone hut circles forming part of a large enclosure north-east of Ger Tor
4.7 km
Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defences
1.6 km
The Linney
4.8 km
Milestone N of Lower Beardon
1.9 km
Wheal Betsy pumping house
2.3 km
Milestone At Sx 516 827
1.7 km
Round cairn and stone cist 310m south of Walla Brook
3.7 km
Milestone At Sx 525795
4.7 km
Milestone, by a wood W of Combebow, 10m W of entrance through spinney edge
4.7 km
Milestone, Combebow, 300m up the hill from Terminus stone
4.7 km
Milestone, 30m N of Shortacombe
4.4 km
Round cairn 190m east of Doe Tor summit
4.5 km
Milepost, Lower Downtown, N of Dartmoor Inn, 20m N of entrance to The Paddock
3.2 km
Milestone, by Royal Standard PH
3.6 km
Milestone, Higher Beardon, at entrance to Lychway track to Lydford
2 kmReviews
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