Where is the Drake link? Accommodation & local services Drake’s Trail Walking Spur 3 Sir Francis Drake returned from circumnavigating There are numerous places to stay in and around the globe in 1580, aboard his ship the Golden Yelverton, from campsites to hotels catering to Hinde. your every whim. Check the following websites Yelverton to for details and booking information: In his capacity as a 'privateer' licensed by Queen www.drakesdartmoor.co.uk Elizabeth I, he plundered great riches from the Buckland Abbey www..co.uk Spanish merchant fleet, including gold, silver and jewels that would make him a very rich man. Or contact the Tourist Information Centre With the proceeds of his adventures, Drake 01822 612938 purchased Buckland Abbey for £3,400 in 1581 and email: [email protected] with it a 500 acre estate stretching from the abbey down to the banks of the River Tavy at Lopwell. He lived at the Abbey until his death off the coast of Panama in 1596. The Abbey is now run by the National Trust and is open to the public. How to get here A regular, daily bus service runs between Other local information… and Tavistock, stopping at Yelverton. This walk starts with a section across the former Most frequent are the 83 and 84 services. Other airfield of RAF Harrowbeer. The second world war local services link Yelverton with surrounding villages. had a large impact on Yelverton, changing the Timetables and more information are available shape of the village and adding thousands of from Traveline: people to the population. 0871 200 22 33 www.traveline.org.uk The airfield was built after large parts of Plymouth There is free parking at Yelverton along the edge of had been destroyed as a result of countless air raids RAF Harrowbeer and also at designated places on in early 1941. Some of the rubble from the bombings the edge of Roborough Down. was brought to Yelverton as a base for the new There is short stay, pay and display parking by the runways, and also to re-route the A386 to Tavistock. village shops and also at the Leg O'Mutton corner. Additional travel advice can be found at:

Still want to know more? www.travelwise.org.uk Start: Eastern edge of RAF Harrowbeer Buckland Abbey visitor information: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland This document can be made available in large Duration: 2 ½ - 3 ½ hours print, Braille, tape format, other languages or Distance: 9 miles / 14.4 kilometres RAF Harrowbeer history and guided walk info: alternative format upon request. Please contact Grade: DIFFICULT www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk West Borough Council on 01822 813600 Surface: Mainly firm off-road footpaths and Drake’s Trail website for more recreation routes Or email: [email protected] some minor roads. Includes steep www.drakestrail.co.uk West Devon Borough hills and frequent stiles. Council find out more through the Drake’s Trail Also see OS Explorer map OL28 1 podcasts available at: Printed using vegetable-based inks on FSC-certified paper www.drakestrail.co.uk or containing 50% recycled fibre. Route directions and other advice / instructions are www.drakestrailpodcasts.info March 2009 Leaflet by Graphic Words (www.graphicwords.com) shown on the map inside. Walking Spur 3 - Yelverton to Buckland Abbey

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Yelverton BUS Turn right for a detour to the Garden House or continue over the small stream BUS i START After a short distance turn right Follow the footpath Walk along the edge of onto a footpath into the hollow and RAF Harrowbeer and along the wall on past Roborough Rock 15 the other side Go over the stile and down the steps. Look for traffic Opposite the turning before turning left onto the for Venton, turn left At the junction. road onto the footpath turn right and Turn left at the end of then immediately the drive and go straight left into Golf over the crossroads Course Road BUS Turn left Walk on the into verge where Buckland possible, Abbey taking great 16 17 Turn left onto the quiet road care where Climb the road narrows stone stile Walk uphill to the footpath sign and follow and continue in this direction the foot- BUS until reaching the road path Turn right onto Roborough Down MiltonMilton Combe and follow the Turn right onto Keep left as the wide middle path the footpath and roads merge at a over a small bridge “triangle” junction Opposite the end of the

pub, take the small foot- 6 path between houses. 8 3 Cross the road Follow through the woods Take the right fork A where the path splits and follow the Turn right onto the When the path ends central path for road at the end of turn right onto the another 350m small road the path To Plymouth Scale: © Crown copyright. All rights 250m 500m 1km reserved. License number: 100023302 Published 2009