Lydford Gorge White Lady Waterfall, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park

Lydford Gorge White Lady Waterfall, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park

We visit the Lydford Gorge White Lady Waterfall on a regular basis. Whilst it's always a beautiful spectacle in an even more beautiful setting, it's best to try and visit the waterfall after a period of heavy rain. Water flows fast from the nearby moors to the Lydford Gorge area and swells both the River Lyd and the waterway that feeds the White Lady Waterfall. The subsequent noise and volume of water can be, literally, awesome.

As ever, we've positioned the White Lady Waterfall on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. The waterfall is a feature within the National Trust's Lydford Gorge (National Trust). If you are not a member of the National Trust, an entrance fee applies.

There's a car park at either end of Lydford Gorge. If time isn't an issure, we'd recommend following the circular route around the gorge from the main car park and entrance closest to Lydford. You walk the upper wall of the gorge and then descend by either an easy or hard route down to the foot of the waterfall before wandering back up the gorge to the remarkable Devil's Cauldron. If time is short, head for the car park at the other end of the gorge. It's a relatively short walk to the waterfall on either of the aforementioned paths from here. If you chose the latter, it's also fun to follow a section of the old GWR dismantled railway track at the end of which is a bird hide.

Other Dartmoor waterfalls you should visit include Canonteign Falls Waterfall and Becky Falls Waterfall. Other National Trust properties on Dartmoor or near Lydford Gorge include Finch Foundry (National Trust) and Castle Drogo (National Trust).