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Saltash, Cornwall - Latchbrook, Longlands & Lane

Difficulty Easy

Walking time 1 hour 30 minutes

Length 4.8km / 3.0mi

Route developer: Peter Clements

Route checker: Kevin Connor

Start location Latchbrook Cottages, Saltash
Route Summary A circular walk from Latchbrook Cottages, mainly over fields, via the restored ancient Trematon Animal Pound, then past Trematon Hall, through Penvintle Farmyard, to Longlands, then Wadgeworthy farm and return to Latchbrook Cottages.
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Getting there

Saltash is served by national rail. see http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ for information.

Description

[1] A sign posted public footpath starts at rear of Latchbrook Cottages. Go up steps to a stile. (look out for yellow arrow public footpath waymarks).  Continue uphill across the field, past a tumbledown shed, to another stile, then keep to right hand edge of the field to another stile, then go diagonally across the next field to a stile in the field’s far left hand corner, from that stile go straight on to the right-hand of two gates leading into a 'sunken' lane. Go downhill along the lane to a junction with another public footpath Turn right and follow that public footpath to a redundant (Manor Farm) farmyard whose buildings are being converted to residential and holiday use, go through the farmyard out onto the tarmac road.

(A) Just ahead is the ancient Trematon Animal Pound. The Pound has a plaque outlining its place in rural history. Here in ancient times stray animals were kept until redeemed by their owners – or until the owner paid any taxes due.
 
From Trematon Animal Pound follow the road (Broad Lane) going west to the crossroad. Note the well, Trematon’s water supply until the 1950’s. 
 
[2] Then turn left towards Longlands. Just past Trematon Hall at Penvintle Farm turn left through the white farmyard gate. This, not sign posted public footpath, goes through Penvintle Farmyard: continue straight on through farm and the left-hand of two gates and then a field gate (following yellow waymark arrows) to a stile that leads to steps down towards a boardwalk across a deep pond / swamp. Proceed with care as this slippery boardwalk is often hidden under vegetation. 
 
From the boardwalk go uphill back to the junction of the two public footpaths. Turn right and continue to stile into a field, then another stile into a 'sunken lane’. Continue to a footbridge over a stream. Then through a wooden field gate in front of you: turn left and keeping to the left hand edge of the fields go straight on over stiles through field gates to a stile leading on to the Trematon Longlands road. (There may be electric stock control wires along part of this section which have insulated handles to unhook to pass through)
 
(B) You are now at Winstone Beacon, near ‘Reservoirs’ shown on the map, the highest point in Saltash, with fine views back towards the moors. 
 
[3] Go along the road for 370 metres towards Longlands. Then as you enter the small hamlet of Longlands there is a field gate to the left with a sign posted public footpath. Go through the field gate and go straight across the field towards another gateway but go to the left of that gateway to a stone stile in the corner of the field. Keeping to the right hand edge of the fields continue on over more stiles then cross a field to a field-gate leading out onto Wadgeworthy Farm Lane which is a public bridleway.
 
[4] Cross the bridleway, go over the stile and follow the yellow arrowed 'waymarked' public footpath down a very steep hill across the field to the stream (Latchbrook Leat). Go over a stile and footbridge, then around to the right and uphill to the tarmac track. Turn left and keeping the stream to your left follow the tarmac and gravel public footpath back to the front of Latchbrook Cottages.
 
For an alternative route, turn left and follow the blue arrow 'waymarked' public bridleway in front of Wadgewothy farmhouse (which can be extremely mucky) through a gate at the end of the lane and into a field. Go uphill to that field’s upper hedge, then turn right and keeping the hedge to your immediate left continue to a field-gate onto a track that leads downhill to a stream (Latchbrook Leat). Continue along what is very likely to be a very muddy way just to the left of the stream to a field-gate. Then ‘ford’ the stream and continue along a lane to the front of Latchbrook Cottages. 
POI information No details available.
Notes

Map: Explorer 108: Lower Tamar Valley & Plymouth, Tavistock & Callington map shows Saltash at a scale of 1:25000 (4 cm to 1 km – 2½ inches to 1 mile).

Acknowledgements

Adapted from a route Developed by Peter Clements in conjunction with Saltash Town Council.

 
  • Trematon Animal Pound
    Trematon Animal Pound
    By - Peter Clements
  • Another view of the Trematon Animal Pound
    Another view of the Trematon Animal Pound
    By - Kevin Connor
  • Old Trematon Village Well
    Old Trematon Village Well
    By - Kevin Connor
  • Sign on Old Trematon Village Well
    Sign on Old Trematon Village Well
    By - Kevin Connor
  • View from Trematon-Longlands Lane towards Dartmoor in the distance.
    View from Trematon-Longlands Lane towards Dartmoor in the distance.
    By - Kevin Connor
  • View from Trematon-Longlands Lane towards Caradon Hill and Bodmin Moor in the distance.
    View from Trematon-Longlands Lane towards Caradon Hill and Bodmin Moor in the distance.
    By - Kevin Connor
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