Meavy
Meavy is a small village, civil parish and former manor in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England.
It lies a mile or so east of Yelverton. In 2021 the parish had a population of 595. The River Meavy runs near the village. For administrative purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of Sheepstor and Walkhampton to form Burrator Parish Council, and for electoral purposes it is grouped with the same two parishes to form Burrator Ward.
Getting to Meavy
Follow Meavy Lane from Yelverton or Boringdon Hill from Plympton.
Worth seeing
- 01Burrator Reservoir
This reservoir features in Steven Spielberg's film War Horse.
Things to do
- 01Cuckoo Rock
- 02Dewerstone Rock
PL7 5HG (overlooks Shaugh Prior from the north).
- 03Eastern Tor
- 04Gutter Tor
- 05Legis Tor
- 06Lowery Tor
Getting around Meavy the local way
- Get inIf you are coming in by car but don't want to face the parking problems of the city-centre, there are also three main Park & Ride sites serving the city: (east near Plympton), (north) and (city centre) {{go | name | url | address | long | phone | hours | wikidata 2023-12-31 | content=Brittany Ferries operates services to Plymouth from Santander (22 hours) and Roscoff (6 hours during the day, 8 hours during the night).
- Get inThe Ferry Terminal is to the west of the City Centre at the Millbay Docks, about (800 m) a mile walk from the Hoe and Central shopping precinct.
- Get aroundOne of the most 'local' ways to get around is by water taxi or boat.
- Get aroundThe two most popular services amongst locals are probably the Barbican-Mountbatten line and the Cremyll Ferry from Admiral's Hard to Mount Edgecumbe.
- Get aroundThese can be relatively busy during the evenings and at rush hour; the Cremyll Ferry in particular can be quite full of school children at around 4pm during term time.
- Go nextYou can take the Cremyll ferry back to Plymouth (get a timetable from the Tourist Information Office, but they're fairly frequent for the 10-minute trip).
- Go nextCanoe tours Tamar Trails are a beautiful way to explore the magical winding Tamar Valley and depart from nearby Callington where you can also visit National Trust Property Cotehele, the ancient seat of the Edgcumb family.
From Wikivoyage: Plymouth (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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