Lydford Gorge White Lady Entrance

Lydford Gorge's White Lady Entrance opens onto one of Dartmoor's most striking natural features, a deep ravine where water has carved through slate and granite over millennia. The river tumbles through narrow walls of pale stone, creating a landscape that feels remote and untamed despite its accessibility from the village above.

The entrance itself marks the beginning of a walk along the gorge floor, where the sound of rushing water accompanies you through this geological story written in rock. The pale coloration of the stone gives the site its haunting name, and the contrast between the moorland plateau and this sudden plunge into the earth reveals the raw power that shaped Dartmoor.