Photos of Teign Gorge
About Teign Gorge
Teign Gorge is a wooded valley with the River Teign at the bottom of it. Fingle Bridge, a narrow stone crossing from the 1600s, sits at the east end and Castle Drogo stands on high ground above it on the west end. Between the two runs the best of the gorge. There are two paths you can use to explore the gorge and they will each give you two completely different sets of pictures. The Hunter's Path runs high along the north side of the hillside and opens up at Sharp Tor. From there the gorge lines up west toward the moor, with the castle on the skyline. The Fisherman's Path stays down by the water and winds through the mossy oaks and boulders. Drogo Weir sits on this stretch, built in 1928 to feed a hydro plant that no longer runs (the south bank gives the better view of it). Long exposures suit the pools and the shallow rocky areas where little rapids often appear. Autumn is the ideal season for both options. The far side of the valley fills with rich rust tones when the sun sits low. Plus, salmon and trout run the weirs in September and October after heavy rain. Morning mist sits in the valley and clears from the top down. Parking is free at Fingle Bridge but you'll have to pay at Castle Drogo. Avoid using the pub car park by the bridge, it is for customers. If you want to capture both there is circuit combining both paths that is roughly 6 km long. (Drewsteignton, Devon, England)
