Shipley Bridge is a well hidden bridge at the end of a long road that leads out of South Brent and ends up at Avon Dam (although you can’t drive past the Shipley Bridge car park). The River Avon crashes beneath the bridge on its way to the English Channel at Bigbury Bay. Shipley Bridge is an excellent starting point for a quick walk up to Avon Dam and its reservoir or further on into remote Southern Dartmoor.

Shipley Bridge beneath the trees

Shipley Bridge

The South West water road that leads from Shipley Bridge to Avon Dam