Plymouth Walks With History

28/05/2026

This weekend sees two very different walks. Saturday in Efford Cemetery and Sunday where we are walking the Beryl Cook trail and visiting the last day of the Beryl Cook exhibition at The Box. Details places from [email protected]

06/05/2026

we are off walking in the Looe Valley on Saturday (by train from Plymouth). Meeting 10.15am at Plymouth Station. Details from [email protected]

22/04/2026

To and new followers. Please note we don't advertise most of our walks on Social Media but operate an email mailing list. You can join in by contacting me at [email protected]. Our next walk on Saturday 25th April is a look at the Beryl Cook trail around Plymouth first proposed in 2015. Join us as we explore the history of Beryl - wearing leopard print is optional! We will also have a free guided tour of the Beryl exhibition currently at The Box, Plymouth. Limited places are available. (£5 p/p - pay on the day).

25/09/2025

We are one of this year's partners in the Plymouth Community History Festival and we have two walks on offer (as our third is already fully booked). Tickets are going fast https://www.theboxplymouth.com/events/plymouth-community-history-festival-2025

Two weeks to go until the start of this year's festival! Here's a handy run down of the programme.

Most of this year's events are free and you can book your tickets via The Box Plymouth's website/online shop. We hope to see you there!

WonderZoo
Q***r Out Loud
Pride in Plymouth Community Trust
Beyond Face - Theatre Company
Plymouth Walks With History

13/08/2025

Hi everyone. Welcome to the Plymouth Community History Festival 2025. I'm very pleased to say that thanks to our sponsors The Box Plymouth, Plymouth Octopus - POP and Tamar Valley National Landscape, Tamara Landscape Partnership we are announcing a three day festival and a two week Festival Fringe. This year's organising partners are WonderZoo, Beyond Face - Theatre Company and Plymouth Walks With History.

24/09/2024

We have had a fantastic summer of walks in and around the Tamar Valley on our Walks from the Train to Gunnislake, Calstock and Bere Ferrers. Thanks to Tamar Valley National Landscape and their with funding from The Heritage Lottery Fund. Devon & Cornwall's Great Scenic Railways

28/08/2024

Join us on Saturday 31/8/2024 for our free Walk from the Train from Gunnislake to Calstock as we look at the history of this part of the Tamar Valley. We meet at Plymouth Rail Station at 10.00am (£5.20 return rail fare) or at Gunnislake at 11.10am.
Tamar Valley National Landscape Devon & Cornwall's Great Scenic Railways For details and a place on the walk please email [email protected]

16/08/2024

Just a reminder to join us tomorrow (Saturday 17/8/2024) for our free Walk from the Train from Calstock to Cotehele House as we look at the history of this part of the Tamar Valley. We meet at Plymouth Rail Station at 10.00am (£5.20 return rail fare) or at Calstock at 11.00am. Tamar Valley National Landscape Devon & Cornwall's Great Scenic Railways For details and a place on the walk please email [email protected]

13/08/2024

Join us on Saturday 17/8/2024 for our free Walk from the Train from Calstock to Cotehele House as we look at the history of this part of the Tamar Valley. We meet at Plymouth Rail Station at 10.00am (£5.20 return rail fare) or at Calstock at 11.00am. Tamar Valley National Landscape Devon & Cornwall's Great Scenic Railways For details and a place on the walk please email [email protected]

04/06/2024

Thursday 6th June 2024 10.00am: Americans in Plymouth, D-Day 80 Walk
Starting from Victoria Road Railway Station, Wolseley Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1JJ. Alan Barclay (Walks with History) will lead a walk entitled ‘Americans in Plymouth’, visiting sites associated with American forces in St Budeaux and Saltash looking at the build up of forces in to D-Day. At Saltash Passage there is a service of rememberance taking place and at Saltash we will be visiting the former United States Navy Advanced Amphibious Base (at low tide) to see work being undertaken volunteers to clear the historic groynes of seaweed, allowing a clear view of the site. The base is now a scheduled Ancient Monument.
This will be the first of four free Walks from the Train in 2024 thanks to our National Lottery Heritage Fund funding from the Tamara Landscape Partnership. This walk is timed to meet anyone from the Tamar Valley who wants to join us. The train departs from Gunnislake (9.19am), Calstock (9.31am), Bere Alston (9.40am) and Bere Ferrers (9.45am). For further information and to book a place please email [email protected]
The Walk is 2.5 miles in length and includes two short but steep sections of walking - one uphill and one downhill.
Local buses 2, 2A, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 21, 21A, 43, 50 and 51 stop at St Budeaux Square, a few metres from our start point. There is free local on street parking in St Budeaux and Barne Barton. There are shops in St Budeaux and a selection of pubs and cafes on the waterfront at Saltash. The walk does not return to the start point.