Devils Glen Waterfall

ellie1511

Has anyone been to the Devils Glen Waterfall near Ashford?? Can you walk next to the river on the way to the waterfall or is it all up high away from the river? I'm looking to get close enough to the river, not necessarily near the falls, to get some photos of water flowing over rocks.

pixbyjohn

Devil's Glen Waterfall by pixbyjohn, on Flickr

Its fairly easy to walk to the waterfall, There are 2 entrances to the woods, I usually drive in at the upper entrance and follow the drive down as far as you can go to a car park. Then you can walk for about 15 mins along a pathway which is higher than the river but you drop down and walk along the river edge to the waterfall.

Devil's Glen by pixbyjohn, on Flickr
Photos are from February this year. Its a lovely spot.

ellie1511

Thanks pixbyjohn. Got there late on Sun, didn't think the carpark would close as early as 5pm!! We walked a little way along the route from the left corner at the back of the carpark but we seemed to be way above the river. It obviously drops down further along. Will have to try again! Love the photos.

scr33n

The upper walkway does eventually go down to the river level but it's a fairly long walk, I'd imagine a good hour or so, usually a bit too far to make with small kids in tow anyway :rolleyes:

pixbyjohn

scr33n wrote: »

The upper walkway does eventually go down to the river level but it's a fairly long walk, I'd imagine a good hour or so, usually a bit too far to make with small kids in tow anyway :rolleyes:

You are probably correct but I do it ocassionally with my 2 grand kids, 7.5 and 2.5 years old.

magicbastarder

an hour? i'd say it's half an hour at most at a normal walking pace.

DaireQuinlan

magicbastarder wrote: »

an hour? i'd say it's half an hour at most at a normal walking pace.

Have you ever walked anywhere with a 2+1/2 year old ? Even the smallest of distances can turn into magical fun filled curiosity adventures. You get nowhere fast. Oh look ! An ant ! now there's TWO ants ! Daddy ! DADDY LOOK ANOTHER ANT ! This can go on for quite a while

bernard0368

God forbid they find a spider catching a fly in its web. No shifting the buggers and a spider eating a fly can be quite a slow process.

magicbastarder

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

Have you ever walked anywhere with a 2+1/2 year old ?

they're 2 1/2, which means they're (somewhat) portable. pick them up!

DaireQuinlan

magicbastarder wrote: »

they're 2 1/2, which means they're (somewhat) portable. pick them up!

BUT DADDY DADDY DADDY THE ANTS ! *portable child unit starts screaming and kicking, swiftly gets put back on the ground the examine ants again*

magicbastarder

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DaireQuinlan

magicbastarder wrote: »

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There's also the small matter of you suggesting its use on a small child, but we'll overlook that. We've all been there on occasion...

magicbastarder

i'm sure it has a strength dial. you don't need to set it on 11 all the time.

pixbyjohn

magicbastarder wrote: »

they're 2 1/2, which means they're (somewhat) portable. pick them up!

Why pick them up when they are happy enough to walk. Its nice to walk at a leisurely pace