About: Photograph from earlier this year at the Kennall Vale Nature Reserve. During the height of the summer the water level has been quite a bit lower.

Photograph Added: 22nd August 2006

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Category: »Rivers and Waterways

About: Moss covered stones in the river at Kennall Vale nature reserve.

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Photograph Added: 20th August 2006

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About: Man made waterfall at the historic former gun powder production site of Kennall Vale.

Photograph Added: 19th August 2006

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Place: »Kennall Vale Nature Reserve

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About: The Cornwall Wildlife Trust has done an excellent job making as much of Kennall Vale accessible as possible. When visiting it is worth taking the time to explore the area around the mill buildings.

Photograph Added: 18th August 2006

Mill Building - Kennall Vale Nature Reserve

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About: Inside one of the Mill buildings at Kennall Vale Nature Reserve. There are several of these building on this former gunpowder production site which would once have had a mighty waterwheel connected.

Photograph Added: 17th August 2006

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About Kennall Vale Nature Reserve Cornwall.

Ideal for a picturesque woodland walk Kennall Vale is the site of a former gunpowder works which was established in the early 19th century. The remains of the gunpowder works are scattered throughout the reserve and include mills, leats and other buildings. The production of gunpowder ceased in the area in 1910. Kennall Vale also has an abandoned granite quarry.

Kennall Vale represents the best-preserved gunpowder works in south-west Britain.

Parking can be a problem at Kennall vale an as such it is recommended to park further down the road and walk up.

Directions:-

Turn off the A393 at the post office in Ponsanooth follow the road past the post office. Keep on this road without turning off, as you ascend the hill the road narrows. There is a sign for Kennall Vale is on the right. This is private and not the entrance to the nature reserve. Just past this entrance is another smaller entrance with a private house just inside. This is the start of the footpath to Kennall Vale Nature Reserve. A small sign is on the wall near the entrance but is only really possible to see when on foot.

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