Cycle Hire and Cafe on the old tramway
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The photograph on this page of Cycle Hire and Cafe on the old tramway by Tony Atkin as part of the Geograph project.
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Cycle Hire and Cafe on the old tramway
Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 6 Apr 2006
An example of how industrial devastation has turned into a tourism opportunity. The old mineral tramway along the Carnon River Valley has been made a cycleway. With the scars of 19th century mining now covered by vegetation, this area has become something which tourists want to experience.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.23131
Longitude
-5.129577