| Avon Dam The Avon Dam is located about 1.5 miles from the car park at Shipley Bridge. The car park is set within a disused naptha factory that operated from 1846 to 1850. Naptha was distilled from peat and used in mothballs and candles. It is a pleasant walk along a surfaced path by the river Avon with dramatic views across the moor as you reach the dam. There are remains of a bronze age settlement - Ryder's Rocks - on the east bank of the river just below the dam. The 50 acre reservoir in open moorland was completed in 1957 at a cost of £1,000,000 to supply water to the South Hams. It offers a taste of wilderness fishing for wild brown trout is a dramatic Dartmoor setting. Early in the season it can be cold this high on Dartmoor and local anglers tend to wait for a spell of sunshine before tackling Dartmoor's wild brown trout. Fishery rules:
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