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Dist:0.2km<br/>The path runs along the eastern levee of the channelled river, near the Pentewan Valley Trail.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km<br/>On the St Austell River, downstream from London Apprentice, this appears to be a water management or gauging station. The river is also known as the White River owing to the occasional heavy suspension of washed-down China Clay particles from the extensive workings in the St Austell area.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.3km<br/>The Pentewan Valley Trail joins a made-up track through King's Wood, although, according to the maps, it is here actually in Peckhill Wood or Shepherdshill Wood.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.3km<br/>This little road bridge crosses the St Austell River at London Apprentice towards Shepherdshill Wood, at the point where the stream from Polgooth flows out of its culvert under the B3273.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.4km<br/>This footbridge carries one of the several walking & cycling trails in these woods across a small stream running parallel with the St Austell River.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.4km<br/>The St Austell River has so eroded its banks at this point that the public footpath has all but disappeared, necessitating a bypass walk through Peckhill Wood.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.4km<br/>
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.4km<br/>This fallen tree beside Treloweth Road makes a convenient bridge across the stream from Polgooth, serving animals and humans alike.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.5km<br/>This high point on the track in the woods affords a distant view of the town of St Austell.
©Rod Allday
Dist:0.6km<br/>Carrick U3A Walking Group enjoying a fine January day.
©Rod Allday
Dist:0.6km<br/>The route of the old 2'6" gauge Pentewan railway provides a pleasant walk along the river from London Apprentice to the harbour at Pentewan. The railway opened in 1829 to support the china clay industry. It was horse-powered until 1874, after which steam locomotives took over. The line closed in 1916 when heavy silting closed the harbour.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.6km<br/>At London Apprentice
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.6km<br/>This small village on the road from St Austell to Pentewan is named "London Apprentice". Unfortunately I have not been able to discover the origins of this name.
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.7km<br/>Serious erosion of both banks of the river at this point is starting to threaten the farm road on the right and the Pentewan Trail just out of shot on the left. Erosion is a constant problem on the White River and various remedies have been tried, with varying degrees of success.
©John Gibson
Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking north.
©Janine Forbes

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