Becky Falls, originally known as Becka Falls, is a tourist attraction in

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, centered on a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

of around 20 metres down a boulder-strewn bed. In addition to the waterfall as the centrepiece, there is a woodland park with features such as a children's zoo, woodland trail, and crafts.

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The waterfall is on the Becka Brook, one of the main tributaries of the

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. The brook rises just South of

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, and continues through Becky Falls before reaching the Bovey just below Trendlebere Down. As the brook passes through, there are two sets of waterfalls created, with a drop of around 20 metres. The falls were originally known as Becka Falls, including on

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maps up until the 1940s, but the name was changed when it became a tourist attraction.

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