The River Severn, like all rivers, provide us with food, energy, recreation, transportation routes, and water for irrigation and for drinking. Join Winnie the Pooh and friends as they journey down the River Severn from source to sea and discover exciting facts and information about the river.

Introduction to the River Severn

The River Severn seeps out of the earth in a peat bog in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales.

Pooh and friends at the source of the Severn

Facts about the Source of the River Severn

• peat bog
• location Plynlimon, Cambrian Mountains, Wales
• elevation 610 m (2,001 ft)
• coordinates 52.493465°N 3.734578°W

Two hundred and twenty miles (354km) and four counties later, it is swallowed by the Bristol Channel and eventually the Alantic Ocean.

The friends are amazed at the enormous size of the mouth of the River Severn

Facts about the Mouth of the River Severn

• location Bristol Channel, England
• elevation 0 m (0 ft)
• size over five miles wide

The River Severn is 6 miles (10 km) longer than the River Thames, making it the longest river in Great Britain. It flows in a semi-circular route through the Welsh county of Powys and the English counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

Look out for the three main functions of a river as you journey down the River Severn with Pooh and his friends.

1. Transportation of water
2. Erosion (carrying sediment)
3. Deposition (depositing the sediment)

A sign to the Source of the Severn / Tarddiad Hafren

Click on the arrows to follow our virtual tour of the River Severn from source to sea. Alternatively you can visit our contents page for a full list of places and river features found along the river.

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