Dartmoor has been discribed as “Wild and mist sodden open moorland..a bleak and islolated. It is this moor that provided the eerie back ground for Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Homles thriller in 1902: The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Dartmoor in called the Hub of Devon, it is a high granite plateau full of wilderness and bogs with its main occupants sheep and ponies. It is one of Devons National parks.
Rocking Out in Devon’s National Parks: Dartmoor and Exmoor
On Dartmoor you will find some inviting areas though—for instance the heather—-but wait—the heather is usually found on beds of peat, which at best is wet and clingy, but it has also been known to suck down people and animals alike—OK forget the heather.
But the archeologist tell us that this land was once the home of a major area of dwellings in ancient time and there are the remnants and ruins of all manner of these homes as well as the sites of these occupant’s burials on what is now an empty wasteland. And it is from these places that the myths, and legends have develop as well as the ghosts who thrive here according to legends.
Top Ten Archaeological Sites – Dartmoor National Park
Here we find a lot of alternatives for people who want to go to Dartmoor:
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Dartmoor – Roam this distinctive craggy landscape and take a glimpse at the Dartmoor ponies grazing in the shadow of the granite outcrops.
of course you can include it on a larger tour—usually the time is limited but these kind of tours give you a taste of what there is to offer and let you decided if it’s interesting to you or not to return for a more indepth trip later.
Of course that goes for any area that you anywhere you might be interested in.
The wheelpit at Huntingdon mine
Dartmoor Prison will close in 2023, Government confirms
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2 days:
3 days:
The Mary King MBE Dartmoor Ride
I used to own horses and this sound like sooooooo much fun.
OK this one I’ll skip but those of you in better and younger shape:
This Dartmoor survival course is a three-day survival experience training inthe same natural arena that will challenge the boundaries strength, courage and wit. As they say in the military, “Survive to fight, don’t fight to survive”.
These are just some of the many activities undertaken during your ‘Survive the Moors’ experience which is set in the heart of Dartmoor National Park.
- Ascend up vertical rock faces
- Cross high rope Tyrolean’s
- Abseil down high cliffs
- Swim through moorland lakes
- Navigate by night and day
- Skin and gut wild food
- Wild camp on the moors
- Learn essential survival skills
- Helicopter pick up and extraction across the moor
by Bear Grylis Survival Academy
You can also survive the Scottish Highlands—-have fun
Birch Tor, with the Warren House Inn in the distance
Regardless of your taste or budget, you’ll find somewhere perfect to stay for your Dartmoor holiday. From luxurious boutique hotels, lots of cosy B&Bs and holiday cottages in villages and across the national park. If camping and caravanning there’s all manner of place to pitch up.
The Best Places to Stay in Dartmoor National Park, UK
Hotels and the like.
Wild camping in large groups is not allowed in Dartmoor, and neither is using a large tent. A lightweight, discreet hiking tent would be advised. Furthermore, you must camp at least 100 m from any road. The ground where you pitch your tent must be left undamaged, and you must take all rubbish with you
Camping in Dartmoor: Tips, wild camping, best campsites, and more!
Going away with the family is wonderful, but for so many of us our four-legged friends are such an important member of the family that we want to bring them with us when we go away. Whatever sort of holiday you want, you’ll find plenty of dog friendly accommodation across the Dartmoor area, from self catering cottages to luxury hotels.
Dartmoor National Park Bed and Breakfasts
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Buckland-in-the Moor has been described as “one of the most picturesque thatch and granite villages in Dartmoor”. There is a church with a with a clock that instead of numbers about its face has MY DEAR MOTHER (12 letters) which was presented as a memorial to the church by the Buckland family.
Buckfast Abbey part 1
Buckfast Abbey part 2
Buckfast Abbey: Founed in 1018 by King Canute. It was once a Saxon Abbey which was basically gone into history when the land was bought by an order of French Monks of the Benedictine in the early 20th century (1906) with a new monestary completed in 1938 but watch the above videos to learn all about it.
The abbey now occupies a great position on the banks of the River Dart and there is a preparatory school staffed by Monks, there is also a nearby co-op woolen mill and a museum of shells.
Monastery Guest Quarters at Buckfast Abbey
About a mile or so from the village is in the midst of a National Trust woodland is
which is an Iron Age Hill Fort which was later built on by the Normans so that it contains ruins of the Norman Motte as well
Medieval – Dartmoor National Park
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This is the most accessible of the many Tors on Dartmoor
Haytor Rocks Dartmoor National Park Family Walk
Top Pubs On Dartmoor
I will finish up Day 4 next Tuesday….See you then back on Dartmoor
