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Wednesday 2 September 2026, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Manaton carpark, Manaton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9UL
£25
We drop down into the beautiful, wooded Bovey valley and remain in the woodlands for most of the day, crossing the river at Foxworthy and back over it at the old clam bridge.There …
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 10:00am – 4:00pm
£120.00
Spend a day being introduced to multipitch climbing by being guided up some of the best routes in the South West! Climb routes up to 50m high, learn some climbing skills and get in…
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
National Park Visitor Centre, Postbridge, Main car park on B3212 Moretonhampstead to Two Bridges road, Yelverton, PL20 6TH
£15
Sue and Peter (sacred sites guides and local authors) will lead an interactive walk around the Bronze Age and Neolithic monuments on the area. The afternoon will include mindfulnes…
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Merrivale Car park, Pork Hill, Tavistock, PL19 9JU
£20
Join Tom Dauben, Dartmoor Photographer, for an evening session of photography at an iconic Dartmoor photography location, Great Staple Tor. A small group of participants will have …
Thursday 3 September 2026, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Tor Royal
Guided walk exploring Duchy Farm history, archaeology, waterways and peat bog rewetting project.
Thursday 3 September 2026, 9:00am – 12:30pm
Car park Behind, The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford, Moorside, Lydford Nr, Okehampton, EX20 4AY
£15
Explore the historic and scenic heart of Dartmoor on this guided walk to Widgery Cross and the remains of Victorian Tin Mine Wheal Frederick, returning along the Doe Brook. Enjoy o…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Tor Royal Farm, Tor Royal Lane, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6SL
£28
Guided walk around Tor Royal, a Duchy Farm, to explore its fascinating history and archaeology, beautiful waterways and recent peat bog rewetting project, plus links to the foundin…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Fernworthy Reservoir, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8EY
£15
Join Medical Herbalist, certified Forest Bathing practitioner and Archaeobotanist Jenny for a walk around Fernworthy reservoir. Although much maligned, plantation forests still off…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
The Moorland Hotel Haytor, Haytor, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9XT
£40
For walkers who would like an introduction or refresher in navigation with map and compass.This relaxed half day session starts over tea or coffee in the Tin Pickle & Rhum. Cra…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm
£35.00
•Fully guided by a qualified & experienced guide, learn more about Cathy • Kit list & precise What3words location for parking and meeting provided on booking • Meet and greet in ca…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Norsworthy Bridge, Unnamed Rd Yelverton PL20 6PE UK, Yelverton, PL20 6PF
£25
We slow down to take a closer look at ‘lower plants’; the mosses, ferns and lichens we might otherwise stride past (and yes, lichens aren’t technically plants). These primitive org…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Cornwood, Ivybridge, PL21
Free
The Dartmoor Preservation Association is running a practical workday on our land at High House Waste near Cornwood. We manage the land for the protection of the SSSI valley mires a…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 4:00pm
£120.00
Spend a day being introduced to multipitch climbing by being guided up some of the best routes in the South West! Climb routes up to 50m high, learn some climbing skills and get in…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:30am – 3:30pm
Newbridge Car Park, Newbridge Hill, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7NT
Free
The walk will cross Deeper Marsh, pass Spitchwick Manor, Lower Town, Leusdon, Ponsworthy, Lock’s Gate Cross, and then follow the Two Moors Way, to Bel Tor Corner, along Dr Blackall…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Opposite Wray Trail, Lustleigh, Newton Abbot, TQ13
Free
A walk suitable for people using 4 mph mobility scooters or electric wheelchairs. It will be on a gravel track and tarmac roads. It is also open to able bodied walkers. We will loo…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Car park Behind, The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford, Moorside, Lydford Nr, Okehampton, EX20 4AY
£15
Explore the historic and scenic heart of Dartmoor on this guided walk to Widgery Cross and the remains of Victorian Tin Mine Wheal Frederick, returning along the Doe Brook. Enjoy o…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 2:00pm – 4:30pm
National Park Visitor Centre, Postbridge, Yelverton, PL20
£15
Join Dartmoor Guide for a stroll to the illusive memorial stone of William Donoughy, often searched for my people but often missed. We will also hear the story of this tragic figur…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, Yelverton, PL20 6SG
£37.50
Step back in time with a traditional horse drawn carriage ride through the heart of Dartmoor.Starting from Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, you'll get off beaten track around the farm and t…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QE
£5
Part of the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival.
Friday 4 September 2026, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Warren House Inn, Postbridge, Yelverton, PL20 6TA
£20
A guided walk with opportunities to sketch along the way with artist and qualified Moorland guide, Karen Pearson. We will do a circular walk from Bennett’s Cross via Headland Warre…
A Vast Solitude by Paul Harris - Glavind Strachan Photography A review of "An Exploration of Dartmoor and its…
Will the real Mary Maria Colling please stand up? (A Dartmoor Story about a lowly Tavistock resident in the Nineteenth…
Bowerman’s Nose: Legends are like memes in slow motion by Paul Harris - Glavind Strachan Photography The universe is…
Exercise Baskerville by Clive Darke In 1967 there were eighteen deaths from exposure (hypothermia) and frostbite on…
In the Footsteps of Francis Drake by David J. Hawkings As a boy growing up in Plymouth, I often found myself looking to…
The Loneliest Place by George Wall A solitary hawthorn twists improbably out of the earth. The silhouette of a distant…
Prehistoric Dartmoor by Andrew McAuley Most visitors to Dartmoor National Park are aware that it is a landscape full of…
