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Adventure Okehampton
Guided Learning & Walks

Adventure Okehampton

Okehampton

Adventure activity centre offering 20+ outdoor pursuits from archery to gorge scrambling, with residential programmes and group experiences on Dartmoor.

Dartmoor quiz
“Dartmoor soaked up this illumination like a sponge, and did not waken at its tepid touch.”

Who wrote this?

Eden Phillpotts. From The Whirlwind (1907).

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PersonEden PhillpottsPublicationThe Whirlwind
Andrews Corner
Charities

Andrews Corner

Belstone, Okehampton

Situated on the northern edge of Dartmoor at approximately one thousand feet above sea level, Andrews Corner derives its unique character from the contrast between the rugged grandeur of the open moor and the verdant serenity of a cultivated garden.

Aquila Outdoor Adventures
Climbing & Adventure Sports

Aquila Outdoor Adventures

Family-run outdoor education business offering adventure training, survival skills, and guided activities across Dartmoor since 2001.

Ashburton Arts Centre
Theatres & Cinemas

Ashburton Arts Centre

Ashburton

“One of the best small live music venues in the UK” The Guardian

At The Edge Mountaineering
Guided Learning & Walks

At The Edge Mountaineering

Bovey Tracey

Mountaineering and climbing instruction on Dartmoor, Snowdonia and beyond, led by a qualified AMI instructor with 20+ years' mountain experience.

Theatres & Cinemas

Barrel House Ballroom

Totnes

An independent, 150-capacity music venue in the heart of Totnes, hosting local, national and international bands and artists, as well as comedy nights, Word Cafes and a range of other live events.

Becky Falls
Attractions & Visitor Sites

Becky Falls

Manaton, Newton Abbot

Dartmoor's iconic woodland park with a spectacular 70ft waterfall, 50 acres of ancient SSSI woodland, animals, nature trails and family activities.

Attractions & Visitor Sites

Bigbury Golf Club

Bigbury-on-Sea

Located in an AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) on the coast of South West of Devon, Bigbury Golf Club lives up to the area's reputation.

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Dartmoor Illustrated, page 184Plate from Dartmoor Illustrated, page 184, 1900

“In Peter Tavy, too, may be seen " the spinners and knitters in the sun ; " and the very old and the very young are often seen together side by side ; and girls with their pitchers filling them with water from the little channels and rivulets that abound throughout the village. These present ...”

Also on Our DartmoorLower Leather Tor — A tor of a couple of stacks, 344 m high, below Leather Tor in the direction of Burrator reservoir.

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