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Traditional, largely unspoilt country pub in the hamlet of Wonson on the north-east edge of Dartmoor. Log fire, local real ales and ciders, home-cooked food, dog-friendly, with rooms.
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Plate from An Exploration of Dartmoor and Its Antiquities, page 254, 1889“It is the furze which is the glory of the moor, with its dazzling gold and its honey breath, fighting for existence against the farmer who fires it every year, and envelops Dartmoor in a cloud of smoke from March to June.”
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