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Saturday 19 September 2026, 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Plume of Feathers
Free
Members and supporters are warmly invited to our summer gathering, a celebration of community, culture and our successes this year.
Wednesday 16 September 2026, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Sourton Village Hall, Sourton, Okehampton, EX20 4HN
Free
Join Kristy Turner, Manager of the Museum of Dartmoor Life, to enjoy Dartmoor & consider what stories you feel the museum should be telling.
Wednesday 16 September 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Venford Reservoir
£25.00
Short walk through temperate rainforest woodlands learning about mosses, ferns and lichens.
Wednesday 16 September 2026, 10:00am
Princetown Lodges on the Yelverton road (SX 598 734)
£12
7 mile walk via South Hessary Tor, Cramber Pool, Crazy Well Pool and Black Tor Falls.
Sunday 13 September 2026, 10:00am
Baggator Gate, SX 546 805
£15.00
10-mile guided walk exploring Upper Walkham Valley and Tavy Hole on Dartmoor.
Saturday 12 September 2026, 9:30am – 1:00pm
Postbridge
Explore locations and histories of witches and wart-charmers in central Dartmoor community.
Friday 11 September 2026, 10:00am
Belstone car park
£12
6 mile guided walk visiting Tors End, Belstone Tor, Highter Tor, Oke Tor and Taw Marsh.
Friday 4 September 2026, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Belstone Car Park, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
£15
Walk/swim half day. Possibly 2 swims one in Taw and one in East Okement and a visit to the stone circle. Bring hot drink, lunch, warm clothing, swimming costume. Moderate walking, …
Friday 4 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…
Friday 4 September 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Car park Behind, The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford, Moorside, Lydford Nr, Okehampton, EX20 4AY
£30
Explore the wild beauty of Dartmoor on this guided walk from Sourton, climbing to Kitty Tor and taking in dramatic tors, open moorland, and panoramic views. Discover the history an…
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…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QE
£5
Part of the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival.
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 – 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 – 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…
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Prehistoric Dartmoor by Andrew McAuley Most visitors to Dartmoor National Park are aware that it is a landscape full of…
