Dartmoor Events

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Venford Reservoir

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Car park with toilets (SX 686 712).

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Car park with toilets (SX 686 712). What3words: grandest.prime.defensive. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Venford Reservoir and Bench …

Short Walk: Bellever Tor from Dunnabridge Pound

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 10:00am – 1:30pm

The walk will visit Dunnabridge Pound, one of Dartmoor’s two medieval drift pounds, for horses and cattle illegally grazing the east, south and west quarters of the Moor, the walls…

DPA Partner Walk: Autumn on the Moor

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Wednesday 7 October 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm

Hound Tor

Free

This is the second in a series of 3 walks and people are welcome to come to just one, or all three. Each will cover a different topic.

BMC Hill Walking: Social Walk, Dartmoor

Saturday 10 October 2026, 9:50am – 1:00pm

PL20 6QF, Princetown Car Park, Princetown

From £2

Come and join our Southwest Hill Walking Rep whilst she explores Dartmoor National Park!

Trowlesworthy Tors and River Plym Sold out

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:00am

Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

£12

7 mile walk exploring Trowlesworthy Tors, Spanish Lake and River Plym.

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Belstone

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Car park (SX621 938).

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Car park (SX621 938). What3words: leotard.helm.inspected. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Nine Maidens and Winter Tor.

Partner Walk: Moorland Fungi with Jenny Carden

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Thursday 15 October 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm

Norsworthy Bridge Carpark, Norsworthy Bridge, Walkhampton, PL20 6PF

Free

Learn essential, sustainable & safe fungi foraging skills, on a walk through the woods with Medical Herbalist & Mycotherapist Jenny Carden.

Fungi Foray - Introduction (morning session)

Organised by Dartmoor's Daughter - Emma Cunis

Saturday 17 October 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm

Learn to identify fungi and explore the marvellous kingdom of nature with mycologist Dr Christian Taylor.

Fungi Foray - Introduction (afternoon session)

Organised by Dartmoor's Daughter - Emma Cunis

Saturday 17 October 2026, 2:30pm – 5:30pm

Learn to identify fungi and explore the marvellous kingdom of nature with mycologist Dr Christian Taylor.

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Bonehill Rocks

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 20 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Small car park (SX 732 773).

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Small car park (SX 732 773). What3words: imported.crabmeat.premature. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Bell Tor, Chinkwell Tor and Hone…

Ecology walk: An Appreciation of Hedges and Small Woodlands

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Wednesday 21 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Pudsham Meadows, Buckland in the Moor, Teignbridge, TQ13 7HP

Free

A gentle stroll with DPA Ecologist Albert Knott to learn more about the importance of hedgerows and small woodland pockets at Pudsham.

Partner Walk: The Witches' Triangle

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Saturday 24 October 2026, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Hound Tor

Free

A FREE pre-Halloween walk taking in areas of spookiness and folklore, as devised by David Phillips, storyteller from the Torbay Weekly.

Gentle Dartmoor Stroll - Accessible Route

Organised by Dartmoor's Daughter - Emma Cunis

Sunday 25 October 2026, 10:30am – 1:00pm

Enjoy a gentle stroll through woodland and moorland at beautiful Bellever in the heart of Dartmoor. There will be several stops along the way to rest; admire views up to the majest…

Paul's Dartmoor Moon Walk

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Monday 26 October 2026, 5:00pm

Car park below Gutter Tor (SX 580 673)

£8 (£6 under 16)

Walk in moonlight on Dartmoor learning legends, 4 miles, 2 hours.

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Bullaton Cross

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 27 October 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Fee paying car park (SX 804 823).

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Fee paying car park (SX 804 823). What3words: hobbyists.glorious.pines. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Around the reservoirs.

Grey Wethers and Sittaford Tor

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Friday 30 October 2026, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Fernworthy Reservoir

£12

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Fernworthy Reservoir, parking near the far end of the reservoir near the big shed (SX 660 836). What3words: flukes.fits.collapsed. Dur…

Ghostly Grey Mare Folklore - Samhain Walk

Organised by Dartmoor's Daughter - Emma Cunis

Saturday 31 October 2026, 9:00am – 1:00pm

Ponies are interwoven into the stories, songs, lives and landscapes of Dartmoor. Widecombe Fair, Cranmere Benjie, Bellever’s hobby horse, Sir Francis Drake's coach, Wistman’s Wood,…

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Saddle Tor

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Car park east of tor (SX 754 764).

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Car park east of tor (SX 754 764). What3words: complies.nightlife.complain. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Haytor Down and Saddle Tor…

Paul's Tuesday Walk: Zoar Common, Horndon

Organised by Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Tuesday 10 November 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Roadside parking (SX 523 806 ) .

£7 per walk

Guided walk with Paul Rendell. Meeting point: Roadside parking (SX 523 806 ) . What3words: fidget.kneeled.absent. Duration: about 2 hours. Route: Horndon, Hillbridge Leat and Creas…

Short Walk: Grimspound the Scenic Way

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Tuesday 10 November 2026, 10:00am – 1:30pm

Shapley Common, Shapley Tor, Hookney Tor, Grimspound and return. The walk will explore the Bronze Age settlement of Grimspound, with many hut circles and a mystery cross. We will p…