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Scorhill and Kestor Rocks

5th April 20215th April 2021 / rblaggers / 3 Comments

I can't overstate just how much we have missed Dartmoor during the last lockdown. For most of 2020, we were still allowed to go to Dartmoor for our exercise and just being able to do that had such a positive effect on our collective mental state. It allowed us to break out of home and … Continue reading Scorhill and Kestor Rocks

Swincombe

4th April 20214th April 2021 / rblaggers / 1 Comment

It’s hard to believe it’s been over three months since our last family walk on Dartmoor. We’ve found the last lockdown to be tough. Days out on the moor have been at least a fortnightly event for the last year or so, but the January closure put an end to that as we live just … Continue reading Swincombe

Siward’s Cross and Nun’s Cross Farm

28th December 202028th December 2020 / rblaggers / Leave a comment

Siward's or Nun's Cross, with Nun's Cross Farm in the background Any regular Dartmoor walker knows Nun's Cross Farm. Depending on your perspective and direction of travel, it's the target for a good leg-stretch before settling down to a pint in the Plume, a crossroads on a longer exploration, a checkpoint on your mountain bike … Continue reading Siward’s Cross and Nun’s Cross Farm

Moonrise and Sunset Photos

28th December 2020 / rblaggers / 1 Comment

A few shots I took on the way home from our walk today. Moonrise over Laughter TorSun sets behind Sharp TorBonehill moonrise seen from WidecombeBonehill moonrise from the tor itself

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Bowerman’s Nose

27th December 202027th December 2020 / rblaggers / Leave a comment

Bowerman the Hunter on the slopes of Hayne Down, with Easdon Tor in the middle distance Last week we took a short winter's walk up to Bowerman's Nose, one of the most iconic locations on the moor. There are a handful of photos that every self-respecting Dartmoor guide and website should feature - the church … Continue reading Bowerman’s Nose

Movember Cycling Challenge

15th December 202015th December 2020 / rblaggers / Leave a comment

In a break from my usual Dartmoor-related posts, I've decided to post about the cycling challenge I've set myself for the end of this year. This is the blogging equivalent of asking people to stick hot pins in their eyes, so if you'd rather skip straight to the sponsorship, my Mo Space is here. Thanks! … Continue reading Movember Cycling Challenge

Butterdon Hill and Western Beacon

14th December 202013th December 2020 / rblaggers / 2 Comments

Self-portrait! The southern side of Dartmoor can be a forbidding and lonely place. Largely bereft of the spectacular tors found in the central and northern areas, and with no roads crossing it, this is very much the preserve of the long-distance walker. Hikers taking on the Two Moors Way often start at Ivybridge and follow … Continue reading Butterdon Hill and Western Beacon

Harvey Maps

24th November 202023rd November 2020 / rblaggers / Leave a comment

I love maps. I'm obsessed with them. I have a shelf on my bookcase filled with maps: walking maps, road maps, maps of places we once went on holiday, street plans, geological maps, cycling maps and atlases. They are a source of constant interest to me and I could happily spend an evening just looking … Continue reading Harvey Maps

Belstone Tor and Irishman’s Wall

22nd November 202022nd November 2020 / rblaggers / 1 Comment

Stroll around Belstone on a summers day and it's a perfect edge-of-the-moor village. Thatched cottages hewn from the local granite are sprinkled round the village green, where you can also find a set of stocks and a small enclosure where lost animals use to be kept until their owners were found. Just off the green … Continue reading Belstone Tor and Irishman’s Wall

Cox Tor

15th November 2020 / rblaggers / Leave a comment

Weather-wise, the last couple of weekends have been pretty horrible. In theory I'm happy to go for a walk or bike ride in any weather, but with a long list of little jobs to do at home I have been known to spend a weekend 'getting a few things done' rather than going out and … Continue reading Cox Tor

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Categories

  • Brewing
  • Camping
  • Cool Stuff
  • Cycling
  • Family Walks
  • flora
  • Gallery
  • Pubs
  • Rest of England

Tags

alcohol archaeology autumn Avon Dam beer Bonehill Rocks Brecon Beacons Bronze Age Cambridgeshire Camping cartography climbing coldeast cross Cycling Dartmeet Dartmoor drizzle East Dart family Family Walks fens flora folklore forest France friends geology Haytor High Willhays hills history Hound Tor Ilsington Ivybridge kit landscapes lichens Littaford Tor Llangorse Longaford Tor maps Meldon Meldon Reservoir nature reserves Norfolk north Dartmoor Postbridge Poundsgate PRincetown rainbows reservoirs Rippon Tor rivers river Swincombe river Teign Scotland scratch map Sharp Tor Sigford Sourton South Brent south Dartmoor spring SSSI sunset Two Moors Way walking Warren House Inn waterfall Wicken Fen Widecombe Wistmans Wood woodland Yar Tor Yes Tor



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