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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

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

Fingle Bridge and Cranbrook Castle

27th October 20201st November 2020 / rblaggers / 4 Comments

After yesterday's ridge top views of autumnal Dartmoor valleys, I wanted to spend more time in the woods. We're at the tail end of the vibrant spectacle of autumn now, and it won't be long before the reds, yellows and everything in between are gone for another year. So with my wife at work, I … Continue reading Fingle Bridge and Cranbrook Castle

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



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