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The Lych Way

21st November 202122nd November 2021 / rblaggers / 1 Comment

Yesterday, I finally completed a walk that I've been meaning to do for several years, but just never got round to - Dartmoor's very own 'Way of the Dead'. The Lych Way is an ancient corpse road which was used to bring the dead of Dartmoor's central basin to Lydford church for burial. Lydford itself … Continue reading The Lych Way

Siward’s Cross and Nun’s Cross Farm

28th December 202015th November 2021 / 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

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  • Brewing
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alcohol archaeology autumn Avon Dam beer Bellever Bonehill Rocks Brecon Beacons Bronze Age Camping cartography climbing coldeast cross Cox Tor Cycling Dartmeet Dartmoor drizzle East Dart family Family Walks flora folklore forest France friends geology Haytor hillforts hills history Hound Tor Ilsington Ivybridge kit landscapes lichens Littaford Tor Longaford Tor maps mental health mining music Okehampton photography Postbridge Poundsgate Princetown Pubs rainbows reservoirs Rippon Tor rivers river Swincombe river Teign scratch map Sharp Tor Sigford Sourton South Brent south Dartmoor spring stone circles sunset tormentil Two Moors Way walking Warren House Inn waterfall Widecombe wind winter Wistmans Wood woodland Yar Tor



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