Groups and organisations serving local Dartmoor residents
Princetown, Yelverton
Bachelor's Hall is perfect for residentials, Duke of Edinburgh groups, large family get-togethers or a reunion of friends. Everyone can experience the freedom of the moor, the vastness of the landscape and the closeness to the abundant wildlife.
Chagford
A local befriending service whose trained, DBS-checked volunteers visit people who are housebound or living alone for a chat every couple of weeks, offering friendly company...
Moretonhampstead
Moretonhampstead's community library, housed in the Grade II listed Bowring Building given to the town in 1902 by shipping magnate Sir Thomas Bowring.
Brentor, Tavistock
Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field
Moretonhampstead
A friendly drop-in playgroup for babies and toddlers held at the Parish Hall on Tuesday mornings during term time, with refreshments, a small contribution towards costs and...
We are a group of like-minded Dartmoor farmers. Our shared goal is to manage our farms better for nature and the wider environment whilst remaining financially sustainable.
Chagford
A shared bell-ringing group for Chagford and Drewsteignton, including ringers from Gidleigh and Throwleigh, keeping alive the centuries-old art of Devon call change ringing on...
Chagford
The association for the Chagford allotments, situated above the Jubilee play park along the rectory track at the top of the town, with good soil, a manure heap and a strong...
A Vast Solitude by Paul Harris - Glavind Strachan Photography A review of "An Exploration of Dartmoor and its…
Will the real Mary Maria Colling please stand up? (A Dartmoor Story about a lowly Tavistock resident in the Nineteenth…
Bowerman’s Nose: Legends are like memes in slow motion by Paul Harris - Glavind Strachan Photography The universe is…
Exercise Baskerville by Clive Darke In 1967 there were eighteen deaths from exposure (hypothermia) and frostbite on…
In the Footsteps of Francis Drake by David J. Hawkings As a boy growing up in Plymouth, I often found myself looking to…
The Loneliest Place by George Wall A solitary hawthorn twists improbably out of the earth. The silhouette of a distant…
Prehistoric Dartmoor by Andrew McAuley Most visitors to Dartmoor National Park are aware that it is a landscape full of…
