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Thursday 24 September 2026, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Sandridge Barton Wines, Waddeton Road, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6RL
From £7.21
Archaeologist Alan Endacott and Archaeoastronomer Carolyn Kennett delve into theories around Dartmoor's ritual landscapes.
Saturday 19 September 2026, 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Plume of Feathers
Free
Members and supporters are warmly invited to our summer gathering, a celebration of community, culture and our successes this year.
Thursday 3 September 2026, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QE
£5
Part of the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival.
Thursday 3 September 2026, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, Yelverton, PL20 6SG
£37.50
Step back in time with a traditional horse drawn carriage ride through the heart of Dartmoor.Starting from Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, you'll get off beaten track around the farm and t…
Thursday 3 September 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Norsworthy Bridge, Unnamed Rd Yelverton PL20 6PE UK, Yelverton, PL20 6PF
£25
We slow down to take a closer look at ‘lower plants’; the mosses, ferns and lichens we might otherwise stride past (and yes, lichens aren’t technically plants). These primitive org…
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Manaton carpark, Manaton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9UL
£25
We drop down into the beautiful, wooded Bovey valley and remain in the woodlands for most of the day, crossing the river at Foxworthy and back over it at the old clam bridge.There …
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Hound Tor, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TT
Free
Folklore has long shaped our understanding of the Dartmoor landscape. The eroded granite boulders of Hound Tor aren't just volcanic rock, they're the hounds of the unfortunate Bowe…
Wednesday 2 September 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Meldon Reservoir, Okehampton, EX20
£30
Enjoy a circular Dartmoor adventure from Meldon Reservoir, climbing to High Willhays, Dartmoor’s highest point, and exploring the scenic Black-a-Tor Copse. Take in dramatic tors, o…
Tuesday 1 September 2026, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, Yelverton, PL20 6SG
£37.50
Step back in time with a traditional horse drawn carriage ride through the heart of Dartmoor.Starting from Brimpts Farm, Dartmeet, you'll get off beaten track around the farm and t…
Tuesday 1 September 2026, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Dartmoor Outdoor Festival - Market Square, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20
£15
In the 1820's Thomas Tyrwhitt, founder of Princetown and builder of Dartmoor Prison, created a horse-drawn tramway from Princetown to Plymouth - a forerunner of the Great Western R…
Monday 31 August 2026, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Meldon Reservoir, Okehampton, EX20
£20
Did you know? Contrary to earlier belief, North Dartmoor host a plateau style Ice Cap! a Localised glacier independent of the of the Pleistocene Ice Sheet existed on Dartmoor. Join…
Monday 31 August 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Meldon Reservoir, Okehampton, EX20
£20
Did you know? Contrary to earlier belief, North Dartmoor host a plateau style Ice Cap! a Localised glacier independent of the of the Pleistocene Ice Sheet existed on Dartmoor. Join…
Monday 31 August 2026, 8:00am – 9:00am
Wellness Zone, Plume of Feathers, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QQ
£10
Start your day right on Dartmoor with a revitalising morning yoga session.Led by Anna White from Pretzel Studio in Bovey Tracey, this is the perfect way to prepare yourself for a d…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 6:30pm – 10:00pm
Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QE
Free
Over the weekend, our film and photography competitions will be in full swing across the moor.Come along on Sunday to see the results and have your say, your vote counts in our Peo…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
£22.50
Bring your clan, step into the arena, and experience the adrenaline rush of combat archery - the ultimate mash-up of archery, dodgeball, and tactical team play. Armed with speciall…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QE
£5
Part of the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival.
Sunday 30 August 2026, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Hound Tor, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TT
£20
Spend half a day experiencing what rock climbing is all about! Once you are geared up, listened to the safety brief and shown the ropes (literally!) it is time to get your hands on…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 2:00pm – 3:30pm
£22.50
Bring your clan, step into the arena, and experience the adrenaline rush of combat archery - the ultimate mash-up of archery, dodgeball, and tactical team play. Armed with speciall…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 11:30am – 1:00pm
£22.50
Bring your clan, step into the arena, and experience the adrenaline rush of combat archery - the ultimate mash-up of archery, dodgeball, and tactical team play. Armed with speciall…
Sunday 30 August 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Hound Tor, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TT
£20
Spend half a day experiencing what rock climbing is all about! Once you are geared up, listened to the safety brief and shown the ropes (literally!) it is time to get your hands on…
by Paul Harris - Glavind Strachan Photography Our Dartmoor started life as a zine: an attempt to bring together people…
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…
