Through the centuries there have been several London Bridges. The most famous one (you know the one, sold to an American in the 60’s and shipped to Arizona) was built from Dartmoor Granite. It’s construction started in 1825 and took 6 years to complete. By 1900, London Bridge had become so busy with traffic and…
Good news for those with electric cars wanting to explore Dartmoor. The National Park Authority have installed a twin 7kw rapid charging point in the main car park for Haytor. Haytor is Dartmoor’s most iconic tor, and only 5 miles from our Dartmoor Holiday Cottage. It is popular with locals and tourists alike. Indeed no…
The Dartmoor National Park Authority have come up with a series of walks to introduce people to Dartmoor. The walks have been designed for less confident walkers to explore Dartmoor. The clever people at the Authority have also allowed for refreshment stops “en route” to enrich the Dartmoor experience and support local businesses. There are…
The recent changes to the lockdown measures now permit unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise as well as being able to drive anywhere to take that exercise. This means you can now visit Dartmoor to exercise and lift your spirits by taking in the stunning scenery and stimulating fresh air. Unfortunately the pubs remain closed…
An extremely rare white deer was seen on Dartmoor last week. It was spotted by walkers enjoying Dunsford Nature Reserve which is only 8 miles from our Dartmoor Holiday Cottage. The walkers showed the Devon Wildlife Trust amazing video footage of the fallow deer travelling in a herd. It is believed a rare genetic condition…
Walking almost 200 miles across the Dartmoor National Park in 10 days, Emily Woodhouse has visited every Dartmoor Tor. Emily embarked upon this incredible challenge to raise money to provide Dartmoor Search & Rescue with new waterproof coats. What an amazing lady. Read all about it in the BBC news story or watch Emily’s video…
A young couple have celebrated their wedding day by climbing Haytor in full wedding outfits and without ropes! Tom and Elaine are keen climbers so they thought it was the perfect way to tie the knot – we wish them a long and happy marriage. You can read the full story on Devon Live as…
A yomp from our Dartmoor holiday cottage this weekend may strike fear into the heart. Seeing a large horde of teenagers, soldiers, naval helicopters and search & rescue are individually concerning but all together! Don’t fear, this is the amazing annual Dartmoor event “The Ten Tors“. 2,400 teenagers rise to the challenge of hiking across…
