Princetown was the busiest I have seen it! I arrived later than usual, around 11:30am, which would probably explain it, but everywhere I tried to park, I was met with rows of school minibuses. Even the Fox Tor Cafe was rammed full, and eventually I asked the landlady of the Plume of Feathers pub. SoContinue reading “Dartmoor: Sheeps Tor”
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Dartmoor: Princetown to Leather Tor circular
As much as I enjoy company on walks, sometimes you just have to get out and walk on your own. This weekend was a particularly good one. I hadn’t been on the moors since last September, and I was missing it. As soon as I headed off from Princetown, and the mist started to lift,Continue reading “Dartmoor: Princetown to Leather Tor circular”
Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part Three: Runnage to Princetown
Foiled by the weather, a month ago, in our attempt to walk the Dartmoor Perambulation in three straight days, we returned, minus Simon and Cat, who had to work. We left Halwill Junction Base Camp early, making the hour journey to Runnage, driving into Dartmoor on a magical morning. With sunshine and mist, the coloursContinue reading “Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part Three: Runnage to Princetown”
Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part Two: Belstone to Runnage
The last thing you want to do after a full breakfast in the Tors Pub is tackle a climb, but it had to be done if we were going to be successful in completing the Dartmoor Perambulation. Leaving Belstone, we dropped down into the cleave, crossed the Taw, then began the ascent to Boundary MarkContinue reading “Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part Two: Belstone to Runnage”
Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part One: Princetown to Belstone
We left the comfort of the Fox Tor Bunkhouse in Princetown at 8:30 am and headed off in the mist to North Hessary Tor. Six of us, with only myself with any comprehension of what was to come, having walked most of it before. For those not in the know about the Perambulation of Dartmoor,Continue reading “Dartmoor Forest Perambulation Part One: Princetown to Belstone”
