The second highest point in Dartmoor National Park offers stunning vistas of North Devon and Cornwall. Note: it is close to a military range, so check for firing times before …
The highest point on Dartmoor and the highest summit south of the Brecon Beacons. Very accessible and an easy hike for most people to do. The best thing is the …
Wistman’s Wood is like a fairytale scene. Nestling in a moorland cleft, the atmospheric dwarf oak woodland is filled with jumbled boulders and everything is covered in thick and otherworldly …
Widgery Cross was erected on Bray Tor (also known as Brat Tor and Widgery Tor) by William Widgery to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. It is …
Lydford Gorge, managed by the National Trust, is the deepest gorge in the South West and boasts a spectacular 100-foot (30 m) waterfall. Be aware that this has opening times …
I hiked up to Longaford via Littaford and onto Higher White, beautiful walk which gradually climbed up from Two Bridges. A lovely chain of Tors one after the other is …
It is a distinctive rock, not only for its magnificent views, but also for its huge rock pool at the summit, formed by the weathering of weakened feldspar crystals. Before …
One of the legend says that the Nine Maidens are or were a group of maidens who danced on a Sunday and were immediately turned to stone. For their punishment …
Unfortunately, the Ordnance Survey representation of the Belstone Ridge is rather disappointing, naming only Belstone Tor and Higher Tor; and while indeed these are prominent tors, it leaves out equally …