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Walking on Dartmoor is excellent. Different tastes and experiences are catered for. For the less demanding walker there are car parks from which brief, pleasant excursions can be made. For the more hardened explorer many miles over hard ground can be tramped in challenging conditions. On a sunny summer's day, the going can be easy with superb views to be had. In winter, the moor is often unforgiving and harsh and just a little bit dangerous. Map and compass skills are important as weather conditions can quickly change and thick mists may envelop the isolated walker. Getting back safely can then become a very real challenge. Dartmoor mists are infamous.
Why not add to your walk with a luxury packed lunch from Browns?
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Dartmoor as seen in 'War Horse' the movieDiscover the Dartmoor as seen in 'War Horse' the movie
When War Horse director Steven Spielberg arrived in Devon, its natural beauty forced him to reconsider the county's role in his epic tale of love. The wild, expansive landscapes of Dartmoor National Park were perfect for the film's early scenes.
FOLLOW THE WAR HORSE TRAIL...
Spielberg and his crew spent many weeks filming at various locations including Ditsworthy Warren House, an isolated Grade II Listed building neer Sheeps Tor and the small village of Meavy, was featured as the Narracott's family farmhouse, where farmhand Albert grows up with Joey, the horse who is sent to fight in the First World War. Combestone Tor and Farm provided the backdrop for the early years of Joey's life, and the Ringmoor Down and Lynch Common were used for scenes of sheep-driving and horse-riding.
Filming took place at Peek Hill, just north of Burrator Reservoir, where views of open moorland were used as a backdrop for Joey galloping across to Sharpitor.
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Dartmoor Moderate WalksThese are walks of typically around 5 miles. Some of these are over easy ground while others will require some tramping over rougher ground. There may be some undulating countryside and some inclines but overall the walks are enjoyable for a reasonably fit individual (and even for those that are not!).
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Moderate Walks
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Cadover Bridge WalkThis is a popular walk, not only because of its proximity to Plymouth, but also because of the wealth of obvious industrial archaeological interest. The best way to experience this is to start from Cadover Bridge, on the edge of the open moor towards the Lee Moor China Clay Works. You follow the route of the pipeline that carried the china clay in suspension from the works to the drying kilns at Shaugh Bridge (seen in the car park), via settling tanks, the remains of which are passed on the walk.
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Cadover Bridge Walk
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Princetown WalkPrincetown is at the heart of Dartmoor and is easily accessible by road from Exeter or Plymouth and by public transport throughout the year. Princetown has several pubs and restaurants, good car parking facilities and public toilets with access for the disabled.
Princetown provides an excellent gateway to both the south and north moors for hill walkers and our Centre staff will be pleased to help you plan a suitable route.
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Princetown Walk
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Cotehele WalkCotehele a fine example of a Tudor house 1485 and 1627 set amidst deciduous woodlands of the Danescombe and Morden valleys, over looking the ebb and flow of the River Tamar. Valley sides dotted with hidden mine shafts, lime kilns redundant fields of daffodils.
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Cotehele Walk
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Brent Tor Walk
The church of St. Michael sits on top of a rocky outcrop just west of the slopes of Dartmoor. It's distinctive shape make it visible for miles around. The geology is a unique example of a weathered Carboniferous basaltic volcano. From the top of Brent Tor in good weather, fine views are to be had in all directions, but especially to the north and west. Brent Tor is close to the West Devon market town of Tavistock, the ancient village of Lydford and within the dramatic countryside of the Western edge of Dartmoor. Lydford Gorge (National Trust) is a deep, lush gorge with waterfalls.
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Brent Tor Walk
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