Jodie NewtonJul 25, 20203 minDartmoor crosses No matter your beliefs the Dartmoor crosses are fascinating and rich in history. Some have stood for a millennia, silent sentinels of the...
Jodie NewtonJul 22, 20203 minCrazy Well Pool walk and swim. 3 miles It’s the summer holidays and my poor attempts at home schooling are over for now. Yesterday was warm enough for a beach swim in our home...
Jodie NewtonJul 17, 20206 minGhostly goings onWhenever we plan a Dartmoor day I like to research the local legends and recount the tails to the children as we walk. There are many...
Jodie NewtonJul 14, 20204 minQuarries, old Railways, Bits of London Bridge, Tors, plunge pools, and Merrivale Neolithic site. This walk can easily be broken into easier smaller sections. For this walk we parked at Four Winds Car park situated on the B3357 from...
Jodie NewtonJul 7, 20203 minThe legend of Childes Tomb and our visitOn Sunday we decided that the Fox Tor Mire area (near Princetown) was the place for our next adventure. We parked at Whiteworks SX 612...
Jodie NewtonJul 3, 20203 minDo’s and Do not’s The Dartmoor national park authority have a variety of byelaws which if not followed and obeyed could land you with a hefty fine. They...
Jodie NewtonJun 29, 20203 minCosdon Beacon, Cosdon Row and Shilley Pool swim spot. 5/6 Miles route dependingOn the North Moor lies Cosdon Beacon, at 1800 ft above sea level it provides spectacular views over Dartmoor. From the summit it is often...
Jodie NewtonJun 27, 20203 minHound Tor, Medieval village, Greator Rocks, Becka Brook and possibly Smallacombe Rocks. Short walkMy lovely Husband likes to walk a circular route but I'm more than happy to walk somewhere and back the same way. This prevents me from...
Jodie NewtonJun 26, 20203 minThe Giants of Dartmoor and Clotted Cream'Brutus! there lies beyond the Gallic bounds an island which the western sea surrounds by giants once possessed, now few remain' Historia...
Jodie NewtonJun 23, 20202 minBonehill Rocks SX731 774 (another easy one)From the B387 between Haytor and Widecombe in the Moor, take the right hand fork towards Hound Tor, then the first lane on the left leads...
Jodie NewtonJun 21, 20204 minEylesbarrow Tin Mine, Drizzlecombe Bronze Age ceremonial complex, a waterfall and a swim. 6 miles I've not visited a great deal of the Moor in the Sheepstor area, something I intend to rectify. Whilst deciding where we should visit for...
Jodie NewtonJun 18, 20204 min A short walk to Jays Grave and Bowermans NoseParking at Hound Tor car park also known as Swallerton Cross car park SX739 792. Turn right heading out of the entrance of the car park...
Jodie NewtonJun 16, 20203 minEasy-peasy lemon squeezyThere are times when I'm on my own with the kids and want a quick, easy and relatively quiet day out on the moor. My top tip for this is...
Jodie NewtonJun 14, 20204 minThe Tolmen StoneThe day we found the Tolmen stone we first walked to Kestor Rock which is easily seen on a clear day from the Batworthy car park. Also on...
Jodie NewtonJun 13, 20201 minThese boots were made for walkingBefore you trundle up to the Moors consider your footwear. My first pair of hiking boots were brown leather and took a while to wear in....
Jodie NewtonJun 12, 20203 minA love of Dartmoor"Between the North and the South Hams (for that is the ancient name) there lieth a chain of hills, consisting of a black earth, both...