Things to do on Dartmoor |
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able to provide instructors for any of the activites below if
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Walking, for beginners and experts, packed with points of interest. Great country for learning to navigate. Guided walks with Dartmoor National Park. Children (and adults) enjoy collecting Dartmoor 'letterbox' stamps. |
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Climbing, on moorland tors, the 'Dewerstone' and 'Chudleigh'. Ideal routes for beginners and plenty of challenge for more experienced climbers. |
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Canoeing, on the Dart, the Exe, lakes, or the sea. Fun and games as well as classic routes such as the Dart Loop. |
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Caving, at Buckfastleigh. More fun, with plenty of mud as well as interesting cave formations. |
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Riding, and carriage rides through open country and leafy lanes. |
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Orienteering, the thinking sport, a great way to take exercise and use the 'little grey cells'. |
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Archaeology, one of the best areas in England for Bronze Age sites, standing stones and megaliths, villages and pounds. |
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Cycling up and down testing hills. Trails for Mountain bikes. |
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Painting, Wonderful colours, especially in spring and autumn. Local workshops. |
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Fishing on the Dart, Cherry Brook, stocked lakes. |
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History, Pre-historic, castles Drogo and Okehampton, Elizabethan (e.g.Totnes). |
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Art and Craft Local exhibitions, Galleries in all the local towns showing a range of local talent. |
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Wildlife all around (famous Dartmoor ponies, badgers and buzzards, foxes and fritillary butterflies) and Wildlife parks (butterfly farm, Otters). |
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