Chagford, Gidleigh Tor and Holystreet Manor

So a walk to pick off a couple of tors for Linda, one that I needed for my round 2, plus a new Dartmoor 365 square and a couple that we’d been to before, alongside a pub to finish. Chagford is one of the best villages on Dartmoor, there’s plenty of interest to see and…

Meldon Hill, Kes Tor and a pint in Chagford

We’d had some pretty cold weather, even down here in the South West of England. Snow had fallen on Dartmoor and heavy frosts were the norm with the temperature rarely rising above zero Celsius. We set out on Walk number 18 on Round 2 a little later to allow the road conditions to improve a…

An autumnal walk around Meldon Hill and Kes Tor

The weekend weather had changed from the bright blue skies and sunshine of the week before. The forecast suggested a dry day on Saturday before rain came in a teatime, with Sunday being a complete washout. As it turned out the weather on Dartmoor was ahead of time by around 4 hours as the rain…