Dartmoor�s Finest Walking Breaks
If you are booking one of our Devon Walking Offers please check at the time of booking that places are still available on the walks by phone 01822 613221 or e-mail
walk@bedford-hotel.co.uk
The same Dartmoor Walking Breaks
are also
available at
our sister Hotel
The Two Bridges Hotel at the heart of Dartmoor.
Dartmoor Walks Summer 2010
2 nights B&B plus free guided walk.
£90 per person
Please note all our guests on the walking breaks are very welcome to one walk with our compliments with the exception of the navigation walks which we are happy to book on your behalf.
Visit a Dartmoor Longhouse 14:00, 2hrs
6th June
3rd July
31st July
More information on the walks
Guided Walks on Dartmoor
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July |
August |
SUNDAY 1
11:00: 3hr Walk, National Parks Week Picnic Walk (Haytor, Lower Car Park) Explore the area around this iconic Dartmoor landmark and enjoy an extended lunch break on this walk.
MONDAY 2
10:30: 4hr Walk, Archaeology Of The Moor (Cadover Bridge)
TUESDAY 3
10:00: 6hr Walk, Ancient & Modern (Belstone) Explore the open moor on this walk into some of the remoter parts of Dartmoor.
WEDNESDAY 4
13:30: 3hr Walk, Wildlife In Summer (Haytor, Lower Car Park) Please bring binoculars and do not wear brightly coloured clothing.
14:00: 2hr Walk, Introduction To Dartmoor (Combestone Tor)
FRIDAY 6
10:30: 6hr Walk, Brent Moor & More (South Brent)
SATURDAY 7
13:00: 1.5hr Stroll, Archaeology Of Haytor Down (Haytor, Lower Car Park)
SUNDAY 8
10:45: 4hr Walk, Moorland Walk (Princetown)
10:45: 2hr Walk, History Around Postbridge (Postbridge)
MONDAY 9
14:00: 2hr Stroll, Reservoir Ramble (Fernworthy Reservoir)
TUESDAY 10
11:00: 4hr Walk, Landscape, Man & Nature (Venford Reservoir)
WEDNESDAY 11
11:00: 5hr Walk, The Forest On The Hill (Haytor, Lower Car Park) Join local guide Phil Page as he explores some of the locations used in the book 'Forest on the Hill' by Eden Philpott
THURSDAY 12
10:15: 3hr Walk, Introduction To Dartmoor (Postbridge)
FRIDAY 13
18:30: 1.5hr Stroll, Summer Evening Stroll (Postbridge)
SATURDAY 14
10:30: 3hr Walk, Archaeology Of Haytor Down (Haytor, Lower Car Park)
12:00: 4hr Walk, Prehistory Around Postbridge (Postbridge)
SUNDAY 15
11:15: 3hr Walk, Moorland Walk (Princetown)
11:30: 2.5hr Walk, The History Of Burrator (Burrator Quarry)
MONDAY 16
10:30: 4hr Walk, Avon Dam And Peatworks (Shipley Bridge)
WEDNESDAY 18
10:30: 6hr Walk, Mining, Monuments & Menhirs (Pork Hill)
13:30: 3hr Walk, Wildlife in Summer (Haytor, Lower Car Park) Please bring binoculars and do not wear brightly coloured clothing
THURSDAY 19
10:30: 4hr Walk, Water Power Of The West Webburn (Bel Tor Corner) Walk from Bel Tor Corner, near Poundsgate, with a National Park Authority guide, along the beautiful West Webburn River. Then join Miles and Gail Fursdon for a tour of the award winning Old Walls Hydro scheme. Please bring a packed lunch and a drink.
SATURDAY 21
10:45: 3hr Walk, Explore Meldon Valley (Meldon Reservoir)
10:30: 6hr Walk, High Moor Walk To Cranmere Pool (Okehampton Moor) A walk into the heart of Dartmoor and this popular historical letterboxing site
SUNDAY 22
10:45: 5hr Walk, Moorland Walk (Princetown)
11:00: 3hr Walk, History Around Postbridge (Postbridge)
13:00: 3hr Walk, Archaeology Of Haytor Down (Haytor, Lower Car Park)
MONDAY 23
10:30: 2hr Walk, The Granite Way (Okehampton Youth Hostel) A guided stroll suitable for all along this popular route.
TUESDAY 24
19:30: 2hr Walk, Megaliths By Moonlight (King's Oven)
WEDNESDAY 25
19:30: 1.5hr Stroll, Summer Evening Stroll (Postbridge)
THURSDAY 26
14:00: 1.5hr Stroll, Explore A Unique Village (Princetown) Explore Princetown and its wealth of history, the tour starts at the High Moorland visitor centre and includes a visit to St Michael's church.
FRIDAY 27
10:30: 6hr Walk, The Wilderness Experience (Okehampton Moor) A walk into the heart of Dartmoor
11:00: 2hr Stroll, Widecombe Village History (Widecombe-In-The-Moor) Join resident and local radio personality Tony Beard (the Wag of Widecombe) on his personal tour of this village one of the most well known in Devon
SATURDAY 28
09:30: 6hr Walk, Quarries & Quietness (Merrivale, Four Winds)
10:30: 3hr Walk, Archaeology Of Haytor Down (Haytor, Lower Car Park)
14:00: 2hr Walk, Family Stroll (Bellever) An ideal walk for families on their first visit to Dartmoor, discover more about Dartmoor's special qualities
SUNDAY 29
10:45: 5hr Walk, History Around Postbridge (Postbridge)
11:15: 3hr Walk, Moorland Walk (Princetown)
MONDAY 30
11:00: 4hr Walk, Dartmoor's Highest Point (Meldon Reservoir) At 2,038ft, High Willhays is the highest Tor on Dartmoor and indeed the highest point in Southern England. Enjoy the views from here as part of this walk.
Navigation Events
All Navigation events are Adults �15.00, Children 14 & under �7.50
Beginners Guide to Map and Compass � 10:30, 6hrs
20th June
11th July
25th August
14th August
Improvers Navigation � 10:30, 6hrs
13th June
18th July
28th August
GPS - Get lost on Dartmoor no more! � 10:15, 6hrs
31st July
