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50 Days on Dartmoor Summer Inspiration 50 days on Dartmoor Summer inspiration Sunday 21st July Monday 22nd July Tuesday 23rd July Wednesday 24th July Practice your skills Become a Dartmoor Learn about our friends Art Exhibition - Peter Tavy at the Dartrock Explorer at the Museum the otters at the Village Hall, West Climbing Centre of Dartmoor Life Buckfastleigh Butterfly Dartmoor Art Group and Otter Sanctuary Thursday 25th July Friday 26th July Saturday 27th July Sunday 28th July Be inspired at the Enjoy the Farm Trail Join our DNPA Summer Spot the DNPA Outreach Ashburton Chamber at War Horse Valley Fair, Princetown Visitor Van at the Totnes Show Music Festival Concert Country Farm Centre 10am – 4pm 9am onwards 7.30pm 2pm onwards Monday 29th July Tuesday 30th July Wednesday 31st July Thursday 1st August Enjoy a Slug Stones Join the Bellever Be inspired at the Take the Bellever Trail at Princetown Letterbox Hunt with Wildwood Art Gallery History Hunters walk with Visitor Centre Paul Rendell 10am Summer Exhibition Paul Rendell 10am Friday 2nd August Saturday 3rd August Sunday 4th August Monday 5th August Get wet at the River Dart Take the Haytor Hoppa Become a Conservation Be a Bronze Age Boffin at Country Park bus and join the team at Superhero at Postbridge Visitor Centre Haytor Visitor Centre for Becky Falls and take the free History a wildlife trail Hunter Trail Tuesday 6th August Wednesday 7th August Thursday 8th August Friday 9th August Enjoy a Forest School Join the DNPA Ranger Have a great day out Visit England’s highest session with the Dartmoor Forest School for 11 – 16 at the Okehampton waterfall at Rangers, 5 – 11 Year Olds Year Olds Show 9am onwards Canonteign Falls 10am and 1pm 10am and 1pm Saturday 10th August Sunday 11th August Monday 12th August Tuesday 13th August Enjoy the Manaton Take a wonderful Learn how to look Discover Okehampton Show and Fair Cranmere Pool walk with after animals at during your walk with 1.30pm – 5.30pm Shona Ferneyhough Pennywell farm Paul Rendell 2pm 10am – 5pm Wednesday 14th August Thursday 15th August Friday 16th August Saturday 17th August Take a guided walk to Enjoy a great day out at Take a Kids Potted History Explore a 14th Century explore Buckfastleigh the Chagford Show walk with Dartmoor’s Longhouse with DNPA Caves 11am and 2pm 8.30am onwards Daughter 10am -12.30pm 10.30am To find out more and see other events, go to www.visitdartmoor.co.uk/50 and www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmoor/events #50dartmoordays Photography by ©Grahame Coker‎‎ Sunday 18th August Monday 19th August Tuesday 20th August Wednesday 21st August Take the Heritage Look at our Industrial Join the DNPA at the Join Ecologist John Walters for a Bugs, Spiders & Beetles Shuttle at Dartmoor Past at The House of popular Meldon Wildlife illustrated talk & Railway, Okehampton Marbles Festival bug-hunt at 1.30pm and 10.30am – 4pm Discover Dartmoor’s Birds Illustrated Talk at 3.30pm Thursday 22nd August Friday 23rd August Saturday 24th August Sunday 25th August Drop in to Burrator Begin your weekend at Join us for an accessible Learn about the Discovery Centre for the Rails and Ales Festival walk for mobility scooters archaeology of Merrivale family activities at South Devon Railway and walking friends with DNPA’s Dr Lee Bray 10am – 3pm 11am onwards along the Drakes Trail 10am – 12pm 11am – 3pm Monday 26th August Tuesday 27th August Wednesday 28th August Thursday 29th August Enjoy the wonderful Spend an evening with Enjoy a Family Nature Adventure Okehampton Lustleigh Show the Dartmoor Search Treasure Hunt & - Swallows and Amazons 10am – 5pm and Rescue Group Letterboxing with Watersports Day 7pm – 9.30pm Dartmoor’s Daughter Friday 30th August Saturday 31st August Sunday 1st September Monday 2nd September Join the Children’s Taste Dartmoor delights Join the Fingle Woods Cycle the Granite Way Discovery Trail at Haytor at the Bovey Tracey and River Teign Ramble, with Ian Johnstone, Nourish Festival an accessible walk for 2pm – 4.30pm 10am – 5pm mobility scooters and walking friends 11am – 3pm Tuesday 3rd September Wednesday 4th September Thursday 5th September Friday 6th September Pick up the new Heritage Support conservation by Be inspired at the Devon Learn about the iconic Trail from the Tourist visiting Dartmoor Zoo Guild of Craftsmen monks at Buckfast Abbey Information Centre, Tavistock Saturday 7th September Sunday 8th September Experience Ashburton Learn to navigate across Food & Drink Festival Dartmoor with Crag 2 10am – 5pm Mountain 10am – 5pm To find out more and see other events, go to www.visitdartmoor.co.uk/50 and www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmoor/events #50dartmoordays Photography by ©Anthony Honeywill‎.
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