Dartmoor Walking Festival 2018 Welcome to the programme of the 2018 Dartmoor Walking Festival! The first ever Dartmoor Walking Festival in 2016 was a great success and the very positive feedback really supported the idea of it becoming an annual event which is absolutely fabulous. Therefore Moorland Guides again ran it in 2017 during the same week and once again the public voted with their feet – literally – and it seems that the festival is here to stay! The 2018 event will be held from Saturday 25th September until Sunday 2nd September inclusive which means that this will be the last bank holiday week of the summer. This year we are teaming-up with the Dartmoor-365 Facebook group who have over 7,000 followers and so attract many more potential walkers. All of the events will be labelled according to the grid in the Dartmoor 365 book by John Hayward which is enjoying a resurgence of popularity. Check the festival website for exact details of the 365 coordinates visited. In 2017 the festival raised over £500 for the Donate to Dartmoor fund as well as the Dartmoor Search Dogs and this coming year we will be linking up with the Devon Air Ambulance with a series of varied sponsored walks on the last day of the festival. We will be putting on several events each day during the nine-day festival ranging from modest guided strolls and children’s rambles to full day walks and ambitious challenges! There really will be something for everyone including ‘accessible’ events for the less mobile in partnership with the ‘Disabled Ramblers’ Association. Simon Dell MBE Director of Moorland Guides Email [email protected] Dartmoor Walking Festival 2018 Thank you to all our advertisers who have supported us this year in producing this programme. Please keep a close watch during the week on our Festival website at www.dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk where we are quickly able to update events if last-minute changes are necessary. More comprehensive details and descriptions of each walk can also be found on the website. Some events are dog-friendly but not all, so do please take care to ensure you read the details of each event carefully. Likewise some guides need you to book in advance for their events and this is clearly stated in the programme. Each event has the details of the leader and contact details in case of any questions you may have. It is important that you come properly dressed for the conditions and prevailing weather. Guides have the right to decline taking anyone on an event if they feel that welfare or safety is compromised for any reason. For the purposes of costs for walks – where a fee is charged, children are under 16 years of age. Some of the car parks within the National Park charge a fee so come with a few pound coins just in case. Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centres Princetown PL20 6QF 01822 890414 Haytor TQ13 9XT 01364 661520 Postbridge PL20 6TH 01822 880272 Moorland Guides 07845 176870 www.dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk Day one Saturday 25 August Myths and Legends at Hound Tor 1 Parking at Hound Tor. Start Time 10:00am, ending at 1:00pm Guided by Debbie Jenkin Start Location Hound Tor (SX 739 792) Cost Adults £3.00 Children free Booking is needed for this event Skill Level - Easy Distance 3 miles Dogs on leads permitted Morning Further information Tel 01647440053 or [email protected] Bogland and mires wildlife stroll 2 Start Location Haytor (Higher) (SX 765 772) £2 charge Start Time 2:00pm, ending at 4:30pm Guided by Barbara Swinfen Distance 2 miles Cost Adults free Children £5.00 Skill Level Easy Dogs not permitted and no need to book walk Further information Tel 07866661751 Email [email protected] South Moorland afternoon walk 3 Start Location Shipley Bridge (SX 681 628) Start Time 1:30pm, ending at 5:30pm Guided by Inga Page Booking is needed for this event Cost Adults £8.00 Children £5.00 Skill Level Moderate Distance 6 to 7 miles Dogs on leads permitted Further information from Inga on 07914 184220 Wistman’s Wood wander 4 Start Location Two Bridges (SX 609 750) Afternoon Walks Start Time 1:30pm, ending at 5:30pm Guided by Shona Ferryhough Booking is needed for this event on 07870 319022 or [email protected] Cost Adults £3.00 Children £3.00 Skill Level Easy Distance 4 miles Dogs not permitted www.dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk Tavistock Ramblers walk on western 5 moorland Plasterdown Car Park (SX 517 719) Start Time 10:00am, ending at 3:00pm Guided by Tavistock Ramblers Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are welcome. Skill Level Moderate Distance 10 miles Dogs on leads permitted Further information Tel 01822.616481 Booking not required Email [email protected] A walk full of tors 6 Start Location Burrator Dam Quarry Car Park (SX 550 680) Start Time 10:00am, ending at 4:00pm Guided by Paul Rendell Distance 12 miles Cost Adults £10.00 Children free Booking is needed for this event Skill Level Strenuous Dogs not permitted Further information Telephone 01837 54727 Email [email protected] Okehampton Battle Camp tour 7 Start Location Okehampton Battle Camp (SX 586 932) Start Time 10:00am, ending at 3:30pm Guided by Lt Col Tony Clark (OBE) Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are welcome. Skill Level Moderate Dogs on leads permitted Distance 8 miles Further information Telephone 07827 975751 Email [email protected] All Day Walks Booking is needed for this event NB You MUST take a form of I.D (Driving licence with photo) as you are on military property. No I.D NO entry. No exception ! Steep ground familiarisation and 8 confidence day Start Location Leeden Tor Car Park (SX 560 708) Start Time 10:30am, ending at 3:30pm Guided by Gavin Kelly Cost Adults £30.00 Children also £30.00 Skill Level Strenuous Dogs not permitted Further information Telephone 07971 497531 Email [email protected] Distance 3 miles Booking is essential, limited places Accessible event for scooters and 9 trampers on the Granite Way at Prewley Start Location by the old Prewley Arms near the Devon Cycles building at Sourton (SX 546 916) Start Time 10:00am, until mid to late afternoon – booking needed Guided by Disabled Ramblers with Moorland Guides Andy Dunstan and Dawn Williamson Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance0 are welcome. Skill Level 1 Easy Dogs on leads permitted Accessible Further information Tel 07845 176870 Email [email protected] Wild Camping Workshop (overnight into 10 Sunday 26th August) Start Location Princetown Visitor Centre PL20 6QF (SX 590 734) Pay & Display car park Start Time 11:30am ending at 12:30pm on Sunday 26th Guided by Mrs Fi Darby (Blonde Two) Cost Adults £90.00 Adults only Booking essential Skill Level Easy Dogs not permitted Evening Further information Tel 07794407581 Email [email protected] Day two Sunday 26 August Shinrin-Yoku or “Forest Bathing” at Fingle 11 Parking at Parking at Fingle Bridge (SX 745 896) Start Time 10:30am, ending at Noon Guided by Camilla de Bernhardt Lane Start Location Fingle Bridge SX 745 896 Distance 2 miles Easy walk Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are welcome. Dogs not permitted Further information from Camila 07971528268 Morning Booking is required for this walk by phone or at [email protected] Shinrin-Yoku or “Forest Bathing” at Fingle 12 Parking at Parking at Fingle Bridge (SX 745 896) Start Time 1:00pm, ending at 2:30pm Guided by Camilla de Bernhardt Lane Start Location Fingle Bridge SX 745 896 Distance 2 miles Easy walk Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are welcome. Dogs not permitted Further information from Camila 07971528268 Booking is required for this walk by phone or at [email protected] Princetown History walk Start Time 1:30pm, ending at 4:00pm 13 Start Location Princetown Visitor Centre (SX 588 735) Afternoon Cost Adults £3.00 Children free Dogs not permitted Further information From Dawn Williamson on [email protected] or 07557 330577 Booking is required for this walk. Skill level Moderate Gutter Tor and the Plym Start Location Gutter Tor (SX 577 673) 14 Start Time 10:30am, ending at 3:00pm Guided by Colin Ridgers – contact as below Cost Adults £3.00 Children free Skill Level Moderate Distance 5 miles Dogs not permitted Afternoon Booking is required for this walk at 07878198001 or email on All day [email protected] www.dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk River Erme Valley and Open Moor Walk 15 Start Location Ivybridge Town Hall / Watermark Car Park (SX 637 561) Start Time 10:00am, ending at 4:30pm Guided by Bob & Margaret Phillimore of the Ivybridge Walking Club. Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are welcome. Skill Level Moderate Dogs are permitted This is 6 miles. Just turn up for the walk, no booking necessary. A walk into the Wilderness. 16 Start Location Lydford High Down (SX 525 853) Start Time 09:30am, ending at 4:30pm Guided by Liz Miall Cost Adults £10.00 Children under 16 free Skill Level Strenuous Dogs permitted No booking necesary This is 10 miles Bring sandwiches and a drink along with waterproofs and walking boots. Ramblers big day -walk from Princetown 17 Start Location Burrator Quarry Car Park (SX 549 676) Start Time 10:00am, ending at 4:30pm approx Guided by the Ramblers Moorland Group Cost All Free – donations to the Devon Air Ambulance are walksAll day welcome.