Blogs from Dartmoor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

According to the weather forecasts, it was due to be foggy again, so we were anticipating going back to Wistman's Woods to try and get there before the fog started to clear again. The forecast was wrong, so it was a change of plan, again, and instead we all jumped into the minibus and went to Hound Tor, which sounded ominous, given the local association. One big difference between photography in Rannoch Moor and in Dartmoor is the amount of walking involved. In Rannoch Moor we pretty much jumped out of the minibus and started taking pictures. Dartmoor involves a lot more walking, which in some cases is quite steep and strewn with jagged and slippery rocks. How steep and how rocky depends on how far you are prepared to go for your photographs. These workshops ... read more

Just before the dreaded lock-down started in early 2020 I went on a fantastic photography workshop to Rannoch Moor in Scotland (see ). Now that that lock-down is finally coming to an end, I took the opportunity to go on another photography workshop to another moor, but this time in completely the opposite direction to Dartmoor. It was a long way, but nowhere near as far as the remote highlands as Scotland. Having recently experienced the nightmare that is the never-ending roadworks on the M4, I decided to go on the M3 (although that is not immune - see ) and the A303. The journey was largely uneventful, with the highlight being a drive-past of Stonehenge. We had visited there earlier this year, although that was one such example of the M4 nightmare due to the ... read more

When you live and work in an area it is not the usual place that you want to blog about but I love where I live, the seasons surely change the way we look at an area and where and how we walk or use the area. The 'go to' dog walk is walking either way from Tor Royal Farm along the Devonport leat either towards Princetown Prison or to Peat Cott the other way - a short 15 or 30 minute walk towards the prison takes us (me and Gem the terrier) out of the 17th century court yard @torroyal turning right towards Bull Park - immediately after crossing the leat bridge if you turn left you can pop through the gate and continue along the leat, now, we are lucky and have both otters ... read more

Tag 298 – Dartmoor Nationalpark & Pizza mit Hindernissen Am Sonntag machten wir noch einen Familienausflug, zusammen mit Richards Eltern. Ich hatte Emily nach dem Dartmoor Nationalpark gefragt, und ob es dort Reittouren gab. Ursprünglich hatte ich am Mittwoch dorthin fahren wollen, doch mit den öffentlichen Transportmitteln war das wohl relativ schwierig, und so hatte Emily kurzerhand vorgeschlagen, dass wir gemeinsam dorthin fahren konnten. Diese Familie war echt klasse, sie wollten, dass ich so viel wie möglich sehen konnte und unternahmen sogar Ausflüge mit mir, um mir die Gegend zu zeigen. :) Zuerst einmal fuhren wir über eine Stunde durch die atemberaubende Landschaft. Überall um uns breiteten sich die Hügel des Hochmoores aus, manche gekrönt von Felsformationen. Überall liefen Schafe, Kühe und wilde Dartmoor-Ponys herum. Es hatte sich zugezogen und nieselte ab und zu e... read more

Having family literally all over the UK is both a blessing and a curse. Of course, it's always a blessing to have loved ones in whichever part of the country you may be visiting, but it's a damned curse trying to fit everyone in to one visit! We certainly do some miles and we keep everyone more or less happy!! The ferry to Plymouth takes us conveniently to Devon where we always enjoy a few days in the village of Thorverton, lost in the middle of a triangle joining Exeter, Tiverton and Crediton. It's such a beautiful part of the country, and is just on the doorstep of a place we just never seemed to have made it to - Dartmoor. We put that right this year and set out one morning hoping for a sunny ... read more