Grimspound

So evocative - like the end of the world - just wonderful

I love Grimsound - the thrill of driving towards it with the sun or sometimes the mist on the moors as you wind along the road with those views and then to step out of the car and walk up the bank tow...

Ancient Dwelling Site on the Moor

Excellently preserved Bronze Age village set in a very inhospitable part of Dartmoor. It is accessed via a short walk up from the road (where there is very limited car parking space). You can walk i...

Begs the question WHY?

Wonderful atmospheric and evocative site up on the moors but as with others of this type - including the Medieval Hound Tor, really does beg the question WHY sttle in such an apparently inhospitable s...

One of the best preserved sites on the moor

This is am amazing place set in an amazing location but with limited parking - room for maybe 6 cars in a layby at the side of the road. The site is essentially an enclosed compount surrounded by ...

Lovely Ruins

Stopped here with the kids on a exploration of Dartmoor. Walked from a nearby parking spot and was rewarded with a lovely view of the ruins of the village. Great for the kids to imagine what it looked...