Tuesday 6th May 2025 - Hayles

A walk with the five mile group today and an opportunity for Linda to join the group. From Hayles fruit farm and up to the Beckbury monument. Along to Stumps Cross, Down to Wood Stanway and back. A beautiful sunny day, but not too warm. Lots of other about too. 6 miles with 700 feet ascent.

Cromwell's seat

Winchcombe

The avenue of trees planted by the Earl of Whymss

The avenue of trees below - this is about 2 miles in length

An old dew pond in the corner of 4 fields allowing animals from 4 areas to drink

Just along from Stumps Cross

Looking across to Didbrook, Toddington adn Dumbleton Hill

Wonderful views of the May blossom

Wood Stanway

The church at Hailes

Lunch at Hayles fruit farm and this friendly robin settled to eat some crumbs after we had finished eating

Thursday 1st May 2025 - Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor

 Anothe of my favourite walks from Burrator. Out to Down Tor and Combeshead Tor and Cuckoo Rock.

Snappers Tor with the reservoir below

Looking across to Leedon and Sharpitor

Down Tor in the foreground with Sheeps Tor behind

The long stone row and circle

Combshead Tor behind the stones

Cuckoo Rock

Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Bere Alston

 Out with the Dartmoor Tuesday group. Starting at Bere Alston station. In the afternoon a tour of the gardens at Rumleigh House. 8 miles

The station takes you back in time - probably not changed much in the last 100years!

A good job there was an electric fence between us - about 200 cows came to greet us.

The viaduct at Calstock

Rumleigh house and gardens which are open for charity viewings. A large house with parts of it dating back to the 16th century.  The current owners are still in the process of renovating the buildingbut have done some impressive work on their walled gardens. 

They took us on a tour of the gardens going all the way down to the River Tavy near Calstock. Over 30 acres which was all used for market gardening until the 1980's

Monday 28th April - Waterfall on the East Dart, Dartmoor

 Back on Dartmoor for a few days and an opportunity to do one of my favourite walks the little waterfall on the East Dart river. Returning via Stannon Tor and Hartland Tor

A really relaxing place

Stannon Tor in the distance and the sheepfold below

Gorse out everywhere

The clapper bridge in Postbridge

Saturday 26th April - Guiting Power

With the Cleeve Ramblers from Guiting Power on a circular walk to Naunton, Aylworth and returning to Guiting Power 8 miles.

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Naunton

The Dovecote

Colourful fields of Rapeseed

We spotted some hares playing