Dartmoor National Park Authority are helping to kick off the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival with a free day of fun activities for families to help them discover Dartmoor.
There will be lots of a mini adventures and activities to try out and plenty of ideas to help you get the most from your visit to Dartmoor however adventurous you are. Pick up some map and compass skills, discover if you’ve what it takes to be a Countryside Code Hero or try your hand at our Pack a Backpack Challenge.
Throughout the day we will be offering taster walks around the area with one of our DNPA experts so you can learn more about the wildlife, ancient history and projects we are undertaking to safeguard Dartmoor for future generations.
The walks on offer will be:
Haytor is the perfect place to get your first taste of Dartmoor. Head up to the impressive Haytor Rocks to look out across the rest of Devon or explore the industrial past and walk along Devons first railway following the old stone rails, or time-travel back to the Bronze Age to find ancient, ruined round houses which are over 4,000 years old.
The Visitor Centre has lots of ideas, leaflets and books to help you plan your next Dartmoor adventure
Date: Friday 29th August 2025
Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm
Location: Outside Haytor Visitor Centre, Haytor Vale, Newton Abbot TQ13 9XT
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There will be lots of a mini adventures and activities to try out and plenty of ideas to help you get the most from your visit to Dartmoor however adventurous you are. Pick up some map and compass skills, discover if you’ve what it takes to be a Countryside Code Hero or try your hand at our Pack a Backpack Challenge.
Throughout the day we will be offering taster walks around the area with one of our DNPA experts so you can learn more about the wildlife, ancient history and projects we are undertaking to safeguard Dartmoor for future generations.
The walks on offer will be:
- Archaeology walk with Lee Bray
- Ecology walk with Kerry White
- Miles Without Stiles walk with Tim Russell and the Wheelchair Access Group
- A Woodland Wander in East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve
- Peatland Restoration with Rachel Land
- Farming on Holne Moor – A walk and talk about the role of Commoning on Dartmoor
Haytor is the perfect place to get your first taste of Dartmoor. Head up to the impressive Haytor Rocks to look out across the rest of Devon or explore the industrial past and walk along Devons first railway following the old stone rails, or time-travel back to the Bronze Age to find ancient, ruined round houses which are over 4,000 years old.
The Visitor Centre has lots of ideas, leaflets and books to help you plan your next Dartmoor adventure
Date: Friday 29th August 2025
Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm
Location: Outside Haytor Visitor Centre, Haytor Vale, Newton Abbot TQ13 9XT
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