Dartmoor
11th November 2006 to 12th November 2006

Another CUHWC trip, and my first visit to Dartmoor (which was rather closer for me than for those coming from Cambridge). Staying just outside Princetown, we did Ryder's Hill and Sharp Tor on Saturday and Sheeps Tor on Sunday.

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Derelict clapper bridge, with an easier way to cross the river in the background...
Derelict clapper bridge, with an easier way to cross the river in the background...
2006-11-11 10:35:04
...and a harder way!
...and a harder way!
2006-11-11 10:45:34
Saturday's group assembled in force by Combestone Tor
Saturday's group assembled in force by Combestone Tor
2006-11-11 11:13:03
Guess who's faffing around taking photos?
Guess who's faffing around taking photos?
2006-11-11 11:21:24
Windy summit of Ryder's Hill
Windy summit of Ryder's Hill
2006-11-11 12:17:47
Dartmoor pony
Dartmoor pony
2006-11-11 12:54:41
Boundary stone
Boundary stone
2006-11-11 13:00:43
Mushrooms by our lunch stop
Mushrooms by our lunch stop
2006-11-11 14:00:16
It wasn't long before the little folk came out...
It wasn't long before the little folk came out...
2006-11-11 14:00:42
The inaptly named New Bridge
The inaptly named New Bridge
2006-11-11 14:59:06
Another pony, posing obligingly for Gordon, Anton...
Another pony, posing obligingly for Gordon, Anton...
2006-11-11 15:40:23
...and me.
...and me.
2006-11-11 15:41:06
Sunday: an abandoned property just off the 'Motorway' (aka the bridleway south from Princetown)...
Sunday: an abandoned property just off the 'Motorway' (aka the bridleway south from Princetown)...
2006-11-12 11:06:58
...Potential for conversion to a bunkhouse?
...Potential for conversion to a bunkhouse?
2006-11-12 11:09:56
Will and Ruth discuss Plymouth landmarks as the sun comes out
Will and Ruth discuss Plymouth landmarks as the sun comes out
2006-11-12 11:38:27
Approaching Sheeps Tor
Approaching Sheeps Tor
2006-11-12 12:15:24
DC in mid-leap
DC in mid-leap
2006-11-12 12:20:42
View east from Sheeps Tor
View east from Sheeps Tor
2006-11-12 13:55:52
Burrator Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir
2006-11-12 14:02:27
Leather Tor and Sharpitor
Leather Tor and Sharpitor
2006-11-12 14:03:50
So this is where the little folk came from!
So this is where the little folk came from!
2006-11-12 14:19:30
Ruth keeping up the family pace
Ruth keeping up the family pace
2006-11-12 15:45:55
'Jesus beams'
'Jesus beams'
2006-11-12 15:48:30