Today was our day to visit Dartmoor… we started with a wonderful breakfast in the dining room at the Ring of Keys Inn. Then it was back through the little moorland roads to Moretonhamstead to begin our tour into the moors.
No sooner had we crossed over the cattle grid into Dartmoor National park, we met our first group of Dartmoor ponies beside the road!
The glorious heather was in bloom as far as you could see!
At Postbridge we stopped at took a few snaps of the “Clapper Bridge” and the bridge over the East Dart River.
One of the real highights of today was our walk into Wistman’s Wood, a very ancient stand of oak trees… about a 4 mile round trip. This was the sign post near the start of the walk.
Off into the mists up the moor towards the wood.
Wistman’s Wood is a truly magical place… I expected to see Frodo and Sam walking through the mists.
We did it! We did it!
Back across the moors on the way to Widecombe, we met some sheep…
… and some more ponies
There was a baby pony amongst the group and a very curious mother!
Our last stop of the day was to Widecombe in the Moor, where we walked about the town and visited the church.
We finished our day back at the Ring of Bells for another great dinner.
Tomorrow we’re off to Cornwall! See you soon!