Posts Tagged ‘Halloween’
Wild Words: Spooky Dartmoor
Our recent ‘Wild Words’ writing callout attracted over 50 written submissions, each of them inspired, in some way, by Dartmoor. People wrote about wildlife, archaeology, wild camping, walking and exploring, each piece expressing a deep love of Dartmoor and a connection to this special landscape. Amongst all the submissions, there was also some spooky tales,…
Read MoreWitches Triangle Partnership Walk
On Saturday the 18th of October, we hosted our final partnership walk of the year, a collaboration between the DPA and David Phillips of Moors and More tours. Being so close to Halloween, it was the perfect time to visit some of the spookier locations on Dartmoor and learn about the stories attached to them.…
Read MoreWalking the Witches Triangle
Our second Halloween guest article, from local ghost walk leader David Phillips, features the famous tale of Bowerman himself. The granite pillar, known as Bowerman’s Nose, is included on the DPA’s logo, with the more streamlined rocks on our newest design still chosen to resemble his profile. Growing up in Bristol, we would often spend…
Read MoreThe Ghostly Cavaliers of Dartmoor
As we approach Halloween, we are pleased to share two guest articles from local ghost walk leader, David Phillips. Dartmoor is home to pixies, black dogs and the infamous Old Crockern, but that isn’t all, there’s also the figure of the ghostly cavalier. When you start researching the ghost stories of Dartmoor, there is one…
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