A look around Dartmoor National Park, Devon
A video tour of some of the stunning places located within the beautiful Dartmoor National Park, Devon. All places featured in this video are, of course, within the official Dartmoor National Park boundary, but are also free of charge for entry.
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The places which are featured in this video are, in order of first appearance:
Gutter Tor, Sheeps Tor, Yellowmead Stone Circle, Burrator, Burrator Reservoir, Sheepstor Brook, Hookney Tor, Grimspound, Buckfast Abbey, West Webburn Valley, B3312, Dart Valley, River Dart, Yar Tor, Bellever Forest, Postbridge, Postbridge Clapper Bridge, Merrivale Stone Row, Widecombe-In-The-Moor, Lydford Castle, Brent Tor, Brentor Church, Merrivale Moor.
Because some places included in this video are so remote, not all of the places used have been included in the locations.
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DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK
Dartmoor National Park is Britain's most westerly national park. It is located in Devon, with its nearest point to Plymouth being just over 6 miles and its nearest point to Exeter also being just over 6 miles. The area is mainly moorland, however there are a number of wooded areas such as Bellever Forest and the Dart Valley. Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles with its highest point being Hill Willhays at 2,039 feet above sea level, giving it also the claim as the highest point in the South-West.
Dartmoor was one of four national parks which were granted national park status in 1951. Other national parks which were granted national park status in 1951 are the Peak District in Derbyshire, Lake District in Cumbria, and Snowdonia in Gwynedd.
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All footage by Lucas Nott