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Tim Sandles

Tim Sandles is the founder of Legendary Dartmoor
Moorland Guides

Moorland Guides

The Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 953 square kilometres and according to the latest STEAM report some 2.4 million people visit each year. Many of these people come to the park with little or no knowledge of the area but want to enjoy the numerous aspects that Dartmoor …

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Moor Apps

Moor Apps

I don’t mind admitting I am somewhat of a ‘Techno Freak’ and love gizmos and gadgets especially when it comes to maps, GPS and Dartmoor. Now the company I work for has kindly given all their managers Blackberry phones for which you can get endless fun applications but they are …

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Moors

Moors

“I am going to Dartmoor,” simple statement but if one wanted to be really pedantic the reply should be; “which one?” Sounds silly? well actually no, although everybody thinks of Dartmoor as being the 368 square miles much of which is encompassed by the Dartmoor National Park it’s not. ‘Dartmoor’ …

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Newtake7

Dartmoor Newtakes

One thing Dartmoor is not short of is walls and another thing is stone with which to build them, there must be literally hundreds of miles of walling across the moor. It is also surprising how deep into remote areas the walls extend and are a true testament to the …

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Moor Train Challenge

Moor Train Challenge

Back in 1955 three young National Service men were travelling from Yelverton to Princetown on the train which was nearing the remote stop of  Ingra Tor Halt. Back then as far as train halts went this was really remote, so much so the following has been noted: “The loneliness and …

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Mists

Mists

“Dartmoor is very high, and a cloud need stoop very little to clasp the Moor to its clammy bosom.” Probably the most feared aspect of Dartmoor is the dreaded mists, they can appear without warning and blanket the moor in an impenetrable and visionless cloak, catching the unwary and occasionally …

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Military Moor Access

Military Moor Access

Here is a perfect example of how NOT to plan a trip onto the moor with a few tips of what to check beforehand. Let me set the scene, I am currently researching the Lych Way for my forthcoming MA dissertation and need to do some fieldwork which basically involves …

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Manaton Storm

Manaton Storm

On the 13th of December 1779 a massive thunder storm swept across the eastern moor and no this was not a Friday it was a Monday. Just like the infamous Widecombe Storm of 1638 this one headed straight for the church but as this particular deluge fell on a Monday …

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Lydford Pennies

Lydford Pennies

Take a walk down through Lydford and you will see a street sign that says, “Silver Street” which might seen a trifle odd – see ill. 1 here. But the very name is an indicator to exactly how important the settlement of Lydford once was. Why should the street be …

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Lydford Law

Lydford Law

Lydford Law not only became a Dartmoor tradition, its fame spread nationwide and became synonymous for meaning ‘unfair justice’. Probably one of the best descriptions of what Lydford Law was comes in prosaic form from the Tavistock poet – William Browne: “I oft have heard of Lydford Law, How in …

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