The wilds of Dartmoor from Plymouth: a full-day private driving tour

Picking you up at your hotel, from the train station or the cruise port, we will head out into one of our National Parks, Dartmoor, 365 square miles of protected landscape. I love the wildness of the Moor, with its exposed granite tops, the grazing herds of semi-wild ponies and wealth and depth of history hidden under the surface. . . just the atmosphere of being out on the moor is something to treasure. There are so many legends associated with the wildness of the Moor, as well as the visible effect humans have had on the landscape for the last 6000 years. Our visits can include short walks to special sites such a medieval clapper bridge, a grave of a young girl where there are always fresh flowers, a standing stone circle similar in age to Stonehenge, and a magnificent village church struck by lightning in the 1600's. Small towns include Princetown, home to the infamous Dartmoor prison and Tavistock where the architecture reflects the wealth of the Dukes of Bedford and their bonanza copper mine.