The first teams began crossing the finishing line in this year's Ten Tors challenge on Sunday morning (12 May) with the last arriving some three quarters of an hour beyond the usual finish time of 5pm.
The first to finish was a team from Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School in Bristol at appoximately 9.40am.
Weather conditions with rain and restricted visibility prevailing, were...
Approximately 400 teams from across the South West will undertake the annual Ten Tors challenge on Dartmoor this weekend.
The teams of young people who are drawn from schools, colleges, cadet squadrons, scout and guide groups and independent organisations across the region, have been training hard for the challenge. They will be arriving today (Friday 10 May) ahead of the start of the...
Motorists are being urged not to leave valuables on show in their vehicles when visiting beauty spots in Devon and Cornwall.
The warning comes from police after thieves targeted a vehicle on Dartmoor on Monday 6 May.
Thieves forced the door of the locked Nissan Micra in a car park between Poundsgate and Dartmeet around 6pm and stole a handbag. The handbag contained a driving...
Seven 14-year-old boys from a school in Wiltshire have been rescued by helicopter after getting lost on Dartmoor while practicing for the Ten Tors challenge.
The teenagers were located safe and well by the police helicopter from Exeter after losing their way in low cloud. They were found on the moor near Great Kneeset having called police for assistance at approximately 4.30pm on...
Plymouth firefighters will be aiming for the top this summer in bid to reach the summit of every tor on Dartmoor within seven days.
There are 155 tors marked on the Ordnance survey map and the team will have to walk between twelve and sixteen hours per day to reach them all in a week.
The firefighters from Greenbank fire station - Mark Rogers, Kevin Elford, and Nick Williams –...
Dartmoor’s Daughter – a provider of guided walks which is voted as the number one outdoor activity for Dartmoor National Park on Tripadvisor – is providing an expert-led walk through the resort’s grounds on Friday, September 19th at 6pm, where walkers can learn more about the edible plants and wild botanicals that they are foraging.
Guests will then return to Bovey Castle’s Long Barn...
The Caterer Best Places To Work in Hospitality 2025 has released its top 30 operators who are leading the way in employee engagement and workplace culture, which features Bovey Castle’s owners the Eden Hotel Collection.
Companies included within the top 30 are recommended by their own employees, and the rankings are seen as an influential tool in helping hospitality organisations...
An exciting partnership project helping to re-establish Dartmoor’s ancient woodland pastures and temperate rainforests is underway.
Around 8.5 hectares of native trees will be planted in small plots within a carefully selected area of Harford Moor helping to reconnect existing woodlands so nature can thrive and habitats become more resilient to the impacts of climate change....
