Dartmoor Stories

A group of strangers gathered outside the Princetown tourist information centre on a misty Sunday morning. They had one thing in common, a desire to know more about natural dyes...

Squeeze boxes are a type of traditional musical instrument that is found on Dartmoor. They are made of wood and have a bellows that is used to create the sound....

The first real involvement of the military on Dartmoor in (relatively) recent times was to guard prisoners of war in Princetown and the surrounding area. In the late eighteenth century,...

The history of dyeing wool on Dartmoor is a long and fascinating one. For centuries, the people of Dartmoor have used natural dyes to color their wool, and the results...

Nothing transformed the leisure activities of the Victorians more than the railways. The wealthy had always travelled but train trips allowed them to reach their destinations more comfortably, quickly and...

‘The completion of the railway to Okehampton gives to tourists and to excursionists the opportunity of visiting a most picturesque neighbourhood, and the valetudinarian may now easily reach the breezy...