You Can Learn About the Intriguing History of Dartmoor Prison at the Prison Museum : It's not common that a high security prison should become a topic on your holiday sightseeing itinerary. Our morning's travel takes us on a visit to the wild and open moorland of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon. As we drive past Yulverton towards Princetown for our morning stop, we hear about Dartmoor Prison, once notorious for holding some of Britain's most dangerous prisoners. History of Dartmoor … [Read more...]
Dartmoor National Park
July 1, 2009 by
Dartmoor National Park, famed abode of Lorna Doone and the Hound of the Baskervilles! Just a few miles inwards from the South Devon Coast is the ancient Dartmoor National Park. It covers an area of 368 square miles and offers visitors a mix of superb scenery and legendary history. Dartmoor also has one of the most prominent moors to be found anywhere in Britain. Many visitors view Dartmoor as a wonderful and diverse place – indeed it offers a multiple range of terrains from it’s tors and … [Read more...]
