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Dartmoor Story Events

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Saturday, 19 July 2025 at 10:30 - 15:30

Dartmoor History Hunters Family Fun Day

Location: Exeter Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Join us at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum for a free family fun day with our Dartmoor History Hunters travelling through time to uncover the secrets of Dartmoor. There will crafts, activities and things to make and take home bringing to life the Brilliant Bronze Age, th...

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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 10:30 - 16:00

Meldon Wildlife Festival

Location: Meldon Old Quarry

Join the National Park and partners for a wild day out celebrating Dartmoor's unique and beautiful wildlife. A free fun-filled, event for all the family!

There will be lots of wildlife activities to help you get closer to nature and nature crafts to take home. This year we have a Boggy them...

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Thursday, 21 August 2025 at 13:30 - 15:30

Operation Dartmoor: Mysterious creatures of the river

Location: Look for the National Park Gazebo in Simmons Park

Family Friendly

Join the National Park Team at Simmons Park in Okehampton to discover what wild creatures live beneath the surface of the river. We will be running a family friendly afternoon of river dipping and a crafty activity to make your own arty creatures to take home.  Bri...

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Friday, 22 August 2025 at 10:30 - 12:00

Sustainable Stories: Exploring and Protecting Our National Parks

Location: Market Hall, Duke Street, Devonport PL1 4PS

Join us for an inspiring workshop where you’ll explore the wonders of our National Parks, hear from local experts and storytellers, and create your own stories about protecting these incredible places. Be prepared to be curious, get creative, and use all your imagination! Highlights include...

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Thursday, 28 August 2025 at 10:15 - 12:30

Operation Dartmoor: Natural Boats and Wild Rivers

Location: National Trust Parke TQ13 9JQ. Meet at the woods, off the old railway line in Parke. Follow the signs from Mill Marsh Park or from the car park at Parke. What 3 Words: ///translated.artichoke.grills

Family Friendly

Join us in the woods at Parke to make your own mini boats and rafts out of natural materials on this family friendly event for the under 12’s.

Who can make the floatiest boat, the quickest and most agile or the raft which can hold the biggest pebble?

Free p...

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Friday, 29 August 2025 at 10:30 - 15:00

Big day of Mini Adventures

Location: Haytor Visitor Centre, Haytor Vale, Newton Abbot TQ13 9XT

We are kicking off the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival with a day of fun activities for families to help them discover Dartmoor at Haytor Visitor Centre
There will be lots of a mini adventures and activities to try out and plenty of ideas to help you get the most from your visit to Dartmoor howeve...

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The Dartmoor Story Forged by nature; shaped by time and human hands.