Vale Down, Dartmoor National Park

Vale Down, Dartmoor National Park

1. Explore the local moors and tors. Try Bray Tor (Brat Tor), Great Links Tor and Hare Tor.

2. Lunch at The Dartmoor Inn.

3. Visit Lydford's English Heritage Lydford Castle and the National Trust's Lydford Gorge.

4. Cycle the Granite Way between Lydford and Okehampton. Go horse riding on the moors.

5. Take in the views from Brentor and its famous church.

6. Spend a day in Okehampton. Highlights include the Museum of Dartmoor Life and English Heritage's Okehampton Castle.

7. Visit Tavistock. Park of an internationally important UNESCO World Heritage Site, it's also a gateway to the superb Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

8. Experience some of Dartmoor's prehistory at Merrivale.

9. Head up to Princetown. Learn about Dartmoor in the Princetown National Park Visitor Centre.

10. Day trip to the North Cornwall coast and Plymouth.