HUNDREDS of walkers are expected to take part in the annual overnight Moonraker Challenge on Exmoor later this month.
Organisers from Taunton Vale Rotary Club are hoping to beat last year’s entry total of more than 400 participants at the event on Saturday, October 24.
It is part of the 2009 Exmoor National ParkDark Skies initiative, which encourages [...]
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Autumn Events on Exmoor
Posted in Something for everyone, Walking on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A range of interesting and varied events are on offer in the coming weeks, with everything from the Exmoor Wood Fair to star gazing, to make the most of autumn on Exmoor .
West Somerset Mineral Railway, Friday 9 October:
A fascinating insight into one of West Somerset’s finest feats of Victorian engineering in this free, [...]
Best Foot Forward for New Walking Festival
Posted in Major events, Walking, tagged exmoor, exmoor tourism partnership, festival, north devon, Walking on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A new Autumn North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival, which almost had to hang up its boots before the first stride was taken because of a funding shortage, now has a spring in its step thanks to a last-minute lifeline from the Exmoor Tourism Partnership (ETP).
Based on the successful spring walking festival, [...]
Autumn Walking Festival
Posted in Major events, Walking, tagged exmoor, festival, north devon, Walking on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Book now – www.walkingexmoor.co.uk
The new Autumn walking festival around North Devon and Exmoor is booking well, but don’t worry! There are stillplenty of places available on many of the walks if you fancy a walk in the country with a friendly guide.
The festival includes a wide range of walks each day, from half-day walks to [...]
Moor Rover launched
Posted in Mountain Biking, Something for everyone, Walking, tagged exmoor, transport, travel on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Local celebrity Johnny Kingdom and his wife Julie were some of the first people to enjoy a Moor Rover bus ride on the new flexible public transport service for Exmoor that was launched recently. The service provides access for local residents and visitors alike to areas previously unreachable with public transport.
The [...]
Woodland Discovery Trail opens
Posted in Something for everyone, Walking, tagged walk, Walking, wimbleball lake, woodland trail on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Active Exmoor Magazine 2009
Posted in Cycling, Horse riding, Major events, Mountain Biking, Something for everyone, Walking, running on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You can now pick up a copy of the brand new Active Exmoor Magazine for 2009.
This year we’ve packed its 60 pages full of Exmoor inspiration.
Mountain biking
Walking
Cycling
Fishing
Riding
Coasteering
Discount vouchers & much more!
Download your copy or pick one up from Tourist Information centres today.
Perambulators turn out in force
Posted in Major events, Walking, tagged exmoor, long distance, perambulatio, Walking on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Perambulation of the old Royal Forest of Exmoor was held again last Saturday from the Pinkery Centre near Challacombe with 197 keen walkers setting out to face up to this 31 mile cross country challenge.
Active Exmoor have been involved with the Perambulation for four years now and the event is gathering strength in numbers [...]
Walk in the footsteps of your ancestors in Exmoor’s Royal Perambulation
Posted in Major events, Walking, tagged active exmoor, long distance, perambulation, Walking on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fifty years ago, Dulverton resident Keith Ross decided to join a group of 24 young people for a walk, but not just any walk. The West Somerset Youth committee organised the walk and they wanted the participants to, quite literally, follow in the footsteps of their ancestors from the Middle Ages.
In 1958 the group of [...]
