Category: Dartmoor

Almost a year ago to the day, I bought the Terra Nova Saturn Bivi and blogged about my first impressions of it. Shortly after that I blogged again with some more impressions, having put it up and been inside. Now I’ve actually used it a few times, I thought I share some more thoughts on… Continue reading Terra Nova Saturn Bivi (Part 3)

Yesterday Tim Clayton and I did a circular walk from Widgery Cross. It was the perfect day for it with blue sky and crystal clear air. The view from Sharp Tor was incredible with the North Coast clearly visible, along with the GCHQ Satellite dishes at Lower Sharpnose Point near Bude. Despite the wonderful views,… Continue reading Great Links Walk

A couple of weeks ago I wrote my first impressions on the Terra Nova Saturn Bivi. Now I’ve had chance to put it up and climb inside, I thought I’d share some more views. For starters I was completely wrong in my claim that the usual difficulties would be encountered getting the Bivi back into… Continue reading Terra Nova Saturn Bivi (Part 2)

After searching through various tent reviews, I decided that the Terra Nova Saturn Bivy was for me. Today it arrived and as there’s precious little info out there about it, I thought I’d provide a few first impressions. Well for starters the bivy arrived in a tiny box measuring 155x155x400mm. Whilst signing for it, I… Continue reading Terra Nova Saturn Bivi

I did a walk on Sunday, starting from Whiteworks and following the path past Nuns Cross to Eylesbarrow. From there I headed to Broad Rock which I finally discovered last year, crossing Plym Ford on the way. The path from Plym Ford to Broad Rock was in a dreadful state having been carved up by… Continue reading Ducks Pool

A few weeks ago I did a long walk on Dartmoor with my dogs. We started from Sheepstor and took the path to Ditsworthy Warren House. From there we walked up the Plym to Plym Steps and across to Broad Rock. The problem was that I couldn’t actually find Broad Rock! This nagged at me… Continue reading Broad Rock