By the time we reached the R/V, the mist and low cloud had burned off and the sun was shining brightly. From the forest car park we headed across the road and down the drove lane. Over Broad Down and on to the waterfall for coffee.
Once refreshed, we headed on across the river, then west wards to Sandy Hole Pass. We then turned away from the Dart and headed north to Statts House. Though initially we had to fight our way through marsh grass and tussocks, we eventually find a track that took us in the right direction.
A quick pause for a “team photo” and a short detour to locate the start of the Winney’s Down peat pass before we headed northeast towards Sittaford Tor, pausing en route to survey the recumbent stone circle. Lunch was taken on Sittaford Tor.
Once refuelled, we headed down hill to Grey Wethers, meeting not one, not two, but three people on the way (how dare they!). From the double stone circles, we took the bridle way south past the Sheep Fold and Hartland Tor and back to Postbridge. Along the way, we observed numerous rocks with “knobbly bits”, known as xenoliths. On passing the shop, we decided it would be rude not to stop for an ice cream before returning to the cars, so we did.
Phil