Three days in Dartmoor

Three days of hill walking, pony riding and sheep chasing proved a hit for all ages from 4 to 64, during a half-term break on Dartmoor.  “Its really cool and its mysterious” said the youngest adventurer, as Hay Tor disappeared behind the mist.

The Miniature Pony Centre near Moretonhampstead kept us entertained for a full day, with loads of hands-on activities. We stroked donkeys, rode ponies, met the guinea pigs and rabbits, before charging around the playground.  A picnic and a trek around the woodland walk, then indoors to play pirates on the huge wooden play structure, before mask-making, face-painting and a magic show in the courtyard.

Great value for money at 24 for a family ticket.    We stayed at the Old School House in Lustleigh, beautifully-appointed self-catering in a picture-perfect setting. Quaint tea room and the most rural play park we’d ever seen – set in an orchard, where kids share the fun with a flock of woolly sheep.