Tuesday 17 August 2021

devon and dartmoor

If you're a German-speaker, welcome to Rosamunde Pilcher Land:

News - The Filming Locations of Rosamunde Pilcher – Beautiful Books, Beautifully Filmed in Cornwall & Devon

Rosamunde Pilcher - The German Link - Cherished Cottages

Rosamunde Pilcher 50+ Landscape course - YouTube

For example:

Rosamunde Pilcher Zeit der Erkenntnis Rosamunde Pilcher - YouTube

It's also the home of Dartmoor:

Dartmoor National Park - YouTube

Dramatic Dartmoor - YouTube

Where there are a lot of sheep:

Farming | Dartmoor

And some rich accents and dialects:

Jay Doubleyou: the english-speaking world: devon in england

And a lot of history:

Bronze Age Dartmoor - The Life of Marghwen - YouTube

Bronze Age Dartmoor Study | Dartmoor

KS2 Prehistory – The Bronze Age - YouTube

With some speculation about how farming and the climate brought the Bronze Age to an end:

Bronze Age upland settlement decline in southwest England: Testing the climate change hypothesis | Request PDF

The moors are full of history:

BBC - Devon Video Nation - Kitty Jay's Grave - a Dartmoor Legend

Dartmoor Tales: Kitty Jay's Grave - YouTube

Jay's Grave - Wikipedia

Kitty Jay (album) - Wikipedia

Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay - YouTube

But, above all it's a great place to explore:

Great places to walk and go birdwatching in Devon | Great British Life

Summer family day out with otters at Dartmoor National Park | Great British Life

Especially if you like a challenge:

Ten Tors Challenge main event - YouTube


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