Property News · March 4, 2016

Let’s move to Moretonhampstead and east Dartmoor, Devon


Wild ghost-dogs, wildnerness aplenty and a great selection of gastropubs – what’s not to love?What’s going for it? The wild, blasted moors of the great granite dome of Dartmoor are fit only for habitation by beasts – the hound of the Baskervilles – or the hardiest of humans: King Lear, Bear Grylls, Lady Colin Campbell and the like. The rest of us, though, have always been attracted to a little bit of rough, so long as it’s tempered by a pretty thatched roof, a wood-burning stove and gastronomic options within staggering distance. In which case, voilà: the foothills of Dartmoor are for you. There’s wildness aplenty if you fancy roaming the moors in a force nine, white-water kayaking or whatever. But after a hard night hunting for dastardly hounds, you can return to country lanes, whitewashed narrow-alleyed Georgian towns, and a delicious selection of gastropubs.The case against It’s not cheap. Wild ghost-dogs roam the moors at night. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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