The Wood Where the Hounds Still Listen
The Wood Where the Hounds Still Listen
Day trip

The Wood Where the Hounds Still Listen

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Devon

A Dartmoor day pairing Wistman’s mossy haunted wood with Grimspound’s prehistoric house-rings, so the moor feels watched by folklore and remembered by stone.

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Route map0 stops · 4 along the way
Plan your visit
Getting there
Drive between Two Bridges/Wistman's Wood and the Grimspound side of Dartmoor; allow slow moorland roads.
Parking
Limited moorland parking at access points; never block gates, tracks or narrow lanes.
Best time
Mist is atmospheric, but only go in safe visibility and avoid very wet or stormy conditions.
Terrain
Moorland paths, boggy grass, fragile woodland edges and exposed prehistoric stonework.

The trip story

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    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: wistmans-wood, grimspound

    What remains

    What remains is Dartmoor split between two survivals: trees that feel mythic, and stone circles that feel like vanished homes.

    Along the way

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