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Dartmoor Trip
Board: Country: United Kingdom
Feb 28, 2008 9:48am
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Hi, I'm Lexi from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States - I'm in the process of planning my European vacation and I'm planning on visiting Dartmoor sometime during the first two weeks of May - From the small amount of research I have done and the limited amount of people I have spoken to this is not like the U.S. version - My main question is how far from London-Gatwick International Airport is Dartmoor? Is there a train system that I can take? Is it true there are no clues to these boxes and you basiclly poke around till you find them? I heard that you don't get any help until you have found 100 boxes or a clue book? A dear friend told me that there are monthly events being held at Dartmoor. Is there one the first two weeks of May? If anyone could please be so kind to help me it would be greatly appriacated. Thanks - Song Of Joy / Lexi
Re: Dartmoor Trip
Board: Country: United Kingdom
Reply to: #191446 by Song Of Joy
Feb 28, 2008 11:35am
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dartmoor is about 5 hours driving from gatwick. I didn't see train tracks, but that doesn't mean there is no service. you don't get to buy the cluebook until you have 100 finds, although there are a few dartmoor boxes listed at AQ. cranmere pool is a 5 km walk one way from the nearest road, and few there are who will tell you exactly where it is. I understand you can be standing within 20 feet of it and not see it. the park has their own website, here, and they have an entire page devoted to letterboxing. they also have a calendar listing events, and will send you free information if you ask for it.

night writer
Re: Dartmoor Trip
Board: Country: United Kingdom
Reply to: #191446 by Song Of Joy
Feb 28, 2008 11:42am
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Hi Lexi,

Dartmoor is about 250 miles from London. You could get there by train from Gatwick by going first to London (there's a train direct from the airport) then from London to either Exeter or Plymouth. You could then use buses to get to the moor itself. A couple of web sites might help:

http://www.trainline.co.uk for the trains and http://www.traveline.org.uk for the buses.

Hopefully someone who lives down that way might be able to give you some guidance on the buses.

Officially, the clues are only available to 100 club members, but I'm sure you could get a copy of at least some of them if you tell them you're on a visit from overseas. The contact details are on the 100 club website:

http://www.letterboxingondartmoor.co.uk/

There are regular meets in Plymouth, but I'm afraid I don't know much more than that - again, hoperfully someone else will be able to help on that one.

There are also a couple of great little boxes on Box Hill which is near Gatwick (you can get a train to Dorking Deepdene station then walk to them).

Hope you have a great time.

Desperate Dan
Re: Dartmoor Trip
Board: Country: United Kingdom
Reply to: #191446 by Song Of Joy
Feb 28, 2008 1:11pm
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We rented a car, but here is a place to stay.

http://www.atlasquest.com/lboxes/showboxinfo.html?gBoxId=9736

Don