Dartmoor and Exmoor - sweeping views and stunning moorland - England - The Wayfarers

We rendezvous in Dartmouth. From here we take a short ferry ride across the River Dart and meander through woods with stunning views of the old town and the Britannia Royal Naval College which dominates it, until we reach the village of Kingswear. We return to Dartmouth, again by ferry, and stroll through the quaint, narrow streets of this historic port before returning to our hotel for dinner.

We walk out of Dartmouth following ancient pack horse tracks, meadow paths and narrow lanes to lunch in a village pub. In the afternoon, we enjoy splendid views of the Dart valley as we follow the gliding river to our next hotel in ancient Totnes.

We walk on the banks of the river Dart which follows a rock-strewn course overhung by ancient oak. We pass thatched hamlets and farms and cross open moorland at Wind Tor before reaching Widecombe-in-the-Moor for a pub lunch and a visit to the famous 15th-century church. In the afternoon we see the wide expanses of Dartmoor and a deserted medieval village before descending to Manaton and continuing to Chagford.

We follow the river Teign to splendid Castle Drogo, designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens; the castle is perched 900 feet above sea level. After lunch, we arrive at the delightful thatched village of Drewsteignton and tracks lead us to the small community of Hittisleigh. We transfer to our hotel in Coleford for dinner and overnight.

Our walk begins in Templeton from where we walk through fertile farming country before reaching our pub lunch at Rackenford. We walk along the chattering River Barle, once a communication route for Viking raiders, before descending to cross an ancient stone clapper bridge to our secluded hotel just above Tarr Steps.

We walk up Varle Hill, hoping to see the tough little ponies, Britain's oldest breed, which run wild on the open moors. On Winsford Hill we explore the burial mound of a Bronze Age chief. A bracken-fringed path brings us to a deep valley leading to pretty Winsford and lunch in a thatched pub. Following the Exe valley we reach the hidden village of Exford.

A track leads us to the vast expanse of Exmoor. We enjoy grand views across the Bristol Channel to Wales and the Welsh Mountains as we descend through oak woods to the coast at Porlock Bay. At the end of the afternoon, we drive back to our hotel for our Farewell Dinner.

After breakfast, The Wayfarers will see you safely to Taunton station for your onward rail and bus connections.