Walk: Edward Bray’s Druidical Stones: Bardic Runes and Poetic Dedications with Simon Dell
Saturday 2nd May 2026, 2pm, Two Bridges
The Reverend Bray’s inscribed stones are one of the most unusual and eccentric features on Dartmoor. In the last decade of the eighteenth century, this earnest young parson, who was obsessed with both Druids and the classical poets, carved a variety of inscriptions into boulders in and around the River Cowsic. Most of these are on private land and so this walk is a rare chance to see them, in the company of the man who knows them best.
Simon Dell is one of Dartmoor’s best-known guides. He was a policeman in Tavistock for over 30 years, before setting up Moorland Guides. He is the author of several books on Dartmoor.
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Simon Dell by Sophie Pierce
Meeting place: In front of the Two Bridges Hotel at 2pm for the walk to start. Hotel postcode is PL20 6SW. Parking is available nearby at the Two Bridges Quarry Car Park SX 60924 75055. Or alternatively you can park at the hotel which you will need to pay for unless you are having, coffee or a meal there before the walk in which case there is no charge. This walk has nothing to do with the hotel so they are unable to answer questions about the walk.
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Time: 14:00. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time, the walk will start promptly at 14:00.
Length: 2 miles, approximately 3 hours with stops
Terrain: We will be on our feet over rough ground for 3 hours, crossing numerous stiles and clambering over large boulders and down steep slopes under trees. If the river level is low enough we will be fording the Cowsic River so wear wellies and bring a stout stick or walking poles for balance. The length of the walk is probably not much more than 2 miles, with many stops and deviations.
NOTE If the river level is low enough we will be fording the Cowsic River so wear wellies and bring a stout stick or walking poles for balance.
Dogs are not permitted on this walk.