Dartmoor Walking Festival started in 2016 in order to have an annual event celebrating walking on Dartmoor. Simon Dell has been running the festival since its inception and it has taken place annually since 2016 with the exception of 2020 (because of covid). The festival consists of a series of guided walks, run by individual guides all over Dartmoor in order to showcase some of the best areas Dartmoor has to offer.
Over the years, the festival has raised over £10,000 for its chosen charity, Devon Air Ambulance. In conjunction with handing over Moorland Guides to new director, Hannah Durdin, Simon also made the decision that 2024 would be his last year of running the festival. He passed it on to Hannah and local expedition leader, Richard Matthews. Hannah and Richard plan to develop the festival over the coming years into a larger event, running the traditional walks but adding additional events and a central festival 'hub'. |

As of 2025, Dartmoor Walking Festival is now going to be
the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival!
This change has come about as a result of Richard and
Hannah's desire to take this Festival beyond just walking to
showcase the best of what Dartmoor has to offer.
They are busy putting together a fantastic programme that
includes workshops, climbing, live music, film showings, family
friendly events (including our very own Festival letterbox trail!) and
of course, plenty of walks!
Princetown will be the hub of the festival but rest assured, there
will be opportunities across all 368 square miles of the moors to
get involved with! Watch this space for more details, including their brand new website, and we can't wait to tell you more about it in the coming weeks and months!