NEWS RELEASE

DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9JQ

(01626) 832093 fax (01626) 834684 e-mail communications@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

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Celebrate National Parks’ Week on Dartmoor

1 – 9 July 2004

Join Dartmoor National Park Authority for the first ever national celebration of the special qualities of the United Kingdom’s National Parks. National Parks’ Week runs from 1 - 9 July 2004 and there is a packed programme of walks, activities and events, taking place throughout the week on Dartmoor, for you to enjoy.

Visit a Dartmoor longhouse, enjoy a 6 hour hill walk, or improve your navigation with the National Park Authority’s Ranger service. There are also opportunities to learn about Dartmoor’s amazing haymeadows or see a dry stone walling demonstration. Visitors and residents with mobility problems can enjoy a mini bus tour in the company of a National Park Guide, utilizing a fully accessible vehicle equipped to carry wheelchairs.

If you are visiting Dartmoor during National Parks’ Week why not call in at one of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Information Centres located at Princetown, Haytor, Newbridge or Postbridge.

At Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, there will be an exhibition of work by some very talented Dartmoor based craftspeople. At Postbridge Information Centre an exhibition entitled The Spirit of the Pony celebrates the ponies on Dartmoor, the contribution they make to the cultural heritage of the area, and the enjoyment they give to local residents and to the millions of people that visit Dartmoor National Park each year.

See the full National Parks’ Week programme on Dartmoor National Park Authority’s website www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk or telephone the Information Hotline (01822) 890414.

National Parks’ Week is co-ordinated nationally by the Association of National Park Authorities (ANPA) and aims to raise awareness of our National Parks, celebrate their beauty and diversity, and the opportunities they offer for enjoyment of their special qualities by all.

Whether you are here on holiday or are a local resident, Dartmoor National Park Authority’s National Parks’ Week events programme is designed to help you enjoy some of those things that make Dartmoor such a special place.

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

For Further Information from Dartmoor National Park Authority

Mike Nendick, Communications Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority
Tel: (01626) 832093