Mountain bikes are available to hire from the Tamar Trails to take onto Dartmoor, or surrounding area. Here at the Tamar Trails we have direct access onto 25km’s of car free woodland trails to explore, however if you want to explore other areas including Dartmoor now you can hire our bikes and take them away. At the Tamar Trails there are various trails for mountain bikers to choose from depending on requirements and ability. Consisting in the most part of
[read more]A family fun halloween scavenger hunt with spooky clues through the woods, spot haunting figures and decorations as you go. After your hunting and haunting enjoy frighteningly tasty treats in the Beech Cafe , sweet and savory. Pick up your clues sheet from the Tamar Trails Centre. The Halloween woodland scavenger hunt is available from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October 2019. The main scavenger trail is 3km long and is an adventurous trail running parallel to the river with
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Lead Instructor 2018 This is an exciting opportunity for a versatile and experienced outdoor instructor who has a passion for canoeing and bush craft to join the Tamar Adventures team. Location Tamar Trails, Gulworthy. Devon Salary Lead Instructor £18,200 – £20,800 pro rata per annum depending on experience. Contract 9 month contract February to October 2018 Based on an average 40 hours a week, this will include regular weekends, bank holidays and some evenings, but not over nights. Because of
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Trailmakers Volunteer day Join in with the regular volunteer days at the Tamar Trails 10.30am to 4.00pm Meet at: Tamar Trails car park (Tree Surfers) near Gulworthy, just off the Gunnislake to Tavistock road (A390). PL19 8JE. Garden and Trails: Weeding and planting for winter in the raised beds at the Tamar Trails Centre, and it’s time to clear any last stretches of brambles on the Trails. Lunch and other refreshments provided. Wear sturdy footwear, gloves and be prepared for
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Top 5 bike trails near Plymouth for adventurous families My eight year-old and I love getting out on the bikes and exploring up and down the Devon and Cornwall border. There are so many fantastic scenic bike trails near to Plymouth that show off the best of our coast and countryside. How many of our top five off-road cycling trails can you tick off? The Granite Way, Okehampton to Lydford, Devon The Granite Way runs for 11 miles along the
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‘Delicious’ filming location: Canoe the River Tamar If you watched Dawn French’s latest TV outing, Delicious (Sky 1) you will undoubtedly have fallen in love with the beautiful Tamar Valley in South East Cornwall where it was filmed. What better way to explore the area – and steal a close up glimpse of some of the settings – than by canoe on the River Tamar, which features so prominently in the show’s glorious aerial shots? With news just announced of
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Great ideas to get you kids up and into the outdoors this spring. Kids camera Being in charge of the camera is always fun and gives kids a sense of being in control of the adventure. They can take the pictures they want, of you, of the place or what they are doing, its their call. With the advent of smart phones, you (or a relative) may have an old camera sitting in a drawer – Or you could buy
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A real high for Mum on Mother’s Day – High Adventure and High Tea! Why not do something different and ‘hang out’ with mum in the spectacular treetop canopy at the Tree Surfers this Mother’s Day (26 March 2017) with their high adventure and high tea package? Choose from a taster session on the Tree Surfers high ropes course, zoom through the air on the Big Zip or take aim on the archery course. The day includes a well-earned sumptuous high
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Come and join the team! We have a number of casual vacancies this season, to support the permanent team. One of the key roles is here is the Duty Manager who is generally our front of house, meeting everyone who visits the Tamar Trails for activities, for information or just a lovely cup of tea! So if you are available at weekends and the holidays, have excellent customer skills and the ability to multi-task please drop us an email with your
[read more] Casual Instructors wanted at Tree Surfers Tree Surfers are recruiting again! This is an ideal opportunity for young people in their final year of school who want to have a summer of fun and earning before going on a gap year or off to University. Casual Instructors: We need people who are great with customers, enthusiastic about the outdoors and are happy leaping around in the top of trees. Come and help us get families into adventure! You don’t need
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