Berra Tor

The walk up Berra Tor rewards you with proper moorland views that stretch across Dartmoor. It's not a massive peak - 1,273 feet - but the approach from Tavistock side gives you that satisfying sense of earning the vista. The tor itself is rocky, craggy, nothing too extreme, but you'll want decent boots. Most people knock it out in a couple of hours from the car park, though you could easily make an afternoon of it if you're in no rush.

Families with older kids will manage this fine. Younger ones might find the moorland a bit exposed and windy, which is either brilliant or tedious depending on your toddler's mood. History buffs will appreciate the Bronze Age barrows dotted around the plateau - there's a real sense of ancient occupation up there that the open moorland somehow intensifies.

The main thing is the weather. Hit it on a grey, drizzly day and frankly you're slogging through moorland for nothing much. Pick a clear morning and you've got something special - the kind of walk that feels properly Devonian, not the polished National Trust experience. It's free to visit, obviously. If you're based at Woodovis Holiday Park down in Tavistock, this is a solid half-day outing that gets you out onto the moor without the bigger commitment of something like High Willhays. Worth the detour? Yes, but time it right.