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Dartmoor Adventure Photography Workshop

Learn from award-winning photographers in one of England's wildest national parks

What's Included?

  • Maximum group size: 6Join small n’ sociable groups of like-minded, active and outdoorsy people – designed to be solo-friendly

Fromexcluding flights

Highlights

  • Grab your camera and immerse yourself in eery moors and dramatic skies alongside an award-winning photographer

  • Capture the hours around sunrise and sunset, snap free roaming ponies and master shots of Devon's iconic tors

  • Develop your photography technique with expert tuition and a never-ending parade of subject matter in remote locations

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival and sunset at a tor

    Photography
    1-3hrs
    Hostel
    Mixed dorm
    Dinner included
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    Meet your host in Plymouth, make a quick stop at your accommodation before getting the wind in your hair and your camera out as fast as possible. The first location will be at one of the moor’s most iconic tors where you'll photograph a sunset. During this session, your guide will assess your level of camera skills so that these can be expanded on over the remaining sessions.

  2. Day 2

    The heart of the moor

    Hiking
    2-3hrs
    Photography
    2-3hrs
    Hostel
    Mixed dorm
    All meals included
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    Wake up early to catch the sunrise in the heart of the moor, a mystical landscape full of legends and dramatic Dartmoor skies. Hike across the moor watching out for bogs and mires, passing through ancient woodlands and hidden river valleys whilst enjoying the ever-changing light. Spend the rest of the morning relaxing or working on your photography skills with time to explore the beautiful and historic old market town of Tavistock. After lunch, hike over some wild terrain to reach the best photo locations; all part of the adventure of Dartmoor! Finish up the day with a sunset photography session and a well earned dinner in town.

  3. Day 3

    Sunrise and an abandoned mill

    Hiking
    2-3hrs
    Photography
    2-3hrs
    Breakfast and lunch included
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    Another early start, this time for a dawn photo workshop venturing out to one of Dartmoor’s hidden gems before moving on to an incredibly photogenic old abandoned powder mill - the perfect place to hone your technique and work on your composition. Your host will take care of breakfast and lunch, allowing you to focus on capturing your wild surroundings and work on your skills. After lunch, your trip comes to a close as your host drops you off at Plymouth train station at 15:00 in time for your journey home.

Practical Stuff

Getting There

Nearest airport
Bristol Airport (BRS)
Pick up
Plymouth Train Station
14:45 on Day 1
Drop off
Plymouth Train Station
15:00 on Day 3

Detailed Logistics

Transfers

Your host will meet you at Plymouth Train Station at 14:45 on Day 1 and will transfer you over to your accommodation in Tavistock, or straight on to the first photography location, depending on the weather and time of year for your trip. On Day 3 your host will drop you back at Plymouth Train Station at 15:00 ready for your onward train journey. Please note the start and end times when booking your train tickets.

Travel options

There are various trains to Plymouth Train Station from across the UK.

What is and isn't Included?

What's included

Award winning photographers

2 nights in a boutique hostel

2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners

To and from Plymouth train station and everything in between

What You'll Eat

You’ll be served a continental breakfast at the hostel, while lunches and dinners will be taken at local cafes and restaurants. No trip to Devon is complete without a cream tea (homemade scones, clotted cream and local jam) so there'll be plenty of t…

Food and Dietary info

You’ll be served a continental breakfast at the hostel, while lunches and dinners will be taken at local cafes and restaurants. No trip to Devon is complete without a cream tea (homemade scones, clotted cream and local jam) so there'll be plenty of time to indulge in this West Country classic. Vegans and vegetarians can be catered for, please let your host know of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Optional Extras

Equipment / Kit Hire

Canon DSLR with wide angle lens (including tripod hire)
Tripod

Upgrades

There are no private room upgrades available at the accommodation in Tavistock. If you would like to arrange your own private room elsewhere and still join the trip this is fine.


To request any extras, message your host via your Much Better Adventures account once you have booked your trip.

All extras must be paid before your trip starts.

Ratings & Reviews

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  • Hannah

    This was my first MBA and I can truly say it won’t be my last. I had a great time and learnt a lot about my how to use my camera effectively and framing the scene. James was a lovely host and was patient, alternatively his style to accommodate me as a beginner and was very knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to explore and fancy a staycation in the UK.

  • Sarah

    Really enjoyed the trip! James is a great instructor and breaks it down so that it was easy to understand. Highlights of the trip were going to off the beaten path photography locations, learning something new, gaining confidence in my photography skills and exploring a new area.

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  • This was my first MBA and I can truly say i...

    Hannah September 2021
    This was my first MBA and I can truly say it won’t be my last. I had a great time and learnt a lot about my how to use my camera effectively and framing the scene. James was a lovely host and was patient, alternatively his style to accommodate me as a beginner and was very knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking to explore and fancy a staycation in the UK.
  • Really enjoyed the trip! James is a great i...

    Sarah September 2021
    Really enjoyed the trip! James is a great instructor and breaks it down so that it was easy to understand. Highlights of the trip were going to off the beaten path photography locations, learning something new, gaining confidence in my photography skills and exploring a new area.

Before You Travel

What to Pack

Backpack with hiking gear laid out

Know before you go! Some stuff we'll provide, other things you'll need to bring.

Kit List

What do I need to bring?
  • Backpack for carrying your camera and personal gear
  • Plenty of layers to stay warm and dry from dawn to dusk
  • Waterproof hiking boots
  • Waterproof jacket and trousers
  • Hat, gloves and scarf
  • Camera gear and tripod
  • Head torch

FAQs

Your instructors are hugely experienced photographers and have led photography trips across the globe. They have plenty of wisdom to impart whether you’re a new or advanced photographer. They are also very adept at planning around the weather to ensure you have the best possible chance of being in the right place at the right time. Dartmoor has a very diverse landscape, so you’ll be able to practice your skills on its tors, sweeping river valleys, streams and waterfalls, abandoned buildings and of course its free-roaming ponies, plus there is always the chance of a deer or two. All this under incredible and ever-changing skies.

Specific skills you can work on include long exposure photography, sunrise and sunset techniques, camera handling and composition. There will also be the opportunity to try out various filters and also discuss any questions you might have about post-processing.

Of course. You can leave anything you’re not using at the hostel.

The itinerary is based on an average day in Dartmoor, with favourable conditions dictating the best-laid plans. However, your guides are very experienced in finding locations to shoot depending on a range of conditions, i.e. if there is a lot of rain one day you'll spend more time shooting in a forest. Whatever the weather you'll be sure to have plenty of opportinities to take photos and improve your skills.

Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.

Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).

For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.

We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.

We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.

If you wish to change the currency you pay in, head to the bottom of the page.

All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.

You're always in good company on one of our adventures.

Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.

Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way. Check out our Community Values – a shared code to make sure that everyone's experience is safe, inclusive and brilliantly unforgettable.

It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.

Don't just take our word for it:

  • 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
  • 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
  • 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends

See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.

We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.

What's the number?
It works out on average at 41kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.

The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.

But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:

  • Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
  • A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
  • 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.

What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.

Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.

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