Wild Camp in a Stone Circle on Dartmoor | Japanese Curry

[@jacobreesdogg]

Voice of an Angel

[@tweedyoutdoors]

🤣 Thanks JRD, you'll no doubt be surprised to hear nobody has ever said that of me before.

[@jacobreesdogg]

3 piece tweed suit , Gevrey Chambertin, knowledge of the works of NWA and Boots Collins. You are truly a renaissance man for the modern age.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

@@jacobreesdoggDelighted you picked up on those references! Perhaps a very subtle doffing of the trilby there to Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer.

[@jamierobinson3349]

Oh my gosh! I think this is my favorite video from you yet! And no there is definitely not another guy in a Tweed suit, eating curry with a glass of wine, while camping in the middle of a bronze age circle in Dartmoor on KZbin. Only you Tweedy. Cheers! 🎩🍾🍷💜

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Jamie! I loved this trip, and hopefully some of that enthusiasm shone through in the video.

[@Oscartherescuedog]

Great video Tweedy - thanks for bringing us all along 👍🏻

[@openmindedwonderer]

That was a brilliant video, really enjoyed watching and so jealous of the wild camping in the stones. Brilliant 😊

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Cara, really appreciated you joining in the premiere - right there at the beginning when I thought nobody might show up! 😁 Hope you have good weather and a great time on your trip in September.

[@SteveSeadog]

One of the best mini-expeditions yet. Definitely picked a good day weatherwise. Great curry with wholesome fresh ingredients (washed down by a top Burgundy, of course) and topped off by an excellent full english in the morning. You certainly know how to camp in style, Sir.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Steve! Yes I was really lucky with the weather for the time of year, it felt more like spring than winter.

[@thedartmoorpodcast]

Super stuff, Tweedy - don't those Dartmoor skies look great! I'm going to have to make more use of Okehampton station, especially after seeing that fry-up - it must have been amazing after a night on the hills. Will make sure I catch you next time you're down this way!

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thank you! I hope my enthusiasm for Dartmoor came through in the video, this for me was a magical outing. I am very envious that you have this beautiful part of the world on tap! It was a shame we didn't get the chance to meet while I was in your neck of the woods this time but I am sure there will be other opportunities.

[@gilesbinyon]

A great video John. The curry looked good too - worth bringing the fresh veg and all the chopping. I reckon you really enjoyed that trip - thx for bringing us along. 😊👍

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Giles, yes you're right I really did enjoy that trip!

[@colinriley123]

Wonderful views! So often, in exposed places the need to keep moving, and stay warm, limits our appreciation of wonderful surroundings. Walking with you on You Tube is special!

[@mudsweatandtrails]

As a trail runner on Dartmoor we just go straight through the mud and water it soon squelches out or the warm feet warm up the wet socks either way its par for the coarse. No point in waterproof/gtx trainers as most puddles are deeper than ankle height on Dartmoor. Nice video btw

[@alanredversangel]

Best video yet! Hope you didn't inadvertently summon a demon in that circle with that wine/curry ritual.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Alan! I'm generally quite a rational minded / scientific sort of person, but a place can give off a sort of atmosphere. There have been times in the past when I've been considering a spot to camp and it just didn't feel right somehow. Whereas this time the stone circle didn't give off any such vibe - just a very peaceful spot with lovely views. Although I did hear a couple of weird noises in the night - maybe just the wind? So anyway if indeed this is some kind of demonic portal then I suspect that aspect of it is currently closed for maintenance.

[@DaveandBuddyOutdoors]

Good stuff fella, you certainly are a bit different than other wild camping channels, that's for sure! Nowt wrong with that, Liked and subbed. (and I get the Miyazaki reference 😉) Take care out there All the best, Dave (and Buddy the doggo)

[@Tony-P489]

Great video. I'm glad you made it down to my neck of the woods. Also I can never find that path near little hound tor either. Keep up the good work dude 👍

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Tony, yes it's a spectacular part of the world - I'm envious you have all that on your doorstep! I was slightly surprised by the OS map coverage of Dartmoor, I guess it's almost all open access land so on some level it's not so important to know exactly where the footpaths are - you don't have to worry so much about accidentally being somewhere you shouldn't be. ...but if you've got distance to cover it is generally much easier to follow an established path! Especially where there are streams to cross, or boggy areas - in general a well trodden path is going to provide an easier route across that terrain. ...but maybe finding your own paths and getting a bit lost is all part of the joy of it!

[@Tony-P489]

@@tweedyoutdoors When on Dartmoor if you don't follow a path that suddenly disappears into a bog of doom have you actually even been to Dartmoor! 😁

[@martinphilpott5373]

There are no words that would sum up my thoughts!

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Martin! Um, assuming you've been left speechless by the majesty and splendour of Dartmoor, rather than you're struggling to find words to express what an idiot the presenter is! 😁

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

Excellent video. Dartmoor looked fantastic - I may have to pay a visit for the first time in over 20 years off the back of this.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks WC21! Yes Dartmoor is glorious, I feel like I don't get there enough either. Plenty of ancient history there too! Although I think you're more interested in the Roman era perhaps? I don't remember hearing much about Roman involvement on the moor, but they must have had at least some interest given the natural resources (tin etc)...?

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

@@tweedyoutdoors very little is known about Roman activity beyond Exeter - it’s almost as if they saw it as another country and left it alone! I think they do find Roman pots from time to time, but they could have been trading. Who knows! I’m planning some stone circle “content” once I’ve had my fill with the Romans, so you’ve definitely put Dartmoor on the radar. It really looks stunning in this video.

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

@@tweedyoutdoors thanks for the sub - very much appreciated!

[@salan3]

Another great video. Thank you Tweedy.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Alan, and thanks for being at the premiere!

[@placemats1598]

Great video.Really good to see Tweedy in the sou west.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Placemats, Dartmoor (and the rest of Devon for that matter) is beautiful, I shall definitely be returning! I did also make a few videos in Dorset last year (finishing the Wessex Ridgeway), not sure if you saw those?

[@thewestonfront]

Really enjoyed that and it was interesting to see how the Lofoten performs when pitched the wrong way into the wind.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

I'm terrible at that sort of thing! I tend to focus on frivolous things like where the nicest view would be when I open the door and don't give nearly enough consideration to weather conditions etc. Anyway it held up fine on this occasion. Unsurprisingly as an ultralight tent it definitely isn't extremely robust and I wouldn't consider going out with it if the forecast was for strong winds, or even very heavy rain. However I think it does at least slightly benefit from the wind resistance point of view from being very low to the ground. Even if pitched in the wrong direction!

[@thewestonfront]

@@tweedyoutdoors The view is important. I'll compromise my pitch to get the view if the weather is only mild to moderate - after all isn't the view a significant part of why we are out there?

[@turkeyphant]

Thanks for being correct about Japanese curry but beef katsu is slightly more common than chicken in most parts of Japan.

[@rialobran]

The nine maidens is also known as the seventeen brothers, it is a burial cairn rather than an actual circle. The embankment you followed looks to me like a reave, a Bronze Age boundary, the fact it went to a settlement would endorse that somewhat, although it could be later. I'm going to have to investigate that one.

[@jameswalksinhistory3848]

A great video 👍👍

[@ysgolgerlan]

Thanks for the video and the effort. 👍

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Ysgolgerlan, this one was a real pleasure to make! Managed to get all of the editing done either in the tent or on the train on the way home.

[@jimwulstan8592]

‘Nine Maidens Stone Circle’, is that poetic licence, surely it must be fantasy .

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Yes I did get a bit confused about the name there! I think it's just marked as "Nine Stones" on the OS map, but wikipedia calls it "Nine Maidens" and also gives the alternative name "Seventeen Brothers".

[@david6920-r6z]

Cool video Tweedy! Are those stone symbols Celtic in origin? Love the cosy camp in the cold wind. Nice tent. Cheers Dave 🇬🇧 🇳🇿

[@richardcharman6668]

Thankyou Tweedy outdoors for a great video. Weather was so still when you arrived very unusual for dartmoor ! Food looked good can I ask where you source your wine from ? Feel I need to up my game from the usual special offers in the red wine section in sainsbury's or waitrose 😁 feeling slightly embarrassed now for admitting that ......😳 Thanks again.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Richard! Yes I agree the still weather on Dartmoor felt very unusual to me too. Obviously it couldn't possibly last for the entire time I was there but I felt very grateful to have those few hours of calm and warmth considering the time of year. As for wine sourcing, I spend a ridiculous amount of time hunting around for decent Burgundy at (comparatively) reasonable prices and end up shopping absolutely all over the place! That particular bottle was from Huntsworth Wine (huntsworthwine.co.uk), but I only very recently discovered them and have so far only shopped there once. Other places I have shopped at more than once include Fingal Rock (pinotnoir.co.uk), Hand Picked Burgundy (hpb-wines.com), Berry Bros & Rudd (bbr.com) and Seckford (seckfordwines.co.uk). More broadly I find wine-searcher.com very good for finding Burgundy "bargains", but again it's all relative - let's be honest Burgundy is pretty much all crazily overpriced, and the market relies on idiots like me being prepared to shell out way over the odds compared to just about every other wine region on the planet... but I can't help it, I absolutely love the stuff!

[@tweedyoutdoors]

If I were to just suggest just one wine merchant in the UK for really excellent value for money Burgundy it would be Tom at Fingal Rock (pinotnoir.co.uk). Two producers he particularly champions are Domaine Gachot-Monot and Domaine Philippe Gavignet. Both have some really good wines, but I think Gavignet in particular can be absolutely outstanding. The Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits "Clos des Dames Huguettes" from Gavignet is around the £25 mark and in a good year can be really great. Gavignet's Nuits St Georges "Vielles Vignes" typically sells for £10 or so more than that, but that's still not really beyond the pale by Burgundy standards and it is frankly obscenely good, especially the 2017. Incredible fruit expression and purity, silky smooth, very concentrated and an absolute joy to drink. I'm not sure now why I am sharing this information as I'm sure his stocks are quite limited! 😁

[@richardcharman6668]

@Tweedy Outdoors thankyou very much for sharing I will look into this 😀

[@hedleythorne]

A super adventure.

[@forsdykemontague1017]

Hilarious and informative 😂😂

[@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46]

Hey Tweedy, how many miles did you hike on this trip? I’m always curious how far your hikes are.

[@mandymartin4312]

Fabulous shares new friend 🤍✨💓🌠💫🫶💛

[@isaacb8520]

great vid tweedy! Do you happen to know the name of the little device you used to ignite the gas stove, thanks.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Isaac! It was a piezo lighter and I think I bought it from Alpkit.

[@as400techman]

Excellent video. One small thing though. The purple area is only part of the rules, the list of places where camping is not allowed includes archaeological sites which I believe includes stone circles even if they are within the purple zones .

[@tweedyoutdoors]

There are some areas around the edges of the wild camping map where it appears a wide berth has been given to some specific stone circles - such as Scorhill and The Grey Wethers near Sittaford Tor... And there are one or two "islands" of exclusion on the map, surrounded on all sides by areas where wild camping is permitted (although I suspect those are more down to ownership issues rather than areas of historical importance). However White Moor Stone Circle is not one of those islands, it's very much in the purple! I searched just now and couldn't find any additional rules/regulations which said camping in purple areas on the map is not allowed if it's a site like a stone circle - surely this would be marked as another one of those "islands" if that were the case?

[@jim.m75]

Excellent, cheers Tweedy! I don't know where you find the balls, the most hardcore posh bloke ever ;)

[@tweedyoutdoors]

🤣Well that might be damning with faint praise, but thanks Jim! I'm not really *that* posh, I enjoy a Greggs sausage roll* as much as the next man. * Well, the vegan one.

[@TINY5BB]

Great to watch thanks John

[@tweedyoutdoors]

Thanks Stuart!

[@hedleythorne]

I do miss Trev's videos (Summit or Nothing)

[@salan3]

Fry up with no Black pudding!???? lol

[@tweedyoutdoors]

It was the vegetarian version. I did actually once find a vegetarian version of black pudding but you probably won't be surprised to hear I wouldn't recommend it!

[@salan3]

@@tweedyoutdoors I am Vegan (not by choice but animal protein cause bad inflammation for me). I get one from Asda thats passable.

[@tweedyoutdoors]

@@salan3 Oh interesting! I did a quick Google and it seems there are actually several out there. I can't remember now where the one I tried was from, I just remember it being very weird. That said I don't think I ever tried the real thing so I wasn't really sure what to expect in the first place!