Some of my books temporarily live on Dartmoor National Park…
Today I have been on a little road trip around Dartmoor National Park.
Letterboxing is a past time on Dartmoor that dates back to the middle of the 19th century. People explore the moor looking for boxes hidden on the moor to put a stamp in a notepad of theirs to ‘collect’ new locations. It gets people out and about, enjoying the outdoors, and can be a bit of a challenge to find them. People navigate to the older letterboxes with clues and grid references, and a little bit of Dartmoor knowledge. It’s rather like a pre-technology version of Geocaching. Once you arrive at the location its then a bit of a treasure hunt to uncover the exact location of the letterbox.
When you order several hundred books it’s inevitable that a few will arrive with issues. It’s been said that i’m a perfectionist about the level of checking I do for orders prior to posting. I’d rather that I know i’ve done my best to give people a quality experience than send out something I wouldn’t be happy receiving. This does mean, however, that I’m left with a few copies which have a small mark, dent or wrinkle in them which aren’t up to my standards for sale, but are too good to go in the recycling.
So, what to do with them? Well… now there are 5 new letterboxes on Dartmoor, as of today.
I’ve set out 5 riddles with clues for where they might be. Once you’re at the location then it’s a case of finding where each one is hidden, some of them may take you a while! So if you need something to do with a small person during the summer holidays, or you want a reason to get outdoors this summer, hopefully this gives you a fun activity to partake in.
If you do find one then please feel free to take it home, I hope you enjoy it. When your time with it is done please pay it forward. Either donate it, pass it on to someone else who may enjoy it, or return it to the moor in a watertight container.
They are all in locations that are relatively accessible, all located in safe places, and all in areas with good facilities to avoid environmental impacts. It goes without saying that people who go hunting for them do it at their own risk.
And now, for the clues…
Happy exploring!
