Dorset Adventures

Dorset Adventure Enterprise of the Year 2023

by SME Best of British Getaways Awards

Explore the deepest, darkest corners of Dorset by foot, wheel or hoof. Discover hidden ruins, beautiful views and ancient monuments. Visit places where mystery exists but only traces remain. Follow the footsteps of our ancestors and escape into this wonderful landscape.

Go where the people don’t go, make the world your own.

For a quick guide see – Dorset Inspiration

🥾 March walk of the Month 🥾

🌳 Charmouth Forest 🌳

And look out for Bluebells!

🌤️🌱Bluebells in Dorset🌱🌤️

Plus new for April … Dorset’s Follies and Obelisks!

and if you know any budding creators…

🖌️🎨The Stile Trail🎨🖌️

Search for a place, theme, activity, distance or ability to find an adventure for you.

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Hand drawn maps are provided for every area mentioned. Prints are also available. See Map page for the full selection.

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Dorset’s Follies and Obelisks

by Tess of the Vale, posted in Walking

Garden design, development and embellishment became the fashion amongst the landowning gentry of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, splashing their cash on elements that had no purpose other to be admired. ‘Sanctuaries’, ‘observatories’, ‘thinking towers’, ‘memorials’ and ‘commemorations’ popped up on hilltops and in hidden valleys, usually viewable through the manors windows. A selection … Continue reading Dorset’s Follies and Obelisks

Larmer Tree

by Tess of the Vale, posted in Walking

From the Royal village of Tollard, sitting on the boundary of Dorset and Wiltshire, circle the famous Victorian gardens of the Larmer Tree. Start at the village pond, opposite a grumpy cart shed, to climb up to the church. Pass the terracotta coloured old manor of King John’s House, which began life as the Kings … Continue reading Larmer Tree

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