Tag: Stock Gaylard

Stock Gaylard, King’s Stag and Lydlinch

by Tess of the Vale, posted in Walking

Explore the wild and untamed heart of the Blackmore Vale. Find ancient oaks that once filled the landscape with forest. Follow the footsteps of medieval hunters, while on the pursuit for the famous King’s Stag, to uncover the legend living on in the village name. Pass manor houses, sitting high on the river banks looking … Continue reading Stock Gaylard, King’s Stag and Lydlinch

The A3030

by Tess of the Vale, posted in Map

The A3030, a usually forgotten little road, running west to east connecting the A352 (Dorchester to Sherborne road) to the A357 (Stalbridge to Blandford road). From the high hills that split the falling rain between the Bristol and the English Channels, it enters the Blackmore Vale on the edge of Sir Walter Raleigh's Sherborne Castle … Continue reading The A3030