Explore Dorset’s far 'Wild West', land that was last to be claimed from the forest and is still just as wild. Pass avenues of trees that grow in the gardens of the old monastery, now Forde Abbey. Cross little valleys and explore ancient woodland to the hamlet of Holditch. Discover Holditch Court, with the ivy … Continue reading Forde Abbey and Holditch
Explore the wide open landscape that covers a chalk ridgeway north of Dorchester, passing small settlements and climbing ancient earthworks. Discover an isolated tower standing in its own dry valley and fitted with a single bell, the sound of the ring echoing around the surrounding empty slopes. Climb back up the hill to an ancient … Continue reading Stratton, Grimstone Down and Forcey’s Tower
Discover Horton Tower, a Georgian folly, standing at the ridge of a hill providing views over Cranborne Chase, precisely what the owner desired. Continue through Ferndown Forest, where the chalky Chase begins its transition into the sandy New Forest. Wander through the low valleys to the spot where the cowering Duke of Monmouth was discovered, … Continue reading Horton and Monmouth’s Ash
