The Dorset Holiday Specialists
One Centre Walking Holidays
Dorset Oddities
There is a lot of folklore in Dorset and this week takes in some of the stranger bits of the county including an abandoned village, The Rude Man of Cerne, Hell Lane and The Hell Stone, an island where you can't mention rabbits and a rock thrown by the devil himself.
No. of nights:
7
7 - 10 miles
Daily distance:
Grade:
Easy
Price:
£1,065 pp
Availability:
Apr - Oct
Meals:
Breakfasts & picnics
Starting price is based on two people sharing and includes accommodation at a comfortable inn, breakfast, picnic lunch and drop-off and collection from your walk. We can also arrange transfers from airports and stations at an additional cost if required.
ITINERARY
Day One - Arrive at your accommodation and settle in.
Day Two - A beautiful walk on the Lulworth Ranges, taking in wonderful ridgeway views, the deserted village of Tyneham (requisitioned during WWII and never returned) and some of the famous Jurassic Coast.
Day Three - This walk takes in the village of Cerne Abbas with its famous giant and the mystical Silver Spring (or St. Augustine's Well) and where you will also find the Tudor home of George Washington's uncle.
Day Three - Today's walk explores the island of Portland, attached to the mainland only by a shingle causeway (the Chesil Bank), wandering abandoned quarries, a ruined fisherman's church, Portland Bill and an unusual sculpture park (but whatever you do, don't mention the rabbits!).
Day Four - Starting above the West Dorset coast at Stonebarrow, this walk visits the ruined church of St. Gabriel before heading inland to wander the deep and atmospheric holloway of Hell Lane and then, if you have the energy, up onto iconic Colmer's Hill before dropping down into Symondsbury to find a cup of tea or a pint of beer.
Day Six - A walk along the South Dorset Ridgeway passing neolithic long barrows and burial mounds including The Hell Stone. This area has a higher concentration of them anywhere other than Stonehenge itself. All with magnificent views of the coast as you go.
Day Seven - Off to the Isle of Purbeck today (which isn't an isle at all) to visit the Agglestone - a rock reputedly thrown by the Devil from the Isle of Wight, falling short of his target at Corfe Castle which you can visit at the end of your walk.
Day Eight - Time to head home after a well-deserved, hearty breakfast.
