Walk Dorset
Is there a better place in England for walking? With its magnificent World Heritage coast, chalk downlands, peaceful valleys and historic villages, Dorset has everything you could wish for. We offer a range of walking holidays - long distance trails with baggage transfers, single centre multi-day holidays and some guided day walks. All long-distance walks can be broken down into shorter breaks of as many days as you would like. Or we will happily mix and match walking with tours and sight-seeing to create your own perfect Dorset escape.

Henderson's selection of perfect Dorset walking holidays

Walking Dorset's Jurassic Coast
This trail covers the length of the Dorset's Jurassic Coast, the only natural UNESCO World Heritage site in Britain. Walking from Studland in the east to Lyme Regis in the west, expect stiff climbs, spectacular scenery, quiet coves and bustling seaside towns.
Long Distance
8 nights
Breakfasts
7 picnics
5
From:
£1,375 pp

Iron Age Hillforts and Ancient Ridgeways
This long-distance inn-to-inn walk showcases what we consider to be the best walking that Dorset has to offer. We have designed the route to follow ancient ridgeway tracks, visiting the best Iron Age hillforts, peaceful valleys and chalk downlands, rich with wild flowers and butterflies. The best of the best!
Long Distance
8 nights
Breakfasts
7 picnics
3-4
From:
£1,250 pp

Heart of Dorset Walking Weekend
A weekend walking break, staying at the wonderful New Inn in Cerne Abbas, set in a peaceful valley amongst the chalk downlands of central Dorset. Visit the mighty Cerne Giant and the spiritual Silver Well as well as ranging further afield over flower-filled hillsides with larks singing overhead. The perfect Spring break.
Weekend Break
3 nights
Breakfasts
2 Picnics
2
From:
£ 460 pp

A Weekend in Hardy Country
A three night walking break, staying in the historic King's Arms in Dorchester where Hardy wrote much of The Mayor of Casterbridge. The perfect base to explore his homes and ramble around the countryside which informed his writing.
Weekend Break
3 nights
Breakfast every day
1
From:
£515 pp

Rural Rambles
Spend a weekend in a cosy inn with fabulous food and work up an appetite walking the quiet paths and byways of the county. Away from the tourist trail you'll find quiet picturesque villages, ancient ridgeway tracks and abundant wild flowers.
One Centre
3 nights
Breakfasts
3 picnics
3
From:
£465 pp

Walking Hardy's Dorset
A series of six fairly easy day walks exploring the Dorset of Thomas Hardy and taking in some of the places which inspired his works. Each day you will visit the setting for a different novel as well as visiting Hardy's homes and the quiet church where his heart lies buried.
One Centre
7 nights
Breakfasts
5 picnics
1
From:
£1,045 pp





