We are the South Dorset Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
This walk starts at the unique estate village of Chettle with its fine Queen Anne mansion, Chettle House. It encompasses the villages of Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Gunville and Farnham, with gently rolling downland, patchwork fields and ancient earthworks. Steady, brisk pace and expect mud. Post walk refreshments are available at Chettle Village Stores or the nearby Museum Inn pub in Farnham.
Picnic lunch
No dogs
Please check the website after 7pm on the previous day in the rare event it has been cancelled.
We will start the walk from the old village Hall in Chettle. Take the turning to Chettle off the A354 Blandford to Salisbury Road. Shortly after entering the village you will pass the village stores on your right. Proceed a short way to a fork in the road where there is an island with grass and tree, and you will see the village hall (small building with a red door) slightly left and in front of you. There is a back-to-back layby with some parking here. For more parking, bear right at the fork and you will see a large layby on your right by the play park and another on your left in front of a thatched bus shelter. Kind permission has been given to use the Chettle Village Stores car park as an overflow parking area if needed.
