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South Dorset Group

We are the South Dorset Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
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  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

This walk uses the School Car Park at Spetisbury as a starting point and is timed to give us 25 minutes at The Lovers Knot towards the end of the walk. We start along the Stour Valley, detouring to see the Spettisbury Rings before heading west up to Abbeycroft Down and across the old tarrant rushton airfield to The Lovers Knot for a 25-minute refresher. Then its due east to Tarrant Abbey Farm and we rejoin the Stour Valley Way past Keynston Mill and back through a 'waterside maze' to Spetisbury.

Saturday, 10 August 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.6km / 7.8mi
Ascent:
152.4m / 500ft
Type:
circular

Easy walking. Saturday was picked to give us room in The True Lovers Knot. 

RAF Tarrant Rushton was used as a 'glider station'.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 90846 02961
Nearest postcode:
DT11 9DF
what3words:
racks.enhancement.overheard
Start time:
10:00 am

It's easy to miss the turn off. The School Car Park is free during weekends and school holidays.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking