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Eastleigh Group

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

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
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Overview

Okeford Hill Car Park to Shaftesbury. Meet at the Barton Hill Car Park, Blake Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8QA to share cars to Okeford Hill Car Park. Then walk back via Shillingstone, Child Okeford, Farringdon, and Frenches Mill. Ascent to the Abbey is via Gold Hill. The finishing point is a plaque on the external wall of the Abbey - it is not expected to be open when we arrive. 

BECAUSE CAR SHARING IS INVOLVED AND THE NEED TO PAIR UP WITH ANOTHER CAR PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT THE START WITH MORE THAN TWO IN YOUR CAR.

PRIOR BOOKING REQUIRED - EMAIL eastleighrambler@aol.com before 8pm on 5 September 2024. This is so that we can get started from Shaftesbury before 10.00 if we are all there. 

Friday, 6 September 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
6:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
21.6km / 13.4mi
Ascent:
377.3m / 1238ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 86500 23344
Nearest postcode:
SP7 8QA
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Start time:
10:00 am

Barton Hill Car Park, Blake Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8QA

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