Walk #809: A circular walk from Wimborne Minster

P20082133359 A war memorial in Wimborne Minster.		P20082133363 Wimborne Minster.

General Data

P20082133371 The River Stour to the south of Wimborne Minster.		P20082133375 The Lady Wimborne bridge.

General Walk Information

P20082133384 The view from the suspension bridge near Canford School.		P20082133386 The suspension bridge near Canford School.

Notes

Wimborne parking easy, abbey and centre of town lovely.

Difficulty crossing bridge; Lady Wimborne Bridge

Attractive suspension bridge over river

Canford school; flooded stile. Walk along River Stour.

following road and crossing road on bridge; walk through Uddens Plantation and runner pushing pram.

Joining place I walked last walk at nearly the same time; power lines; walk across nice brushland

Clayford Farm and piles of sawdust; walk westwards and going along the wrong path;

Stopping at pub; nice waterworks building near Long Close Farm.

The walk past the River Allen to High Hall.

Long road and track walk across King Down; the climb up to Badbury Rings.

Badbury Rings superb; trig pillar, looking around the rings.

Walking along road to Shapwick; hunt in the centre of the village; pleasant church and cross.

Path along River Stour across fields; White Mill; road walk, nearly getting tun over. Changing my route as walk already long enough.

Shadows lengthening, going off road to follow path into the centre of town, stopping to get Valentine's card.

P20082133391 Canford School.		P20082133394 Following the River Stour northeastwards.

Directions

P20082133399 A milepost in Ringwood.		P20082133403 The path through Canon Hill Plantation.

Distances

This makes a total distance of 25.0 miles, with 879 feet of ascent and 879 feet of descent.

P20082133414 Heading west across Holt Heath towards Clayford Farm.		P20082133416 Heading west across Holt Heath towards Clayford Farm.

P20082133428 Heading west towards Broom Hill.		P20082133435 The waterworks buildings near Long Close Farm.

P20082133442 Looking up a power pylon.		P20082133444 The River Allen.

P20082133457 A track across King Down.		P20082133474 The trig pillar on Badbury Rings.

P20082133484 Badbury Rings.		P20082133486

P20082133489 A tumulus near Badbury Rings.		P20082133494 A hunt in Shapwick.

P20082133497 Shapwick war memorial.		P20082133505 Shapwick church.

P20082133517 The River Stour to the east of Shapwick.		P20082133523 The River Stour to the east of Shapwick.

P20082133549 The river to the east of Cowgrove.		P20082133555 The sun setting over the river.

P20082133562 A coffee shop in Wimborne Minster.		P20082133569 The River Allen in Wimborne Minster.

Disclaimer

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