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Walk #810: A circular walk from Shapwick Stourpaine

 

P20082183571 Shapwick church.
     
P20082183581 Heading west towards Crawford Bridge.
P20082183571 Shapwick church.
     
P20082183581 Heading west towards Crawford Bridge.

General Data

Date Walked 18/02/2008
County Dorset
Start Location Shapwick
End Location Shapwick
Start time 08.28
End time 17.02
Distance 22.8 miles
Description This was a pleasant walk heading to the west and northwest from Shapwick towards Stourpaine and Blandford.
Pack Today I carried my 30-litre Karrimor rucksack, filled with waterproofs, a book and other odds and ends.
Condition I feel absolutely fine after this walk.
Weather Today was a day of bright sunshine with scarcely a could in the sky, with a slightly chilly wind at times.
OS map Landranger number 195 (Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) and Landranger number 194 (Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis)

 

P20082183585 The River Stour from Crawford Bridge.
     
P20082183591 Heading northwest along the old railway line towards Charlton Marshall.
P20082183585 The River Stour from Crawford Bridge.
     
P20082183591 Heading northwest along the old railway line towards Charlton Marshall.

General Walk Information

LegTo Time Grid reference
1 Shapwick church 08.28 ST9369101674
2 Footpath in field 08.43 ST9296002097
3 Crawford Bridge 08.58 ST9190502036
4 Bridge over road 09.20 ST9079102971
5 Platform and old bridge 09.39 ST8969204073
6 Road junction in Lower Blandford St Mary 10.00 ST8914005224
7 Road 10.20 ST8790705962
8 Footpath near school 10.40 ST8691807050
9 Middle Lodge 11.00 ST8664907767
10 A357 in Durweston 11.16 ST8590708700
11 A350 in Stourpaine 11.37 ST8617809494
12 Road / footpath junction 11.57 ST8728709262
13 Crossroads with Shaftesbury Lane 12.25 ST8892609711
14 The Farquharson Arms, Pimperne 12.53 to 13.27ST9056308934
15 Fotopath junction by camp fence 13.42 ST9158708972
16 Gateway leading into camp 14.02 ST9123507579
17 Footpath by Race Down Plantation 14.20 ST9204607230
18 Luton Drove 14.35 ST9312907222
19 Track / road junction near Luton Farm 14.54 ST9443106976
20 The Cliff trig pillar 15.07 ST9462006897
21 Old runway on airfield 15.33 ST9457506615
22 Perimter road around airfield 15.50 ST9444105525
23 Track junction on airfield 16.02 ST9480004752
24 Track / B3082 junction 16.15 ST9418304034
25 Bishops Court Dairy 16.39 ST9360602600
26 Shapwick church 17.02 ST9369101674

 

P20082183596 Heading northwest along the old railway line towards Charlton Marshall.
     
P20082183599 The old platforms at Charlton Marshall.
P20082183596 Heading northwest along the old railway line towards Charlton Marshall.
     
P20082183599 The old platforms at Charlton Marshall.

Notes

Shapwick church looking beautiful; being unsure if I could park there. War memorial, frsoty path underfoot. Nice bridge over river.

Walking along old railway trackbed; the old platofrms and warm ashes of a fire.

Somerset and Dorset.

Brewery in Blandford St Mary; imposing agteway leading into school.

Views of the school ont he climb; getting lost in the grounds.

Attractive Midlde Lodge; the station sign.

Durweston church and crossing the river. Stourpaine station; the church looks identical to Durweston.

The long climb up Bottom Road; the walk to Pimperne; stopping for lunch.

The climb up to Blandford Camp; teh walk past it; the military inside, saying hello to a guard.

The Cliff trig pillar; the airfield memorial; crossing the airfield; lorries using it.

The walk back suth to the car; a goos walk.

 

P20082183602 A milestone beside the A350.
     
P20082183604 The brewery in Blandford St Mary.
P20082183602 A milestone beside the A350.
     
P20082183604 The brewery in Blandford St Mary.

Directions

 

P20082183605 The imposing gateway leading into the grounds of Bryanston School.
     
P20082183610 A pony in a field near Bryaston.
P20082183605 The imposing gateway leading into the grounds of Bryanston School.
     
P20082183610 A pony in a field near Bryaston.

Distances

From To Distance (m)Ascent (ft) Descent (ft)

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

 

P20082183613 Bryaston school.
     
P20082183622 An old station nameboard in Durweston.
P20082183613 Bryaston school.
     
P20082183622 An old station nameboard in Durweston.

 

P20082183624 Durweston church.
     
P20082183628 The River Stour at Durweston.
P20082183624 Durweston church.
     
P20082183628 The River Stour at Durweston.

 

P20082183639 An old railway embankment being cleared in Stourpaine.
     
P20082183640 Stourpaine church.
P20082183639 An old railway embankment being cleared in Stourpaine.
     
P20082183640 Stourpaine church.

 

P20082183653 Pimperne church.
     
P20082183655 The war memorial outside Pimperne church.
P20082183653 Pimperne church.
     
P20082183655 The war memorial outside Pimperne church.

 

P20082183662 The path climbing up eastwards from Pimperne.
     
P20082183669 Blandford Camp.
P20082183662 The path climbing up eastwards from Pimperne.
     
P20082183669 Blandford Camp.

 

P20082183676 The Tarrant near Luton Farm.
     
P20082183685 The trig pillar on The Cliff.
P20082183676 The Tarrant near Luton Farm.
     
P20082183685 The trig pillar on The Cliff.

 

P20082183688 A memorial at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
     
P20082183690 A hanger at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
P20082183688 A memorial at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
     
P20082183690 A hanger at Tarrant Rushton airfield.

 

P20082183696 The old main runway at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
     
P20082183704 Farm implements at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
P20082183696 The old main runway at Tarrant Rushton airfield.
     
P20082183704 Farm implements at Tarrant Rushton airfield.

 

P20082183708 The path leading to Bishops Court Dairy.
     
P20082183712 Myself near Bishops Court Dairy.
P20082183708 The path leading to Bishops Court Dairy.
     
P20082183712 Myself near Bishops Court Dairy.

Disclaimer

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