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| Truly, Madly, Deeply Dorset
(self guided walking holiday)
Trail overview
Where? – Nr Blandford, Dorset
When? – 2010 available now
Marvel at the refreshing flavours of rural Dorset. This walking holiday is full of, authentic experiences and that special chocolate box character you can only find in Dorset. Fire your imagination with the scenic walking on Dorset's Cranborne Chase, King John's former hunting ground. Stories, deer and wildlife abound. Begin on high with views that reach out 30 miles towards the coast. Author Thomas Hardy's stories are played out on the rolling downs around you. Let Tess country inspire you. Can you spot Hardy's Shaston on the hill? Admire great wildlife. Bee Orchids, rare Chalkhill Blue butterflies and wildflower displays profuse with the seasons. Plenty of unspoilt Villages on route boasting abundant hotch potch thatched cottages and the local Dorset apple cake with clotted cream is yummy!
• Choose from 2, 3 or 4 night itineraries
• Where? - Nr. Blandford, Dorset
• from £210 per person#, 2 nights
• from £299 per person#, 3 nights
• from £355 per person#, 4 nights
#price based on two persons sharing a bedroom. Price shown is for mid-week stays, supplements apply on some weekdends and high sesaon dates.
Groups of 4 or more, 5 ‰ discount
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Trail highlights
- Stunning countryside, part of an area of outstanding natural beauty.
- Explore an ancient Royal hunting ground, passing the site that was once thought to be King John´s hunting lodge in the 13th century.
- Admire the far reaching views over some of the best preserved open chalk down land in England and look out for the wildflowers and butterflies that still thrive here.
- Explore a Saxon hilltop town. Shaftesbury is famous for the cobbled "Gold Hill" but also discovers some of the best views in Dorset, the remains of a Saxon Abbey, and learns of some of the Royal pilgrims that came here.
- Gaze out on the Blackmore Vale. This is Thomas Hardy´s "Vale of the Little Dairies" and today you will still find the same small patchwork fields, thatch cottages and old ruined churches, bliss.
- Sit around the village pond in Dorset´s highest village and admire the cottages with roses around the doors.
- Walk along the River Stour; listen to the sound of the water and the roar as it falls over the weir at the ancient mill.
- Discover a 14th century castle nestled on the Wiltshire / Dorset border, wander in the ruins and soak up the atmosphere of this once grand house.
- Unwind each evening a rustic thatched inn, oozing with charm and serving award winning food.
- Stay in a gorgeous, luxury village inn with wood beams and flag stone floors
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