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| Truly Madly Deeply Dorset
(guided walking holiday)
Trail overview
Where? – Nr Blandford, North Dorset
When? – Sunday 19 August 2012, 5 nights
Price? — from £685 per person (based on two sharing a bedroom)
Gorgeous, peaceful and rustic Dorset is what you will discover on this holiday. This is Thomas Hardy country, much of this north Dorset idyll has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. Discover the true essence of what it is to be "Dorset". From the sweeping chalk grasslands of The Cranborne Chase, King John´s former hunting ground to pretty Dorset villages with their white washed cottages, roses around the door, and the gorgeous Saxon town of Shaftesbury with its apple cake and clotted cream!
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Local knowledge and expertise
Foot Trails has been planning and organising award winning walking holidays for 8 years Our local knowledge and expertise of the rural South West means we know the best summer paths, best country pubs and all the best spots to give you a memorable break.
Dear Alison and David,
Thank you for a wonderful walk through frozen Wiltshire! Here are a few pictures to recall it. Reaching the summit of Win Green as the sun dropped away and our shadows lengthened was pure magic! The inn provided a cheering warmth and great meals. We feel strengthened for whatever the New Year will bring.
Peter and Georgina
Truly Madly Deeply Dorset highlights
- Explore Thomas Hardy country – with Shaftesbury (Shaston) with its cobbled street.
- Soak up the peaceful atmosphere as you are transported back in time by rolling landscapes, working villages, stables and farms.
- Enjoy tales of Kings, abandoned ancient villages and the near discovery of photography!
- Connect with history - your walks cover over 5000 years from Neolithic burial mounds to bronze-age and iron-age landscapes, to today.
- Visit Dorset´s highest village and marvel at the breath-taking views.
- Wander through countless pretty Dorset villages with ancient cottages and churches.
- Feast on local foods, pork, beef, vegetables, local ales, fabulous fare!
- Taste the yummy local warm Dorset apple cake and clotted cream!
Included in your holiday
Your 5 night guided walking holiday begins Sunday evening at 7.30pm with a complimentary glass of wine. Welcomed by Foot Trails founder Alison Howell, a relaxing evening start to your weekend in the lounge by the fire, before dinner, will be a chance to meet your fellow guests and hear about your weekends walks.
A leisurely breakfast precedes your first trail with Foot Trails David Howell as your knowledgeable guide. The picturesque highest village in Dorset, from here a morning of enjoyable paced walking that is filled with the beauty of rural Dorset, which lays peaceful and unspoilt all around you. A tasty treat for lunch at a cafe on a working farm. Here the hens roam free and you can taste the local warm Dorset apple cake!
The following day we explore the northern fringes of The Cranborne Chase, and area of land that was once the royal hunting ground of King John. History and stunning views abound. You will walk through an historic country estate, and explore little known villages with gorgeous churches and cottages typical of this area of Dorset. Lunch is in a traditional English country pub with flagstone floors and wooden beams.
Your next day is a new walk for 2012, introduced following suggestions by guests. You will begin near a wonderful old hunting forest. A proper forest with earthy dampness and heaps of history and stories, it is now a peaceful bird sanctuary and nature reserve. Views of the town as you approach the old wells that once supplied the hill top town. Lunch at an bustling cafe in the town before we explore the cobbled Gold Hill, Abbey museum and more in this lovely old market town.
Our next day encompasses Abbas, Magna & Fontmell. "There are downs in Wessex shaped as if by a kindly hand" wrote Thomas Hardy and here on these National Trust preserved downs you get a real sense of just what he meant. Today´s trail explores Tess country, a patchwork of fields, rural cottages and hill top towns. This is a glorious walk across grassy downs, through valleys, past old cottages and through pretty villages.
On the last day, an optional brisk walk this morning leads us to the nearby village of Chettle full of rural charm. On route an architectural surprise is discovered and the story of local MP George Chaffin makes for a good read, a competitive man he was not afraid of challenging his neighbours to a duel!. We'll also find the sites of old abandoned villages and long barrows left behind by our ancestors of 5000 years ago.
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2012 prices
£645(*) per person, based on two sharing, includes breakfast and lunches as described above. Or £817(*) per person including breakfast, lunches and dinner each evening
(*)Upgrade to a deluxe room, £60 supplement per person
Solo occupancy of a double room, £90 supplement (total)
Foot Trails are unique
"Relaxing and Uplifting. You must both be magicians!"
Anonymous
Foot Trails Truly Madly Deeply Dorset features a pampering stay at one of the top 10 inns in England, The Museum Inn at Farnham. This gorgeous small country inn offers bedrooms with creature comforts and outstanding food.
Our English country walks are researched using our local knowledge and expertise. No national trails or well known tourist paths, this is walking off the beaten track.
Best of all, no heavy bags or squashed sandwiches to carry! With a Foot Trail you enjoy hot tea and coffee as you walk and delicious country pub lunches by the fire on route. Just what you need on a winters walk.
Why wait?
With only 12 places available, book your Truly Madly Deeply Dorset break now.
Escape! Relax and unwind in a gorgeous wide open landscape. Perfect days out in the English countryside!
Our August walking holiday in Dorset will delight you, taking you off the beaten trail far from the crowds and the hustle and bustle. You'll return refreshed together with the bonus of an enviable rosy glow!
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2012 prices
£645(*) per person, based on two sharing, includes breakfast and lunches as described above. Or £817(*) per person including breakfast, lunches and dinner each evening
(*)Upgrade to a deluxe room, £60 supplement per person
Solo occupancy of a double room, £90 supplement (total)
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