Dorset Inland Heritage Trail itinerary
Win Green & Larmer Tree Gardens - Chettle & Tarrant Gunville - Hambledon Hill & Hod Hill - Stourpaine - Milton Abbey & Milton Abbas - Cerne Abbas - Stratton - Dorchester
Overview
This tailor-made trail winds its way through the best of rural Dorset, through mature woodland, over Celtic and Roman hill forts and into a succession of quiet, rural English villages. Wildlife is abundant on the trail, which is also ideal for tree-lovers. This trail also includes parts of the Wessex Ridgeway and the Jubilee trail.
Day 1: Win Green & Larmer Tree Gardens - Chettle & Tarrant Gunville
Win Green & Larmer Tree Gardens - Chettle & Tarrant Gunville: 4 miles (6 km)
Totals for Day: 4 miles (6 km)
Win Green & Larmer Tree Gardens
The Dorset Inland Heritage Trail starts at Win Green, a hill overlooking the former royal hunting grounds and poacher's paradise of Cranbourne Chase. A short walk from here is Larmer Tree Gardens, created in 1880 by General Pitt Rivers. The gardens are home to a wonderful collection of ornate buildings, majestic glades, and intimate arbours waiting to be explored.
Chettle & Tarrant Gunville
The small village of Chettle is the next stop on the trail. Just 2 miles from Farnham, the village has a beautiful manor house - Chettle House. 2 miles west of Chettle is Tarrant Gunville, situated at the head of the Tarrant Valley. The small village is surrounded by Roman, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Stone Age sites that are well worth visiting.