WALKS IN DORSET at ASKERSWELL & EGGARDON HILL (4K)

Описание: In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a 5.5 mile circular walk from the village of Askerswell which is located about 4 miles East of Bridport & 10 miles West of Dorchester. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.

I started my walk at the Spyway Inn, which can be found at Spyway, (just to the North of Askerswell), and headed South to explore the village.

After visiting the church, I headed Eastwards along footpaths in fields, basically following closely the course of the River Asker.

Passing by Nallers Farm, I reached Stancombe Farm at which point I started my climb, Northwards, up on to Haydon Down.

I soon spotted Eggardon Hill and changed direction (Westwards , towards it) as I wanted to explore the iron age hill fort that is located on the top. There were some stunning views across the rolling Dorset landscape to enjoy as well as a sighting of the sea to the South.

My homeward leg took me through North Eggardon Farm & South Eggardon Farm, back to my final destination – The Spyway Inn.

Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps.
Music from the Youtube Audio library.

Information Sources: Wikipedia, Dorset Churches, Historic England, British History Online & Dorset OPC.

Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html


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