WALKS IN DORSET at SOUTH PERROTT & CHEDINGTON (& THE RIVER PARRETT TRAIL) (4K)

Описание: In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a walk between the villages of South Perrott & Chedington in the North West of the county. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.

I park my car at South Perrott and begin my walk with a wander through the village, which is full of pretty cottages & houses. The church of St Mary is well worth a visit & look out for the earthworks in the field to the South – the remaining evidence of what was once the location of a large moated manor house called Mohun Castle.

My route then takes my East along the River Parrett Trail – a long distance path that follows the route of the river itself. Just to the East of the village, the footpath appears to continue along the riverbed (!) but the official River Parrett Trail Guide states “it is advisable to take the signed permissive path that goes along the edge of a field – that rejoins the official path”. However, I could not see the permissive path but there was an undulating path (of sorts!) that went high up along the Southern bank of the river that I was able to follow for about 100 yards. It looks like it was well used but it was not the easiest of paths to use – I would recommend looking out for the permissive path which I clearly missed.

The trail soon takes me out into an open area by what looks like a recently constructed covered reservoir. With tables and benches set amongst a small orchard, the area appears to have been set aside for folk to enjoy some peace & tranquility.

I continue heading East, uphill, following the river until I get close to it's source (it looks like there are a number of springs spread out that make up a number of sources). At the top of a small ridge, at a road, I head South West through the village of Chedington.

Passing through this delightful village, I follow a path along the side of a field and on to Chedington Lane before heading North back to South Perrott along Picket Lane.

I finish off my visit to the area by driving a short distance to Winyard's Gap (to the East of South Perrott & North of Chedington) to visit a memorial to the 43rd Wessex Division (set high on a hill).

My final destination is the Winyard's Gap Inn where I enjoy a pint in the beer garden, which has stunning views over the valley below.

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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