In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a 4.5 mile circular walk from Piddlehinton which is located about 5 miles North of Dorchester. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I parked my car at The Thimble Inn (also my final destination) in Piddlehinton & started off with a wander through the village. Shortly after the pub, I took a minor detour to the West, crossing over the River Piddle, passing by the Millennium Green and then headed South again back into the village.
Re-crossing the River Piddle, I made a visit to the Church of St Mary and then picked up a footpath heading South (to the West of the river) towards Little Puddle Farm.
I took the opportunity of viewing the remains of the deserted medieval village of Little Piddle - basically just earth banks in a couple of fields - and then picked up a bridleway heading West towards Little Puddle Hill.
At Little Puddle Down, I changed direction & headed North down through Holcombe Bottom and, after crossing a minor road, up to Coombe Bottom.
I finally joined up with an old drovers track - Lackington Drove - and followed it until I reached the small hamlet of White Lackington.
After a quick look around the hamlet, I continued South on a footpath by the side of fields, re-crossing the River Piddle, and returned to Piddehinton.
My walk ended with beer & soup at The Thimble Inn.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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22 фев 2024
