11.5 miles from Sherborne on 6 August 2017
On a breezy settled day Phil and Jill took us on a delightful 11.5 mile walk with South Dorset Ramblers from the main car park in Sherborne, North Dorset.
Several of the ten walkers adjourned to a town pub for refreshnents afterwards.
Read MoreSeveral of the ten walkers adjourned to a town pub for refreshnents afterwards.
As usual the blue line shows the route taken. We went in an anticlockwise direction.
The 'New' Sherborne Castle, built in 1594 by Sir Walter Raleigh, and owned for the last 400 years by the Digby family.
The Lodge in Sherborne Park
Sherborne old Castle, built in the 12th century but it fell into disrepair following the Civil War.
A charming sign in the attractive village of Oborne.
The view from Oborne Hill.
A view from the lunch spot at Southern Hill.
Our two guides today during the lunch interval from our perch high up on Southern Hill.
Nearly into Somerset .....
..... but not quite!