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Lydden Vale
Walking Group
Are there any new or seasoned walkers
out there who would like to join our
friendly and informal walking group?
Buckland Newton Community Website
in the heart of rural Dorset
These boots were made for walking…
Details of future walks will be advised via email. Any new walkers from
Buckland Newton and surrounding villages would be very welcome and
should contact Bridget on bridget.hodges@btinternet.com for future inclusion
in the group email distribution list.
Contact Bridget Hodges (01300 345493) if you would like to join us for one of
the walks being organised.
Folly - Lyscombe Chapel Walk. Approximately 4 Miles. Click here for a
description and route for this walk.
Pilsdon Pen - a short climb to a lovely West Dorset view
Start point: OS explorer 116 ST415 996
The start point for this walk is on the track at the entrance to Pilsdon Manor in
Pilsdon, where these is space for one car. The Manor is a private Christian
retreat but the church is open to look around. There are 3 services a day
which are open to all if this is your sort of thing. Once you have looked
around the church continue back up the lane you will have driven in on from
the B3164. As you walk along the lane you will see a bridleway/path that
crosses the road. Continue past this and take the next bridleway left through a
gate. You will see Pilsdon Pen above you as you ascend. Keep straight up the
hill through a field and 2 gates. This can be muddy after rain, and the narrow
bridleway continues to the road. Walk right about 100m along the road and
then take the righthand track on the left hand side of the road. At the end of
the track pass through the gate and style with a Wordsworth quote (‘humble
cares and delicate fears’). Climb the ramparts of the Iron Age fort that makes
up Pilsdon Pen and then sit a while on the hill by the trig point to take in a 360
panoramic view of West Dorset and Lyme Bay. The wooded hill North East of
where you are is Lewesdon Hill which is higher by 2 metres and another hill
fort. To return, climb down the front of the hill to the road. Cross the road and
walk back down the lane to the village. There is a footpath that cuts across
country at Pilsdon Barn but it is easy to miss. The saunter down the lane is
easy going through and the hedge bank has wild strawberries
to pick as you wander down hill back to your starting point.
Mat Jarvis
Photos from the walks can be viewed at www.flickr.com/photos/lyddenwalkers