Gallows Corner and Milton Abbas
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Walk directions
Begin in the centre of the village by St James’ Church, going up a footpath signed ‘Luccombe Hill’ to the left of the churchyard. This climbs steeply through the wood behind the church, mainly by steps. At the top, continue through gates up a grass bank onto the edge of a field and head straight across over the rise of Luccombe Hill to the corner of a wood, which soon appears at the far side. Turn left beside the trees to the corner of the field, then swing right though a gap along a hedged bridleway signed to the A354.
Emerging onto a lane, go left and immediately right onto another track. Later losing the left hedge, carry on at the field edge and leave through a kissing gate in the corner. Walk on by the left hedge to another kissing gate. Through that, turn right and climb away at the edge of a couple of fields. Keep ahead over the crest past a farm and follow its track out to a lane at the bottom of the hill.
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Terrain
- Field paths and tracks, with short sections along lanes
Landscape
- Steeply rolling farmland and woodland clumps
Dog friendliness
- On leads along lanes and near grazing livestock
Parking
- Roadside parking on The Street, Milton Abbas
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Æthelstan, regarded as the first English king, founded Milton Abbey in ad 933 as a memorial to his half-brother Edwin, who was drowned in a shipwreck. Æthelstan later received a vision predicting his victory over the Norse, and donated relics of St Sampson of Dol, on whose feast day the revelation...
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About the area
Dorset is made up of rugged coastlines, high chalk downlands and a chain of picturesque villages and seaside towns that make up Britain’s Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, noted for its layers of shale and numerous fossils embedded in the rock. Hidden gems of Dorset can be found down winding, country lanes that lead to snug villages hidden from view.
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