The White Horse at Osmington
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Walk directions
From Osmington church walk down the village street of pretty thatched cottages. At the junction keep on down Church Lane. Opposite The Cartshed turn left up a steep flight of steps. The path then bears right and undulates through the trees. Cross a stile and continue straight along the hedge to the end of a field.
Cross a stile and turn right down through a hedge gap, and immediately climb a stile on the left. Slant down the field to a stile in the far bottom corner, meanwhile looking to your right to see the White Horse. Turn left, crossing a farm track, and go through a gate by a stile. Cross the next field to its far bottom corner, beside the River Jordan. Cross a stile and an earth ditch (parish boundary). Continue along the bottoms of two fields, next to the largely hidden river. Cross a track to a gate, and through it follow a track ahead, which bends right to cross the river. At once go through a small gate on the left. Continue towards Sutton Poyntz, taking a gate and then a path to the village street.
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Terrain
- Farm and village lanes, woodland paths, field paths
Landscape
- Sheltered green valley behind coastline and chalky ridge of White Horse Hill
Dog friendliness
- On leads when passing livestock
Parking
- Roadside parking on Church Lane in Osmington, just off A353
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
The 1994 film The Madness of King George did much to remind the world of a monarch whose identity had been obscured by time. In the Dorset town of Weymouth, however, he has never been forgotten. Weymouth is a trading port with a proximity to France that had left it vulnerable to raids. The town...
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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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