ドーチェスターでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Most of the church dates back to the 15th century, with later alterations and extensions in subsequent centuries. The church has been a listed building since 1950.

Nice to sit on the green in warmer weather.

Largest Green Space in Poundbury newly created wildflower meadows and other habitats plus the Pavillion Cafe

Really nice park in Dorchester. Refreshment kiosks and regular events here.

Smashing little spot to stop for a quick coffee and a treat. Highly recommended!

Elizabeth Frink's statue memorial to the Tolpuddle Martyrs/: https://discoverdorchester.co.uk/place/elizabeth-frinks-martyrs-statue/ There is a Frink exhibition in Dorchester museum: https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/

https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/ Renovated and modernised mid 2021. Much improved. Usually has an exhibition as well as the five galleries. And a rather good Taste cafe. Somewhere to put some calories back in and take in some culture.

Carries London Road over the River Frome towhich stood a few hundred feet to the north. Two metal plaques threaten transportation for life for anyone found guilty of wilfully damaging the bridge. Featured in Far From the Madding Crowd (1874) and The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) by Thomas Hardy. The bridge marks the boundary between town and country. Then, as now, Casterbridge “… had no suburbs—in the ordinary sense. Country and town met at a mathematical line.” Beyond lie the water meadows and corn fields Hardy calls Durnover Moor. A small path through the meadows to the north side of Grey’s Bridge leads up river 50 yards or so to the pool called Ten Hatches Weir. Here, Michael Henchard intended to drown himself, after finding his own effigy floating in the water.