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Hardy's Cottage – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Maiden Newton

Hardy's Cottage – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Maiden Newton

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Hardy's Cottage – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Maiden Newton

03:26

63.5km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 5 m for 10 m

After 63.6 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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31.9 km

Briantspuddle Thatched Cottages

Highlight • Settlement

you can't get much more Dorset than this pretty thatched village

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33.2 km

St Laurence Church

Highlight • Historical Site

another very pretty Dorset Village and connections with the U.S flag and George Washington

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35.2 km

Bit of history. You can rest under the tree good in the sun and the rain. Lots of sun at moment.
httpww.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/ancient-trees/ancient-tree-sites-to-visit/south-west/tolpuddle-martyrs-tree-2/

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35.6 km

Tolpuddle Martyrs Sculpture

Highlight • Historical Site

tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/museum/martyrs-sculpture
& Martyrs museum nearby

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37.6 km

Athelhampton House and Gardens

Highlight • Historical Site

one of the finest Elizabethan manor houses in the country. good cafe and restaurant

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43.7 km

Hardy's Cottage

Highlight • Cafe

If you are a Thomas Hardy enthusiast this is a must - the small cottage where he was born and grew up, writing his early novels. The garden is large …

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45.4 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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49.4 km

Greys Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

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 …

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63.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.3 km

4.25 km

2.41 km

1.33 km

237 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

26.6 km

210 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Hardy's Cottage – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Maiden Newton

Briantspuddle Thatched Cottages

St Laurence Church

Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree

Tolpuddle Martyrs Sculpture

Athelhampton House and Gardens

Hardy's Cottage

Bockhampton Bridge

Greys Bridge

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