Walking Tours in Dorset

• Historic picture-postcard hilltop town of Shaftesbury
• Walk the Thomas Hardy Trail to Higher Bockhampton, his birthplace
• Reputed fertility symbol and ancient giant hill figure of Cerne Abbas
• Rolling green hills and bluebell-dotted woodlands
• The chalk downs of Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
• UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast

A walking tour in Dorset allows you to explore the diverse coastline of this charming region of southern England. Over half of the county of Dorset is designated an "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty", and you can expect chalk downs, traditional English villages, glorious views onto the English channel, and fascinating geological formations along the coast.

Walk Thomas Hardy's Dorset to see the quintessentially English side of the county, or take in Dorset as part of a walking holiday on the South West Coast Path. However you choose to explore Dorset's plentiful delights, you are guaranteed a great walking tour in this historic county of South West England.