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Blandford Walks
Tarrant Monkton to Rushton Circular Walk
Distance :
8 Miles
Time :
3 Hours 30 Mins
Difficulty:
Easy/Moderate
...Tarrant Monkton is one of the largest of the eight villages in the Tarrant valley and is named for the river and the fact it was owned by Cranborne Abbey. It is a typically beautiful Dorset village with thatched roofs and a well photographed medieval pack horse bridge/ford.
The village pub, the Langton Arms, sits in the northern corner next to All Saints Church. In between these two buildings is the old village school. To some locals this area is known as Education, Ruination and Salvation Corner...
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