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Lyme Regis Walks
Langdon Hill, Golden Cap & St Gabriel's Chapel Circular Walk
Distance :
4.5 Miles
Time :
2 Hours 30 Mins
Difficulty:
Challenging
...A walk through the woods on Langdon Hill, visiting the medieval hamlet of Stanton St Gabriel, now a handful of refurbished cottages and a ruined thirteenth century chapel. The landscape spread out around Langdon Hill is criss-crossed with ancient trackways as well as fields and hedgerows from medieval times, and the traditional farming methods used on National Trust land encourage a profusion of wildlife. Children will love the freedom of the open ground and the old lanes, as well as the forest paths and the ancient ruins...
Langdon Hill Circular Walk
Distance :
1.4 Miles
Time :
30 - 45 Mins
Difficulty:
Easy
...A circular woodland walk through Scots pine and larch with spectacular views and year-round wildlife highlights. In spring and summer, Langdon Hill is awash with flowers including bluebells and foxgloves. In autumn, take a look at the weird and wonderful fungi that pop up around the woods. Keep an eagle eye out for buzzards and ravens soaring overhead too...
Whitchurch Canonicorum and Shave Cross Circular Walk
Distance :
5.5 Miles
Time :
3 Hours
Difficulty:
Moderate
...Starting at the pretty village of Whitchurch Canonicorum, an undulating walk taking in hills and valleys of South Dorset with a refreshment break around half way at the pretty Shaves Cross Inn...
Salcombe Hill and the Donkey Sanctuary Circular Walk
Distance :
5 Miles
Time :
3 Hours
Difficulty:
Moderate
...following parts of the famous South West Coast Path, the views of the Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site cliffs and valleys are not to be missed. Pass inland through the Donkey sanctuary before returning via picturesque Salcome Regis...