Walk Hardy's Cottage and Puddletown Forest from Higher Bockhampton
The heart of Wessex
This 5 mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Higher Bockhampton in the Wessex Downs & will take you about 2½ hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | do133 | |
| Length: | 5 miles (8km) | |
| Ascent: | 561 ft (171m) | |
| Time: | 2½ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The author Thomas Hardy's ashes are buried in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey - except for his heart which was removed before cremation and interred in Stinsford Churchyard.
There are two Thomas Hardy's associated with Dorset - the famous poet & novelist who wrote 'Far from the Madding Crowd' and Lord Nelson's captain aboard HMS Victory.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Hardy's Cottage and Puddletown Forest from Higher Bockhampton
In no particular order . . .
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