A glorious 6.1 mile walk from the enchanting village of Selworthy, climbing up through Selworthy Coombe onto Bossington Hill and Selworthy Beacon, one of the highest points on Exmoor and one of Englands 'Marilyns'.
The alk along the plateau gives great views over Minehead and, once on the seaward side, a choice can be made to take a lower route to experience more of the cliff path. We chose the higher route as we were limited for time. It's still a fantastic walk.
6 - 7 Miles
Moderate Walk
5 - 6 Miles
Moderate Walk
A 5.2 mile circular walk around this interesting area. It starts at East Worldham from where it travels south along the edge of Warner's Hanger for about a mile, before turning south-west towards Hartley Mauditt.
We found roadside parking on the B3004 just after the Three Horseshoes Pub, which is worth a visit.
5 - 6 Miles
Strenuous Walk
A fantastic 5.2 mile walk with some good climbs and some great views. Parking can be found in the public car park at Porlock Weir and the trail followed from just past it. Beware of taking the trail out behind the pub as it doesn't lead anywhere.
3 - 4 Miles
Easy walk
A very pleasant 3.7 mile walk around the hamlet of Idsworth.
We found road side parking near St Huberts Chapel, a Mediaeval church in the middle of the adjacent field.
The route follows the valley and returns through Markwells Wood.
5 - 6 Miles
Moderate Walk
A lovely 5.9 mile circular walk around Studland Heath with fantastic views over Poole and Bournemouth.
The route visits the Agglestone Rock, a sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight, perched on a conical hill. Legend has it that the devil threw the rock from The Needles on the Isle of Wight with the intention of hitting either Corfe Castle, Bindon Abbey or Salisbury Cathedral."Aggle" was taken into the old Dorset dialect as meaning "to wobble".*
3 - 4 Miles
Easy walk
A pleasant 4 miles stroll around Swinley Forest visiting Caesars Camp, a hill fort established in 500 - 300 BC and an important marketplace for the area.
The walk is mainly along forestry tracks and those with mountain bikes can visit the nearby lookout and try out the specially made MTB trails there.
Easy parking at the Lookout.
6 - 7 Miles
Moderate Walk
An interesting 6.7 mile circular walk that give great views over the Basingstoke valley and beyond. Free parking is available at the Cliddesden end, near the school and a pub is situated half way along the route.
Predominately field edges but with some woodland and valleys.
8 - 9 Miles
Moderate Walk
A lovely 8.3 mile circular walk that passes through the villages of Upper and Lower Wield as well as Bradley. The route includes various terrain from rolling fields to dark woodland and has numerous points of interest along the way including a semi flooded quarry.
This route used to be part of the well known Geocaching circuit, UK Mega Series, which has now been removed.
5 - 6 Miles
Strenuous Walk
A hilly 5.7 mile circular route with the possibility of extensions. We parked in the public car park at the viewpoint at the top of the hill.
The walk has some great views and drops down to the village of Kingsclere, where you'll find a choice of pubs and a couple of shops, before following the gallops, back across the flood meadows before climbing up the renowned Watership Down and circling round back to the car park.
You can quite often see paragliders circling above you during the walk. You'll notice that there's two minor wrong turns. Ignore these.
2 - 3 Miles
Easy walk
A pleasant 3 mile circular route that follows the River Lodden and River Lyde.
When we walked the route in 2012, there had been heavy rain and flooding, and the (aptly named) flood meadow was well under water. Normally it isn't. Can get a bit muddy though.
Nothing too hilly or wild. The nearby village of Sherfield on Loddon is well worth a visit for the two pubs and village shop (that houses an excellent butcher).