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".*

Once in Studland Village, the walk follows the road to Studland Bay and passes the Bankes Arms, which has a very nice beer garden overlooking the bay.

There is National Trust parking at Studland Bay or, alternatively, limited free parking on the side roads leading to the heath.

Courtesy Wikipedia