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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Shillingstone comes into view. The path leading to the footbridge over the River Stour and on into the village, can be seen in the right middle ground of this picture. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A wider view of the Stour Valley, brings the ancient Piddles Wood into view on the far right horizon. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A glance back up to Gain's Cross, on the way down to the Enford Bridge, shows the origanal railway cutting has been filled in. Although there is now a short incline, the advantages are the good views of the surrounging countryside. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. On towards Shillingstone passing Chisel Dairy. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Towards Child Okeford and Shillingstone, Little Hanford sits below the earthworks of the Hambledon Hill Iron Age Fort. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A glance back towards Hanford with a view to Hanford Farm. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A left turn into the drive of Hanford House, heads back in the direction of Shillingstone. Autumn colours are a bonus. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Close to the River Stour, and overlooked by Shillingstone Forest, Hanford Manor House still retains it's Tudor characteristics, even though it is now a private school. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Although recognised as a small parish, Hanford is primarily a large estate, comprising of the Manor House, which is now a private school, an accompanying farm and a few cottages. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A view of Hanford Manor from the lane approaching Hanford. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. The path through Hod Wood emerges onto a quiet lane, a left turn leads to Hanford and Child Okeford. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. The path through Hod Wood leaves the River Stour behind, and winds it's way around the foot of Hod Hill, which like it's near neighbour Hambledon Hill is the site of an Iron Age Fort. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A view back accross the River Stour to Gain's Cross and Shillingstone Forest. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A view of Hanford Manor from the riverside path, leading to Hod Wood and Hanford. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. To continue with the walk from Shillingstone to Hanford, after crossing the bridge, a left turn down onto the river bank, gives a good view of the scale of the bridge construction. The River Stour is quite wide at this point, and there was a neccesity to rebuild the northern embankment. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. This new bridge over the Stour at Enford, has connected the villages of Shillingstone and Stourpaine by means of the North Dorset Trailway. When the next section from Stourpaine to Blandford Forum is completed, a continuous off-road link will be formed connecting Blandford to Sturminster Newton. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Aproaching the new bridleway bridge over the Stour at Enford, on the North Dorset Trailway. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A view of Hanford Manor House from the North Dorset Trailway. Close to the River Stour and below the ancient sites of Hambledon Hill and Hod Hill. Completed in 1623 by Robert Seymer and held in that family into the twnetieth century. (the male Seymer line died out in 1864 but the owner assumed the name) Now a private school. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. A view accross the Stour Valley to Conygar Forestry Plantation. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford. Two miles south of Shillingstone along the North Dorset Trailway is Gain's Cross. The stretch of the trailway between Gain's Cross and Stourpaine, has been recently opened in November 2010. A new bridleway bridge has been constructed over the River Stour at Enford, on the site of the old railway bridge, which was demolished in the 1960's. This new section means that there is a seven mile off-road link for cyclists, horse riders and walkers from Sturminster Newton in the north, through Shillingstone, down to Stourpaine in the south. This part of the trailway runs down the Stour Valley, and has links to The Stour Valley Way and Wessex Ridgeway long distance routes. The North Dorset Trailway, is part of a scheme to provide a cycle path/bridleway, from Poole, in the south, through Dorset and into Somerset, following the route of the former Somerset and Dorset Railway line. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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