STURMINSTER LKABO NEWTON A U T STURMINSTER POINTS OF INTEREST WALKABOUTS W A NEWTON P S P E 8 L R I The Coach Road runs WALKABOUT 8 O X. 5 M WALKABOUTS through a meadow to join Rudge Hill / Plumber Manor / Puxey Farm the approach road to the A scenic walk giving views from the higher ground Rudge Hill / Plumber Manor / Puxey Farm Town Bridge. to the south of the town, then back past picturesque Plumber Manor and Puxey Farm (approx. 5 miles). This graceful bridge was built in the late 15th century, and widened in the 17th This is one of a series of circular walks from Sturminster century. The metal plaque Newton which take in the surrounding area of the in one of the pedestrian Blackmore Vale. They are mainly on Public Rights of Way, refuges, threatens with some on paths with access permitted by the deportation for anyone landowners. who damages this bridge. These walks are intended to encourage exploration and appreciation of the variety and beauty of the countryside Installed in 2013, over 1000 in this locality, on foot. Cyclists are not permitted to ride solar panels feed electricity on public footpaths and by law must give way to walkers into the local grid. and horseriders on bridleways.

Plumber Manor is a fine When walking, please remember the Countryside Code, Jacobean house, beautifully particularly: • respect the local community, farmland and others situated alongside the River enjoying the countryside Divelish, and is run as an • leave gates and property as you find them hotel/restaurant by the • leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home same family who built it • keep dogs under effective control in the 1600s. • keep to the marked paths and cause no damage to crops, livestock or wildlife Puxey Farm’s courtyard of stone buildings has Appropriate footwear is recommended, since wet or remained undisturbed muddy conditions can be encountered at any time. for centuries. The Sturminster Newton Walkabouts have been developed by the Sturminster Newton Town Council in ‘Colber Bridge’ is named association with Dorset County Council and are available after a nearby settlement from Sturquest Community Office, Sturminster Library, the that has long since vanished. Museum and Sturminster Mill or can be downloaded from The ‘J Conway 1841’ inscribed www.dorsetforyou.com/walkabouts in the ironwork was a clock- maker in the town who was Further information can be obtained from the Town Council on 01258 475136. paid £163 to design and build it. Sturminster Newton

Photo credits: John Lewis, Jan Wardell Town Council 4 N miles DISTANCE approximately 5 START Society 01258 471456 Old Market Hill www.stur.org.uk Museum & Mill Dorset DT10 1FH Community Office Sturminster Newton Visit www.sturminster For more information For more Sturminster Newton newton-museum.co.uk [email protected] STARTING POINT STARTING Station Road car park, Sturminster Newton the organisation that provided you with the data. You are not permitted to copy, sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form. sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this data to third not permitted to copy, are you with the data. You that provided the organisation © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance Survey 100019790. You are permitted to use this data solely to enable you to respond to, or interact with, permitted to use this data solely enable you respond are Survey 100019790. You copyright and database rights 2016 Ordnance © Crown 200 m KEY 500 ft Take care Take crossing the road Walkabout route Walkabout Way Stour Valley Other rights of way RUDGE HILL / PLUMBER MANOR PUXEY FARM to the south of the higher ground A scenic walk giving wide views from Plumber Manor and Puxey Farm. the town, then back past picturesque

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A near Plumber Manor, it near Plumber Manor, All walks start from the Station Road All walks start from car park (DT10 1BD). business premises This and the surrounding on the site of former Railway Station. are Opened in 1863, the old Somerset and Dorset Railway ran steam-hauled trains between Bournemouth and Bath. Sections of now usedthe old railway line are as a walking, cycling and horse riding route some picturesque which takes you through Known as Vale. villages of the Blackmore in it features the North Dorset Trailway, many of the walks.

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