Sturminster Sturminster DISTANCE: 13miles/21km DIFFICULTY: ROUTE 04 Newton 04 TIME: Approx. 2hrs Grade 1-2 Newton DISTANCE: 13miles/21km DIFFICULTY: SEE MAP Hinton St. Mary: SUGGESTED STARTING POINT: ©Crown copyright. TIME: Approx. 2hrs Grade 1-2 GRID REF: ST 786 143 All rights reserved, licence no. 100019790, 2006 04 MARK SIMONS Main town car park. This route starts in the old market town of Sturminster Directions: • Turn right by the Manor House that is Newton and takes you through two of North Dorset’s Start from main town car park next guarded by the majestic Storks. Follow the to Hanson Fabrics. North Dorset Cycleway along the tree-lined picturesque villages, Hinton St. Mary and Manston. avenue through a private estate and rejoin • Turn right out of the car park into Station the main road back to Sturminster. Interesting places to stop: Refreshments: Road. Take the road out of Sturminster • Continue into Sturminster Newton, taking Sturminster Newton was once home Sturminster Newton has various towards Manston. care on this road as it gets quite busy. to the biggest market in England. shops, cafes and pubs where you can • Follow the road round the tight left hand • Turn left to return to the car park. corner and you will pass the Plough Pub on Sadly, the market has now closed but purchase refreshments including Poet’s right. the town still maintains its market Corner, Swan Inn and the White Hart • Take the left turn after the pub, signposted to tradition. Market day is on Monday IMONS The Plough Pub at Manston has Todber. S with a Farmers’ Market on the 1st ample parking with a nice garden for ARK • Continue along this road, passing several M Saturday of the month. relaxing on a summer’s day. farms. Hinton St. Mary is famous for the 4th The White Horse at Hinton St. Mary is • Turn left at the crossroads, following the signpost for the North Dorset Cycleway. Century Roman mosaic that was on the route of the ride and may be a discovered in 1963 by the village • Here you will travel through some welcome stop as you will have the Church at Hinton St. Mary: blacksmith. The mosaic is now housed traditionally coppiced woodland. After already done the majority of the ride. approximately 1mile, turn left following the in the British Museum and is currently North Dorset Cycleway signs. the earliest known depiction of Christ. • On reaching the White Horse Pub, turn left and cycle past the church..