For anyone happy to take on around 5-15km each day – with the occasional hill thrown in.
The season for this holiday is:
01 March 2025 - 31 October 2025
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
°C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
mm | 77 | 53 | 62 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 41 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 83 |
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6 nights: 01 March 2025 - 31 October 2025
Start Monday to Friday | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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23 Jul - 25 Oct 2025 | £1258 | £0 |
27 - 30 Jun 2026 | £1318 | £0 |
1 - 31 Jul 2026 | £1383 | £0 |
1 - 31 Aug 2026 | £1418 | £0 |
1 - 26 Sep 2026 | £1358 | £0 |
Included travel: transfer Shaftesbury-Cranborne to collect car OR Shaftesbury-Gillingham railway station
Please note: dogs are not permitted on Inntravel holidays
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
Museum Inn, Farnham | ||
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'Feature': 01 Mar - 31 Oct 2025 | £14 | |
'With View': 01 Mar - 31 Oct 2025 | £25 |
Connecting travel options - via Gillingham station
Outward route | ||
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not recommended in this direction |
Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest departure time |
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taxi hotel to Gillingham station (0h20) | included | flexible |
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We were blessed with good weather, but all the walks were excellent and the countryside was stunning. Some of the footpaths were rather overgrown, so shorts could be difficult in the summer. The GPX files show most of the walks as 'difficult'. We did not feel this was correct, except they were a little longer and sometimes had more ascent than advertised. Accommodation and food was of a very good standard at the begining and end of the trip. Accommodation was satisfactory at The Museum and food was pretty good, although there were no other options than the Museum restaurant. The whole trip was an excellent experience and well worth doing, especially if not familiar with that part of the country.
The first 2 villages were very attractive and Farnham had an open gardens afternoon on the Sunday which was a bonus. Cranborne Gardens are only open on a Wednesday but the garden centre is beautiful and worth a visit.
Shaftesbury has a lot to see and made a goodcontrast after our 4 days of walking.
From start to finish dealing with Inntravel was a pleasure and staff answered any questions we had before and during our hike. Maps and directions were very informative with trails being easy to follow and well maintained. Accommodations were beyond our expectations with delicious dinners and packed lunches enjoyed. Inntravel receives a Five Star rating !!
We were blessed with good weather, but all the walks were excellent and the countryside was stunning. Some of the footpaths were rather overgrown, so shorts could be difficult in the summer. The GPX files show most of the walks as 'difficult'. We did not feel this was correct, except they were a little longer and sometimes had more ascent than advertised. Accommodation and food was of a very good standard at the begining and end of the trip. Accommodation was satisfactory at The Museum and food was pretty good, although there were no other options than the Museum restaurant. The whole trip was an excellent experience and well worth doing, especially if not familiar with that part of the country.
The first 2 villages were very attractive and Farnham had an open gardens afternoon on the Sunday which was a bonus. Cranborne Gardens are only open on a Wednesday but the garden centre is beautiful and worth a visit.
Shaftesbury has a lot to see and made a goodcontrast after our 4 days of walking.
From start to finish dealing with Inntravel was a pleasure and staff answered any questions we had before and during our hike. Maps and directions were very informative with trails being easy to follow and well maintained. Accommodations were beyond our expectations with delicious dinners and packed lunches enjoyed. Inntravel receives a Five Star rating !!
Lovely walk, very pleasant terrain to walk over in a very pretty area with picturesque villages. We appreciated the background notes regarding the area and Thomas Hardy.
The landscape was bucolic. Our highlights included stumbling upon a pagan rite and wishing tree in the evocative henge around the ruins of Knowlton church, seeing hares running across a field after the spectacular ridge walk (we had lovely weather) walking towards Farnham and frequent sightings of raptors above us. Shaftesbury was a gem - we combined visiting the museums in the morning rain with the town walk in the afternoon, taking advantage of the friendly shops and cafes.
Loved the walk the along the Long Barrow which was idyllic; seeing deer every day, and a golden eagle; the tasting menu at La Fosse, and, how well we were looked after at La Fleur de Lys.
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