We even past through Martinstown on the way back home.
#hardymonument #martinstown #maidencastle #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #alltheway #countryside #countrysidewalk #hills #fields #farmfields #valley #footpath #trees #stmartinschurch #church #view #bluesky #lovelyday
After lunch at the top, we headed back down through the valley, heading towards Dorchester.
#hardymonument #martinstown #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #alltheway #countryside #countrysidewalk #hills #fields #farmfields #valley #footpath #sheep #trees #tunneloftrees #view #bluesky #lovelyday
The 2nd part of today's walk to Hardy Monument and back.
#hardymonument #martinstown #maidencastle #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #alltheway #countryside #countrysidewalk #fromthetop #hills #fields #farmfields #lunchbreak #footpath #view #spectacular #bluesky #windy #cold #lovelyday
We then followed the path all the way to the monument and the views from the top were just spectacular.
#hardymonument #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #countryside #countrysidewalks #footpath #fields #farmfields #trees #view #spectacular #alltheway #bluesky #lovelyday
These images are from the walk there, which took us on the path to the top of the ridgeway.
#hardymonument #portland #hellbottom #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #countryside #countrysidewalks #footpath #fields #farmfields #trees #view #spectacular #signpost #sign #alltheway #bluesky #lovelyday
Went back out walking today and this one was our most ambitious yet, as we attempted to walk to Hardy Monument and back.
#hardymonument #portland #dorset #walk #hike #biggestoneyet #countryside #countrysidewalks #footpath #fields #farmfields #trees #view #spectacular #alltheway #bluesky #lovelyday
This walk was 11 miles long by the time we got home.
#winterbornecame #ridgeway #weymouth #portland #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #view #hardymonument #maidencastle #fields #farmfields #footpath #southwestcoastpath #11miles #longwalk #bluesky #cloudy #overcast
A little further on, we stopped for lunch with views of the surrounding area.
#winterbornecame #ridgeway #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #view #a354 #weymouthreliefroad #railway #hardymonument #maidencastle #fields #lunchbreak #footpath #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
We headed towards a village called Martinstown, before heading north towards Bradford Peverell.
#martinstown #hardymonument #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #fields #farmfields #footpath #stmartinschurch #church #view #tunneloftrees #trees #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
Off on another walk in the countryside today, this time heading west out of Dorchester.
#martinstown #maidencastle #hardymonument #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #countrysidewalks #farm #fields #farmfields #footpath #view #bluesky #cloudy #lovelyday
The weather certainly wasn't the best for this, but could you imagine walking up here in the searing heat that it was yesterday?
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #morning #walk #hillfort #footpath #fields #sheep #grazing #temple #hardymonument #cloudy #overcast #warm #humid
We also saw plenty of sheep while we were up here, including one that was all on it's own at one point.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #hometown #fields #views #hardymonument #sheep #lonesheep #lamb #bluesky #lovelyday
More from the top of Maiden Castle, including more beautiful views, the old roman temple & the place we had lunch at.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #hometown #fields #romantemple #roman #temple #lunchbreak #picnic #views #hardymonument #bluesky #lovelyday
The only slight downside was that it was very windy at the top, but that didn't change the fact that the views up here was stunning.
#maidencastle #englishheritage #dorchester #dorset #walk #hike #hillfort #fields #footpath #views #hometown #hardymonument #train #distanttrain #bluesky #lovelyday
Hardy Monument.
Built in 1844 in memory of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Flag Captain of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
📍Black Down, Portesham, Dorset, DT2 9HY.
#Dorset #Hardy #HardyMonument #NationalTrust #NationalTrustDorset #Portesham
It was a lovely walk, but we were all shattered by the end of it. My legs still ache even now!
#hardymonument #nationaltrust #blackdownstonecircle #stonecircle #dorset #walk #hike #countryside #hills #rollinghills #sunset #almostdark #views #footpath #carpark #endofwalk #nothinkingjustwalking
After that encounter, we continued through more countryside and along a road at one point in the direction of Hardy Monument, as the sun began to set.
#dorset #walk #hike #countryside #view #hills #rollinghills #gravelpath #trees #road #hardymonument #sunset
These are some of the images I took with more to follow, as I actually took quite a lot from this, so many more posts to come here.
#hardymonument #dorsetnationallandscape #nationaltrust #dorset #walk #hike #views #countryside #hills #woods #footpath #southwestcoastpath #farm #bluesky #lovelyday
Went to Hardy Monument today for the start of a 10 mile round walk across the very best of the Dorset countryside.
#hardymonument #dorsetnationallandscape #nationaltrust #dorset #walk #hike #views #countryside #hills #footpath #southwestcoastpath #bluesky #lovelyday
Views of Maiden Castle from Poundbury (and Hardy Monument which is difficult to make out on this hazy day, even with photo editing trickery).
#maidencastle #maiden #castle #hardymonument #hardy #monument #poundbury #dorchester #dorset #countryside #fields #hill #haze
