Forgotten North - Heroes take back the Castle again

Sun 8th Jun 2025

Walk Details:

Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Southern England
Local Group
Dorset
Distance
19-20ml.
Start Time
9am
Route
Outside The Mermaid pub Sherborne, . Suggest parking in Blackberry Lane or other streets in the area

Uses partly MacMillan Way & Leyland Trail. Sandford Orcas (where the Manor House is allegedly the most haunted in England), Rimpton, Sutton Montis, lunch stop on Cadbury Castle (candidate for Camelot ?), Corton Ridge, Corton Denham, Poynington Hill, Obourne. IF time allows a recommendation is to get an ice-cream (or two) at Ecco Gelato in Sherborne on the way back

General Notes
LDWA membership card has a space on it for adding emergency contact details, all members are encouraged to carry this during the walk
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