WALKS IN DORSET at LEIGH (4K)

In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a 4 mile circular walk from the village of Leigh which is located 5 miles South of Sherborne. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I parked my car in the village and started my walk with a visit to the Church of St Andrews before initially heading West, past what was once the Carpenters Arms pub.
My route then took me north along a footpath through fields to join up with Church Lane Track. This brought me back to Leigh and after exploring the village, I continued Eastwards through Corton Farm & on past Lower Totnell Farm. After crossing a road,I followed an old drover's route - Morgan's Drove - South to join up with another drove …. Long Bridge Drove.
I continued in a South Westerly direction before picking up Bolter's Drove. This took me North back to the village, passing the location of what was once a Miz Maze many years ago.
My final destination was the Leigh Post Office & Stores where I enjoyed a scone & a cup of coffee.
Some parts of the route where very muddy - even though I was walking in June - so waterproof footwear is a must!
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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[@rodneytaylor6952]

Cheers Dave

[@bosse641]

Beautiful church indeed. So many lovely houses. And the area was lovely also.

[@DaveFord]

Such a pretty village ..... and I can certainly recommend the cream tea at the Leigh Village Store & Post Office!

[@hannureittu4310]

Nice!

[@keithjoseph5671]

Awesome walking tour through the village of leigh and the trails in the countryside with amazing views

[@DaveFord]

Many thanks Keith. :)

[@catherineshipley5799]

Lovely county side walk

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Catherine.

[@melissaphillips3088]

Dorset is beautiful. Such a pretty church and the homes are picturesque and the scenery is gorgeous. Dave you and Logan are great tour guides. Thanks so much and have a wonderful weekend. ☀️

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Melissa. :)

[@MrIvorfan]

Thank you so much for taking those of us, who lack your agility and energy, with you on this splendid walk of Dorset’s “green and pleasant land”. (I read that date as 1628 too.)

[@DaveFord]

Thank you & indeed thanks for watching.

[@michaelfinch2937]

Dave, greetings from Montana. I especially enjoy your good cheer and casual commentary. Mike

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Mike & indeed thanks for watching.

[@susantaylor927]

Hi Dave and Logan! Beautiful walk as usual...even though you both had to plough through the mud! Thank you for sharing with us! That Maze would have been amazing! That cheeky Robin! We love your videos!😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Susan. That little Robin really was quite bold!

[@ralphfeay8857]

Hi Dave! Perfect summers day agree amazing buttercups.Thhey do seem to be everywhere.lovely. Enjoyed the robin sharing yourcream tea!! God bless you.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Ralph. That Robin was such a friendly little soul!

[@Kate-iz8rp]

Lovely video as always, aww the Robin at the end ❤

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. That little Robin was cute for sure!

[@cathpeterson1944]

lovely walk around Leigh and footpaths, good read from Treves book dancing in the Miz maze during harvest

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Cath. Sir Frederick Treves certainly had a way with words!

[@2salukimum]

Loved this, thankyou both! More like a walk up the river than a walk in the countryside. That must be a mighty wet path in the winter. In other news, we've so enjoyed the snippets from the pen of Sir Frederick Treves, I went on a search and found a copy. Glorious munch through history. Especially our home town of Poole. The current incumbents of the council chambers need to have a read and educate themselves! The inhabitants of Poole were always a force to be reckoned with apparently. I wonder what the ancestors would have thought about being coralled into the "one", now known as BCP. 😂

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes, very much a "Summer" walk and even then I suspect sections never really dry out! Sir Frederick always makes for an entertaining read - he was never one to sit on the fence with his views that is for sure!

[@craigmarsh3221]

Good afternoon Dave lovely video you were saying about Good quality walking boots the path looked like you could of done with some Wellington boots so very enjoyable to watch all the best 😊

[@DaveFord]

Yes, I think you are right Craig ! It did get "damp" in places!

[@tangie777uk]

Nice to see you in Leigh Dave,I travel through it a lot on my way to Up Cerne. Sorry I missed you.

[@DaveFord]

It is a lovely part of the county around there, for sure.

[@geoffw8565]

Such a lovely enjoyable video Dave and your research / info really makes it. No pub but great little village store/post office to end on and part of what our fabulous countryside is all about ? Long may we hold onto it ?

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Geoff. The village store cafe made a great ending to the walk for sure - especially with my surprise "guest"!

[@jeanblemings5352]

Some of the rights of way looked distinctly less travelled! The maze info was super interesting and at least you and leapy Logan got your just rewards at the end - despite having to share!

[@DaveFord]

Although not a long walk, it was "challenging" in places!

[@garyneville1141]

Lovely video, thanks 😊

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Gary & indeed thanks for watching.

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Nice walk Dave. I would have pronounced that place, 'Lee ' as in Eastleigh. I reckon someone was having you on there. Nice area and grand day for walking with Logan by your side. Strange that the old track was so wet, after this warm spell. I daresay Logan appreciated it though. As soon as you showed that house with decorative porch, I said to Mary, that looks like a Wesleyian Chapel

[@DaveFord]

Dorset certainly has it's fair share of place names with unusual pronunciations!

[@gregtickle9356]

We’ve been hiking in Dartmoor. Thought of you and Logan while visiting Moretonhampstead’s St. Andrew’s. I live in a dry place, so we love the rain. Thank you for your recent postings.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Greg. Hope you are not getting too wet!

[@markshrimpton3138]

I was interested in your observations regarding finding so many buttercups. I live in eastern Scotland and have just returned from a wee break to North Yorkshire, where I was delighted to see far more wildflowers of various species growing abundantly even at the roadsides. Perhaps it’s a sign of fewer and less obnoxious chemicals being used: who knows.

[@DaveFord]

It is just something that has been really noticeable out on my walks this year ...... I just cannot remember so many buttercups (or maybe it is just my memory going as I get older!).

[@markshrimpton3138]

@@DaveFord that’s my excuse.