WALKS IN WILTSHIRE at TOLLARD ROYAL & WIN GREEN (CLOSE TO THE WILTSHIRE / DORSET BORDER).

In this episode of my series “ Walks in Wiltshire”, I take a walk in & around the village of Tollard Royal which is located very close to the Wiltshire / Dorset border . Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I park my car at a free car park area by the pond at the bottom of the village and start my 5 mile circular walk with an exploration of Tollard Royal. After visiting the Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, I head up through the main street, past the old Methodist Chapel & the King John Inn.
My route takes me out into the countryside along The Hardy Way, uphill along a ridge to Win Green - the highest point in the Cranborne Chase. There is an alternative route along the valley bottom, on the Wessex Ridgeway, which may be more suitable as it avoids walking across fields of crops.
Win Gren - with it's clump of beech trees - is owned by the National Trust. I then join the Cranborne Droves Way for my homeward leg back to the village. My final destination is the King John Inn at Tollard Royal.
NB: The name of the church at Tollard Royal is the Church of VINCULA (not Vinicula as stated in the video!)
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Music by Original Spruce (Copyright owner). Permission for me to use this track has been given to me by the copyright owner. 2022. Tracks (in order of appearance in the video): 1) Eko Eko, 2) Marching The Moors, 3) Pembrokeshire 4) Open The G, 5) Martin Down, 6) Nicely Stone & 7) No Time For Lillies. (.To download these tracks & other music by Original Spruce go to: spruce1.bandca... Note: The first track of “Harp Music” was not by Original Spruce.
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[@johnstreeter9392]

Hi Dave, We did the Tollard Royal walk last Saturday. The weather was beautiful and the views on the walk were stunning, especially from Win Green. On the Ox Drove our Springer Tess found a flooded rut deep enough to swim in which was very welcome on a hot day. We found our refreshments in the King John Inn on the conclusion of the walk - a lovely pub and highly recommended. Thanks again for the inspiration - keep up the good work. John, Sally and Tess 🐾

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Glad that you had a great walk and indeed got to visit the King John!

[@jeffpatching4417]

Another great video, thanks Dave.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Jeff.

[@keithjoseph5671]

Amazing walking tour of the countryside of England Is a beautiful place

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Keith.

[@cornwall_in_Squares]

Do love those big sky views from up there, beautifully captured brilliant video

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. You certainly get to experience some stunning views from Win Green for sure.

[@laviniagray5637]

A nice day to be outside. Enjoy that pint thanks What a big hill to climb. The view is amazing. Logan is a right good sport to sit on the post. Enjoy that pint!

[@DaveFord]

The pub garden was a lovely place to finish the walk - set up high on the side of a hill.

[@Originalspruce]

A superb walk Dave. Really enjoyed the spectacular views.

[@DaveFord]

Cheers Mark.

[@charlesfulcrum3170]

Great walk Dave in a beautiful part of the country.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Charles.

[@eldred1809]

The drag up from Tollard Royal to Win Green is definitely worth all the puff and pant Dave to enjoy those spectacular views. Funnily enough, when you were at 6d Handley last week I thought about suggesting a walk around Win Green. Great minds eh?

[@DaveFord]

A lovely pub to finish at as well!

[@eldred1809]

@@DaveFord I know how much Logan enjoys lovely pubs Dave!

[@ralphfeay8857]

Hello Dave we really enjoyed that walk it is amazing scenery it’s different scenery to where we live it’s quite flat compared to those rolling hills

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Ralph. It certainly is "undulating" there for sure (as my knees will testify!).

[@melissaphillips3088]

Lovely walk Dave and Logan. Such a pretty little village and the countryside is gorgeous.The views are amazing. England is a beautiful country!👏🏻

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Melissa. :)

[@JimNicholls]

Another lovely walk. The clump of beech trees is like a miniature version of Chanctonbury Ring in Sussex before the great storm of 1987 destroyed most of it (now being regenerated, I think).

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Jim. I must do a film of a walk at Chanctonbury Ring sometime, as part of my Sussex series.

[@JimNicholls]

@@DaveFord I'll look forward to that. As an 82-year-old exile in NZ, I have no chance of another visit "home" to my home county to re-explore such places, but watching videos such as yours is the next best thing.

[@twobearsontour]

Hello, what a lovely wander, beautiful scenery. Loved the way you bagged the trig, Logan looked majestic sat on the top. And why go through a gate when you can go round it? Clever boy Logan 🐕. Take care, Ellie.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes, Logan quickly worked the gate out!

[@jeanblemings5352]

I loved the beech clump at Win Green. Put me a bit in mind of Chanctonbury Ring on the South Downs. I also enjoyed the comedy moment when Logan out foxed you around the gate! Another lovely video with stunning scenery.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Jean. Yes - Logan never misses a trick!

[@madgardener5820]

8:45 The context made me chuckle

[@DaveFord]

I see what you mean!

[@activeadventurerswiltshire]

Love it dave, another great film and interesting info. We have just walked Britford village and have to say there is so much hidden history. Would be nice if you came and had a walk with us. Drew & Sarah

[@DaveFord]

Thank you both. I hope to be filming some more walks in Wiltshire later this year. Fingers crossed for some good weather!

[@RAX1Music]

We did this walk last year - we needed oxygen to do the steep ascent up to Win Hill - a lovely walk though!

[@DaveFord]

Yes, it is certainly "uphill" for sure. Great views at the top on a clear day.

[@leegilbert7551]

@13:00 😆pointless gate. I have done a very similar walk from NT Win Green car park.

[@DaveFord]

Yes indeed - and Logan worked it out straight away!

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

You were very lucky not to have that icy cold wind which seems have been blowing constantly. Locked like ideal conditions for the walk ,as did that pub you ended up in. Beautiful area.

[@DaveFord]

We were lucky with the weather that day - some great views at Win Green.

[@SuperRealityKid]

Lovely Dave. My friends and I are a walking group, The Onioneaters (after the Hilair Belloc story) and love to walk in this magnificent part of the world. Are you using a GoPro for the panning shots?

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes, I use a Gopro 10.

[@SuperRealityKid]

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[@bobbybigboyyes]

Great video as always Dave! When you went to Tollard Royal did you drive up 'Zig Zag Hill' ? When Madonna was at Ashcombe House she was a nightmare. She tried, and failed to get the Compton Abbas Airfield shut down because 'it annoyed her' She caused trouble here in Shaftesbury High Street too on a shopping trip. Compton Abbas Airfield is an interesting place. They have lot's of old bi-planes and Tiger Moths, and wing walking, and it's a great place to go on a Sunday afternoon, and sit out the back of the bar area with a cold pint watching the old planes. I can thoroughly recommend it! Cheers! 😊 🍺🍺

[@DaveFord]

I often drive up / down Zig Zag hill but on this occasion, I visited Tollard Royal from the other side (via Sixpenny Handley etc). Interesting story about Madonna & the airfield - I hadn't heard about that one. I think that Guy Ritchie owns the airfield now and that it will continue as before.

[@bobbybigboyyes]

@@DaveFord Zig Zag hill catches a few people out who have never been there before. Yes everyone around here was glad to see the back of her, prancing around in her English tweeds and cloth cap trying to look like an English Lady, which of course was utterly ridiculous! That's great if Guy owns the airfield. I read a long time ago that since she left Guy has turned the estate into one of the top shooting venues in the UK. Which is quite apt when you think that one of Guy's most famous movies was "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrel's" and a more recent one was called "The Gentlemen" -- In one of his other movies called "Snatch" I knew the man who taught Brad Pitt how to speak 'Pikey' who lived at the end of Park Street in St.Albans, a few miles from my old home behind Elstree Studios. 😂

[@bobbybigboyyes]

@@JohnFox-X333XXX My pleasure John" There's some more Madonna / Guy gossip that I just sent Dave!