Cranborne

A pretty village full of history (once home to an Abbey) with a delightful church & magnificent Manor House. A charming wander along the route of the River Crane, sections of both the Jubilee Trail & Hardy Way, stunning landscape views and the enchanting settlement of Boveridge (with it's old chapel & Almshouses).

My 5 mile circular route commences with a look around the village. I start with an exploration of the Church of St Mary & St Bartholemew. The site of the old medieval Abbey is just to the south of the church on private land.

Passing by both pubs in the village (the Fleur-De- Lys & the Sheaf of Arrows), my route takes me past the Jubilee Gardens and out into the countryside.

I head West close to the banks of the River Allen & catch a glimpse of the impressive Cranborne Manor House – one of the oldest domestic buildings in England.

At Cranborne Farm I was hoping to continue on a detour North Westwards to find the source of the River Crane but sadly a bridge over the river was broken & it was too deep to ford!

Instead, I follow initially the Jubilee Trail Northwards to Jack's Hedge Corner (where there was once a Romano British settlement – long since gone) and then Eastwards to the small hamlet of Boveridge.

Although I was unable to view Boveridge House, I was able to walk by the delightful St Aldehelm's Chapel (now a private home) and the prettry thatched Almshouses.

My final leg took me through the enchanting woods at Burwood before returning to my final destination – The Sheaf of Arrows pub in Cranborne.

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