Walk Route Map do108 Stinsford, Puddletown Forest and Hardy's Cottage from Higher Bockhampton

Walk do108 Stinsford, Puddletown Forest and Hardy's Cottage from Higher Bockhampton

The heart of Wessex

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:	643ft (196m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

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Route outline for walk do108:

Higher Bockhampton - Stinsford - Lower Bockhampton - Kingston Maurward - River Frome - Duddle Heath - Castle Hill - Beacon Corner - Beacon Hill - Puddletown Forest - Hardy's Cottage (Thomas Hardy's Birthplace) - Higher Bockhampton

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Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

The author Thomas Hardy's ashes are buried in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey - except for his heart which was removed before cremation and interred in Stinsford Churchyard.

There are two Thomas Hardy's associated with Dorset - the famous poet & novelist who wrote 'Far from the Madding Crowd' and Lord Nelson's captain aboard HMS Victory.

This walk is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL15
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Map 194
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk do108 Stinsford, Puddletown Forest and Hardy's Cottage from Higher Bockhampton

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Thomas Hardy's birthplace (rear) in Higher Bockhampton

Photo: Jim Leighton (2)

Walk do108 Stinsford, Puddletown Forest and Hardy's Cottage from Higher Bockhampton - Thomas Hardy memorial stone near his birthplace in Higher Bockhampton

Thomas Hardy memorial stone near his birthplace in Higher Bockhampton

Photo: Jim Leighton (1)

Thomas Hardy's birthplace in Higher Bockhampton

Photo: Jim Leighton (3)

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