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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Shaftesbury and Tisbury.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Shaftesbury and Tisbury.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Downloads - 18
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Shaftesbury
Grid Ref
ST8626622944
Lat / Lon
51.00571° / -2.19711°
Easting / Northing
386,266E / 122,944N
What3Words
vets.telephone.profited
Tisbury
Grid Ref
ST9445229242
Lat / Lon
51.06248° / -2.08054°
Easting / Northing
394,452E / 129,242N
What3Words
rods.irritable.surreal
Shaftis One's land is
| Shaftesbury | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST8626622944 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.00571° / -2.19711° |
| Easting / Northing | 386,266E / 122,944N |
| What3Words | vets.telephone.profited |
| Tisbury | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST9445229242 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.06248° / -2.08054° |
| Easting / Northing | 394,452E / 129,242N |
| What3Words | rods.irritable.surreal |
| Arable | 3.9% |
| Pasture | 73.8% |
| Urban | 14.2% |
| Woods | 8.1% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Pilea
20 Nov 2024LOVED walking this route!!! Especially in autumn. Loved all the hills and the trees.
One complaint... Wish it was longer!.
Danravenellison
20 Nov 2024This is a brilliant Slow Way! What a beauty.. and probably the way people have walked between Shaftesbury and Tisbury for hundreds of years.
I walked this route as part of a one day adventure between Sherborne and Tisbury, both of which have train stations. While I enjoyed the whole trail, this section was easily the best.
Other than a small section of on the edge of Shaftesbury the rest of the route goes through Cranborne Chase National Landscape, with its gorgeous rolling hills and woodlands. The route also passes the remains of Old Wardour Castle, which pokes out of the the woods.
The majority of this route is on wide hard tracks that easy to navigate and largely following the Wessex Ridgeway. There are a few steep sections, but the route is largely firm under foot.
I started the walk in Shaftesbury, which makes for a great start or end point. The town has great views, charming old streets and lots of independent shops. I'll be back!
Everyone in Shaftesbury and Tisbury should give this route a go!
It 100% deserves to be part of the Slow Ways network. Enjoy!.
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Westcountrywurzle
15 May 2024A very enjoyable walk indeed through beautiful countryside. The footpath through the woods on the edge of Shaftesbury is prone to getting very muddy in wet weather so appropriate footwear is highly recommended.
Both Shaftesbury and Tisbury have good coffee shops so whichever direction you do the walk, you can finish it with a nice cuppa. There's a pub at Donhead St Andrew called 'The Forester' that does good food should you fancy a mid-point meal.
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