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East Dorset Group

We are the East Dorset Ramblers. We offer friendship and company on walks of from 5 to 15 miles from the Purbecks to the New Forest and beyond.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

A walk on the Downs and in open countryside from Berwick St John via White Sheet Hill, Swallowcliffe, Buxbury Hill and Norrington.  This is a moderately hilly walk with one sharp descent

Sunday, 24 August 2025
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
18.5km / 11.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Bring lunch.

If you have not walked with the East Dorset group before, please use the email option in the 'Get in touch about this walk' box to let us know that you intend to join the walk.  Please be sure that you are fit enough for the given distance.

 

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 94708 22269
Nearest postcode:
SP7 0HS
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Start time:
9:30 am

Please park in Berwick St John village hall car park - £1 per vehicle towards village hall funds. The entrance to the village hall is just after the sharp corner on the lane going south from the centre of the village.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking