Search Activities

Type:
Location:
Keyword:

Itinerary Planner

Plan your visit to Dorset using the '+ Itinerary Planner' button. Add to Excursion

Select items throughout the site to build an itinerary of your choice.

List All My Saved Itineraries

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

Fantastic views with every step

Walking

Dorset is one of the finest counties in England for walking; its exceptional mix of awe inspiring coastline, ancient wooded valleys, rolling chalk downlands and secluded river valleys makes for a true rambler’s paradise!

Dorset’s internationally renowned coast and countryside boasts over 300 miles of well-signed and waymarked footpaths, bridleways and byways to explore.

Take a look at some of our recommended walks below, or contact one of our Tourist Information Centres for a varied and plentiful selection of walking routes in the area. There are also many opportunities to join guided walks in Dorset, tours are available on a wide variety of themes.

Walkers Welcome

Dorset provides plenty of accommodation that is part of the Walkers Welcome Scheme. These properties offer walkers all the facilities they may require after a long walk in Dorset.  

Number of items:

Number of items: 42

, currently showing 1 to 10.

Sort By:
  1. Wareham Quay

    Add Purbeck Walks - The Wareham Two Rivers Walks to your Itinerary

    Purbeck Walks - The Wareham Two Rivers Walks

    Type

    Walking Route

    Wareham

    The Wareham Two Rivers Walks follow footpaths and quiet roads alongside the rivers Frome and Piddle.

    There are three circular walks and all are short in length (between 2.25 miles and 3.5 miles). They all start at Wareham Quay.

    Purbeck's wetlands (seen at their best from autumn to spring) are...

  2. None

    Add West Dorset Walks - Cerne Valley Walk to your Itinerary

    West Dorset Walks - Cerne Valley Walk

    Type

    Walking Route

    Dorchester

    The Cerne Valley trail is a circular route of 26 miles. The rich and varied habitat sees the eastern arm running parallel to the river whilst the western route follows chalk hills that frame the valley.

  3. None

    Add Guided Fossil Walks - Lyme Regis Museum to your Itinerary

    Guided Fossil Walks - Lyme Regis Museum

    Type

    Outdoor Activity/Pursuit Centre

    LYME REGIS

    Get Fossilling on the Jurassic Coast! Join one of Lyme Regis Museum’s famous fossil walks along this historic stretch of Dorset coast with Geologist Paddy Howe and Marine Biologist Chris Andrew. Some families return time and again to search with Paddy and Chris among the sand and rocks for fossils...

  4. Seacombe Cliffs

    Add Purbeck Walks - Smugglers' Ways to your Itinerary

    Purbeck Walks - Smugglers' Ways

    Type

    Walking Route

    Worth Matravers

    A circular trail starting at Worth Matravers travelling to Winspit Quarry and along the South West Coast Path to Seacombe.

    There are spectacular sea cliffs and a secretive cove along the way. Follow Isaac Gulliver and find out what life as a smuggler was like in 1790.

    The route is 3 miles in...

  5. None

    Wessex Ridgeway

    Type

    Walking Tour

    The Wessex Ridgeway Trail is a magnificent ridge-top route crossing Dorset's rural heartland. The trail offers vistas across the county and breathtaking views far beyond. The majority of the route straddles a long chalk ridge but in places is broken up by small rounded hills and secluded valleys....

  6. Views over West Lulworth

    Add Purbeck Walks - The Purbeck Way West to your Itinerary

    Purbeck Walks - The Purbeck Way West

    Type

    Walking Route

    Wareham

    Starting opposite Wareham Quay, this 16 mile walking route heads west across Wareham Common, along the River Frome to East Stoke and through woodland to Coombe Keynes. Continue on through farmland to Winfrith Newburgh and then down to West Lulworth and the Jurassic Coast.

    A shorter route can be...

  7. None

    Jurassic Jaunts

    Type

    Walking Tour

    The ONLY Total Jurassic Experience Specialists - Guided walks, Tours, free information and advice plus Holiday planning services.

  8. Llama trekking on Golden Cap

    Add UK Llamas to your Itinerary

    UK Llamas

    Type

    Family Activities

    BEAMINSTER

    Walking with Llamas is a unique and very relaxing experience. These hardy, extremely agile and elegant animals are gentle, easy to handle and great fun to be with. Discover Dorset with a difference!

    Our guided day treks are tailored to suit your individual requirements and pace. For those who...

  9. None

    South Dorset Ridgeway

    Type

    Walking Route

    Part of the South West Coast Path National Trail, the South Dorset Ridgeway passes through the ceremonial landscape of the South Dorset. You will be following in the footsteps of the people who lived here over 5,000 years ago. With the exception of one or two short sections the route affords superb...

  10. The Dorset Jubilee Trail

    Add The Dorset Jubilee Trail to your Itinerary

    The Dorset Jubilee Trail

    Type

    Walking Route

    Dorchester

    A 90 mile walk across Dorset from Forde Abbey on the Somerset border to Bokerley Dyke on the Hampshire border. The trail winds through quiet villages, passing rural churches and offers extensive views of the rolling downs and secret valleys which make Dorset so special … discover Dorset along the...