Liz Wray and Cath Walker

 

Hillyground Cottage

86 Newton

Sturminster Newton

Dorset, DT10 2DQ

Phone: 01258 473890

Fax: 01258 473890

E-mail: hillyground@tiscali.co.uk

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Activities

Fishing

 

Wander down through the meadow and over the stile, and there’s the River Stour, stuffed with fish waiting to be caught.  For information on daily and weekly tickets, and the best spots, contact the Sturminster and Hinton Angling Association:

 

 

 

Local walks

 

· Piddles Wood Nature Trail (1.5 miles)

· Sturminster Newton Walkabouts (7 walks from 1 to 5 miles)

· Sturminster Newton Heritage Trail (2 miles)

· River Stour Nature Trail (2.5 miles)

· North Dorset Trailway (5 miles)

 

Longer walks

 

· Wareham Forest Way (12 miles)

· The Stour Valley Way (64 miles)

· The Dorset Jubilee Trail (90 miles)

· South West Coast Path National Trail (1—630 miles)

          

      Website:

 

· Brownsea Island

 

Cycling

 

The Purbeck Cycleway (various routes from 12 to 47 miles)

 

Golf courses

Many Dorset golf clubs welcome visitors, including:

 

· Ashley Wood Golf Club, Blandford Forum

· Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood

· Bullpits Golf Club, near Gillingham

· Canford Magna Golf Club, near Wimborne

 

Golf website:

 

 

Transport

 

Bournemouth Aviation Museum

Compton Abbas Airfield Experience

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Gartell Light Railway (Steam)

Haynes International Motor Museum

Moors Valley Country Park (narrow gauge steam railway)

Swanage Steam Railway

The Tank Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hillyground Cottage Holidays

Self-Catering Holiday Cottages in the heart of the Blackmore Vale

Moors Valley steam railway