Child Okeford Village – View from Hambledon Hill loop from North Dorset

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Child Okeford Village – View from Hambledon Hill loop from North Dorset

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Child Okeford Village – View from Hambledon Hill loop from North Dorset

01:20

4.50km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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508 m

Child Okeford Village

Highlight • Pub

pretty village of Childe Okeford. a good pub, village store and church. You can do a walk from here to the top of Hambledon Hill Iron Age Fort with some of the greatest views in Dorset into Wiltshire.

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585 m

Child Okeford War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

1st and 2nd World War Memorial.

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633 m

St Nicholas Church, Child Okeford

Highlight • Religious Site

The church at Child Okeford. The tower dates back to the 15th century with the rest of church rebuilt in the 1870s.

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1.47 km

View of Rolling Hills in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

If you come on a wet day..... like I did, be super careful on the declines.... the grass is so slippy, and it's easy to take a little tumble n slide.

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2.31 km

Hambledon Hill Iron Age hill fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …

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2.60 km

View of Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.60 km

View from Hambledon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views across Dorset from the trig point and path junction on Hambledon Hill. To the north is the iron age hill fort and burial mounds and you can see …

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4.15 km

View of Hambledon Hill from Child Okeford

Highlight • Summit

The view of Hambleden Hill from Child Okeford. Hambleden Hill rises steeply to 190 metres above the Blackmore Vale and the river Stour below. It is one of the best …

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4.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.36 km

1.46 km

616 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.36 km