Cerne Abbas Giant – Woodsford Castle loop from Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas Giant – Woodsford Castle loop from Cerne Abbas

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Cerne Abbas Giant – Woodsford Castle loop from Cerne Abbas

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49.2km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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313 m

Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Monument

Ride down Acreman Street for a marvellous view of the Cerne Abbas Giant.

Measuring at 55 metres (180 ft) high, the origin of the figure of a man wielding a …

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4.61 km

The Smiths Arms, formerly the smallest pub in England,

Dating to 1420, originally a smithy but granted a licence to serve alcohol by Charles II who wanted a beer when he stopped to have his horse shod.

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28.4 km

Woodsford Castle

Highlight • Castle

This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

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31.9 km

West Stafford Village

Highlight • Pub

Many know the village as the home of (and suffix to the name of) Oscar-winning Gosford Park screenwriter, Julian Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford.

Thomas Hardy fans will know …

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32.6 km

View of Stafford House, Home of Lord Fellowes

Highlight • Monument

considered to be one of the best examples of Stuart architecture in Dorset built in 1633 by Dorchester merchant John Gould on the site of Everards Manor in the vanished village of Frome Billet.

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36.3 km

Dorset Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

dorsetmuseum.org
Renovated and modernised mid 2021. Much improved. Usually has an exhibition as well as the five galleries. And a rather good Taste cafe.
Somewhere to put some calories back in and take in some culture.

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37.1 km

The Grove – Roman Defensive Ditch and Bank

Highlight • Structure

You could of choose to continue up along the grove, alongside the Roman Defensive Ditch and Bank system but you'd be with the traffic so taking a right here and …

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44.2 km