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East Dorset: Woodland and local amenities

Difficulty Easy

Walking time 19 minutes

Length 1.1km / 0.7mi

Route developer: Catherine Gonsalves

Route checker: Jacqui Gush

Start location St Michaels Church
Route Summary This woodland walk includes Colehill War Memorial, St Michael's Church and interesting information boards about Colehill outside a Co-operative with a Post Office.
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Getting there

Car park at St Michael's Church Hall and parking in Colehill Lane outside St Michael's School.

Wilts & Dorset No. 13 bus to Wimborne and Bournemouth from Wimborne Road.

Description

[1] Leave St Michael's Church Hall via the car park onto Colehill Lane and turn right, continuing past the St Michael's School to the crossroads.

[2] Cross Colehill Lane to the War Memorial after which you enter the woods by a track on your left.

(A) Colehill War Memorial is in remembrance of both World Wars.

Follow the path ahead as it bears to the right till you come out on Wimborne Road with a bus-stop opposite.

[3] Cross the road to enter woodland again on a track which leads to Middlehill Road.

[4] Cross the road and turn left till at Lonnen Road.

[5] Cross Lonnen Road to the Co-operative,with Parish noticeboards on the wall. Diagonally opposite on the green, there is an interesting  information board pertaining to the history of  Colehill.

(B)  Colehill Information Board  explains possible origins of the name of Colehill and places of interest. http://www.colehill.gov.uk/home.aspx

Caution: Take care crossing busy road

From the Co-operative continue on Smugglers Lane to the crossroads with Colehill Lane.

(Alternatively, cross the road, into the woods, The Triangle and follow a path through the woods till it emerges opposite St Michael's Church Hall.)

[6] Cross Colehill Lane and then turn left to cross Smugglers Lane to St. Michael's Church

(C) St Michael's Church is built in the Arts and Craft style. http://www.stmichaels-church-colehill.co.uk/

Pass the church on your right down Colehill Lane to return to St Michael's Church Hall via the car park.

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    St Michael's Church
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    Colehill Library
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