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Woodsford Castle – Quiet Cycling Road loop from Dorchester West

Woodsford Castle – Quiet Cycling Road loop from Dorchester West

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4.5

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Woodsford Castle – Quiet Cycling Road loop from Dorchester West

01:46

38.0km

160m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.14 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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8.37 km

Woodsford Castle

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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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11.3 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

11.5 km

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

13.4 km

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down …

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13.6 km

Wool Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Closed to traffic and on a traffic free cycleway section.

Features in Hardye's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy refers to a tradition that a phantom coach drives up to Woolbridge …

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19.3 km

The Vel Lounge

Highlight • Cycleway

This cafe is now closed down.

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24.4 km

built by James Frampton in 1744. The Frampton family are for ever associated with the Tolpuddle Martyrs. James Frampton a member of the jury at their trial - finding them guilty and sending them to Australia...

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38.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

3.67 km

1.48 km

245 m

213 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

16.0 km

100 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

11°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Woodsford Castle – Quiet Cycling Road loop from Dorchester West

View of Stafford House, Home of Lord Fellowes

Woodsford Castle

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Quiet Cycling Road

Wool Bridge

The Vel Lounge

Moreton House

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