Sherborne Abbey – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sherborne

Sherborne Abbey – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sherborne

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Sherborne Abbey – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Sherborne

03:40

84.0km

670m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

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512 m

Sherborne Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

For many, known as the ‘Cathedral of Dorset’ Founded by St. Aldhelm in AD 705, Sherborne Abbey has developed from a Saxon cathedral to one of England’s most beautiful parish …

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13.5 km

View of the Countryside Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

21.3 km

Broad Alders Coppice

Forest

27.9 km

St Pancras Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Running alongside the River Piddle, Alton Pancras is a small village with its church dedicated to St. Pancras. Little features remain from the 15th century when the church was built …

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42.2 km

Thomas Hardy's Yalbury Woods.
It was said that the Woodwoses who frequented the woodlands around Yellowham Hill, savage, hairy, humanoid creatures, were more than partial to carrying off maidens from …

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48.2 km

Greys Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Carries London Road over the River Frome towhich stood a few hundred feet to the north. Two metal plaques threaten transportation for life for anyone found guilty of wilfully damaging …

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49.0 km

Dorset Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

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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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57.6 km

The Smiths Arms

Highlight • Pub

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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61.9 km

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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