Osmington Mills Spring Bottom 1
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Distance
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Osmington Mills
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3 miles
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Easy
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No -
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An easy, scenic 3 mile walk with great views to White Nothe to the East and across to Weymouth and Portland to the west.
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The detailed walk is below and also here in PDF format if you wish to print:-
Where to Eat ? Where to Stay ?
Osmington Mills Spring Bottom 1
How to get there: - Grid Reference 734817; On the way to Weymouth, turn left for Osmington Mills. If you are going to use The Smugglers Inn, before or after your walk, there is a car park for your use. Otherwise, you will need to park on the road where you can.
Information: Toilets are available next to the car park and at Ringstead Bay
Walk details:-
Take the steps down towards the Smugglers Inn entrance and follow the path around to the left of the pub.
Follow the path for through to Ringstead Bay and as the road goes around to the left, continue up the tarmac road, with the Ringstead toilets and shop to your right (1 mile).
Follow the track for 1/3 mile until, just after a house, there is a lane to the left. Take this lane into the wooded area, bear right after 100 metres and follow this track through to Spring Bottom (1/2 mile).
Go over the stile and bear left toward Osmington Mills, signposted 1 ¼ miles. Follow the track for about 2/3 mile and there will be a gate and stile on your left which will lead you down across a field and back to the pub.
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