WALKS IN DORSET at LITTLEBREDY & LONG BREDY (& THE GREY MARE AND HER COLTS) (4K)

In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a 6.5 mile circular walk from the village of Littlebredy which is located 7 miles West of Dorchester. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.

I parked my car in Littlebredy and started off with a wander through the village, passing by the Walled Garden and on to the Church of St Michael & All Angels.

Following the River Bride, I passed a magnificent waterfall & enchanting lake.

At the cricket pitch, to the East of the village, I headed South past Bridehead House and uphill towards Farm Wood.

At an ancient stone, I headed West to visit The Grey Mare & her Colts - a Neolithic Long Barrow - and then on to the Kingston Russell Stone Circle - 18 ancient stones arranged in an oval shape (90ft X 60ft) that originates from the Neolithic or Bronze Age.

My route then took me North along a section of the MacMillan Way, passing by Lower Kingston Russell Farm and on to the village of Long Bredy.

After visiting the Church of St Peter at Long Bredy, I continued along the MacMillan Way before heading back to Littlebredy.

There were some stunning countryside views on the walk including sightings of The Hardy Monument (to the East) & the sea (to the South).


NB: As from 2nd June 2025, following the sale of the Estate, I believe that there is no longer public access to the lake & waterfall at Little Bredy.

Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps.
Music from the Youtube Audio library.

Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html

Information Sources: Wikipedia, Dorset Churches, Historic England, British History Online & Dorset OPC.

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I use an INSTA360 ACE PRO Action Camera & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go II) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.