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Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network

UK: South West: Dorset: On Horseback Circular Rides

The Dorset on Horseback book contains a guide to 25 circular routes within the county.

Status: Open

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This book can be bought from The British Horse Society's bookshop. Click on the picture to order online, or telephone 08701 202 244 to confirm the price. Orders can be made by credit card over the telephone, or by post from
The Bookshop,
The British Horse Society,
Stoneleigh Deer park,
Kenilworth,
Warwickshire CV8 2XZ.

Ordnance Survey
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps. The Landranger series at 1:50,000 are useful route maps covering large areas of land.

Landranger Map 184: Salisbury and The Plain, Amesbury

Landranger Map 193: Taunton & Lyme Regis, Chard & Bridport

Landranger Map 194: Dorchester and Weymouth, Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis

Landranger Map 195: Bournemouth & Purbeck

Outdoor Leisure 015: Purbeck & South Dorset

Acknowledgements
A number of people and organisations have given their time and expertise to provide details for the book, or have contributed in some other material way.
In particular, The British Horse Society would like to thank Jean Heaton and her husband, Vanda Coulsey, Bill Young, Billa Edwards and Debbie Guy for surveying, developing and describing teh routes; Zandra Powell for not only surveying and describing rides but also for her excellent illustrations; John Powell for the cover photograph and John Wilkey, team leader, Rights of Way section, Dorset County Council, for his unstinting support, advice and guidance.
Finally, thanks to Phillippa Luard and Elwyn Hartley Edwards for their literary contributions.