Soak up the scenery as you walk with retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade.

Oborne is a small parish to the north east of Sherborne. First visit the Church, which is relatively modern. Then walk south down the road to the A30. If you do this at the right time of year you might be able to scrump some hops from the roadside hedge (if I don’t get there first!).
When you get to the A30, cross over and on your right you’ll find the remnant chancel of the old Church, more interesting than the new one you’ve just visited. You can enter through the small door on the south side and see the ancient decorations etc.
Next walk up the A30 (taking care!) north eastwards for about 150 yards then turn left and head north along a minor road. This takes you along a ridge from which you can look down into the village. After about half a mile, where the tarmac road veers right, continue north along the ridgeway route of Oborne Hill along Donkey Lane, a bridleway, from where there are lovely views. After nearly half a mile you’ll see a field in front of you where the vegetation looks different, wilder perhaps. Have your passport and evidence of Covid jabs handy because that field is part of Milborne Port in Somerset which juts briefly into Dorset.
Back in Dorset, the bridleway curves round to the left, north west, forming the county boundary. You’re now in Poyntington parish. Soon you’ll come to a meeting of ways. Take the bumpy track leading downhill to the west and a road junction. Here you turn left and walk south east to Hillside Farm (I wonder how it got that name?) where you turn right and join the road taking you south back to Oborne.
Total distance nearly three miles.