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

Park near the Church, which had bees flying from its roof when I visited. Opposite the Church is a useful display board with a map of the village and places of interest. Walk a short distance south down the road and turn right, west, up Ripp’s Lane which goes uphill for about a mile to the parish boundary where there is a gate into a field then, a furlong later, another gate onto the Old Sherborne Road.

Head north along the road for about a furlong until you get to a road down to Cerne Abbas. Opposite the road is a gateway giving access onto the Wessex Ridgeway heading north east. After passing the 200 metre contour with a trig point on the right it’s all downhill with splendid views.
After crossing the road near the source of the Piddle it goes uphill again where, at an unsigned meeting of ways, you turn right and head east, going gently uphill along the ridge, again giving fine views. At a junction, veer south east passing by some Access Land with wild vegetation. Curve to the south, then south west down the hill and through some woodland which might still have some blackberries to harvest.
Eventually you will come to the Millennium Seat. It’s of stone with a plaque giving the names of all the residents (about 150) of the parish in 2,000AD.

Soon you’ll be back at your car but, before departing, you might wish to explore the village which has lots of fairly old houses with flint walls and thatched rooves. Now we’ve had some rain you can follow the River Piddle, which follows the road, up to its source.