By Chris Slade, retired Dorset rights of way officer.

As you approach the village from the Blandford road you will pass a brilliant barbed wire sculpture of a cow and calf!

Park at the village hall and walk up the lane to visit the church, the building materials of which will give you a hint of the local geology.
Then head south-west along the byway through the parkland, diverting briefly to the left to get a better view of the mansion, Chettle House (pictured).
Continue along the byway, which is part of the Jubilee Trail, enjoying the view.
After about a mile leave the byway and turn right, joining a bridleway heading north-north-west uphill alongside the wooded parish boundary.
Look out for the ancient Chettle Long Barrow.
Near the top of the hill the path turns right and heads east for a furlong or so, then turns left and heads north-east for half a mile to – not very – New Barn where you cross a byway and head north for a furlong, then right past the site of an old settlement, right again and soon you will meet Dunspit Lane on a corner.
The lane will take you for half a mile in a straight line back to the village, which is worth exploring to see the pub, the pond and, if you are feeling peckish, a little grocery shop selling home-made pies.

You will have walked nearly four miles.