The route starts in the village of Worth Matravers, nestled in the beautiful landscape of the Isle of Purbeck.

The start is gentle and fairly flat before a long gradual climb inland past the site of an Ancient Settlement and Field System towards the village of Kingston. Taking a sharp turn around the village church we head through The Plantation heading back towards the coast and skirting the Encombe Valley.

Back on the coast path there is a steep descent down the Houns-Tout Cliff steps with great views of Chapmans Pool, a protected bay popular as a stopover for yachts. A short leg inland before heading back out to the coast path up a fairly steep climb but then enjoy a flat section passing a memorial to the Royal Marines.

Just past Emmetts Hill there is a steep valley, so steep that there are steps down and up before reaching St Albans Head where there is a coastguard look out and the site of St Aldhelm’s Chapel. A gentle mile or so to the old quarry workings at Winspit and then up Winspit Bottom back to Worth Matravers.

Back in the village we head to the Worth Matravers Tea and Supper Room for a really good lunch or quintessentially English Tea.