The best walks and hikes around Litton Cheney

Corporal Neil Martin Blain, S.B.S. (Special Boat Service, Royal Marines), died on June 21, 1994, at the age of 31. He was killed in the USA in a H.A.A.L.O. (High Altitude, Low Opening) parachuting accident. Corporal Blain is remembered as a person who epitomised the Commando spirit. A memorial bench dedicated to him is located at West Bexington, Dorset, the traditional halfway stopover for the challenging Lympstone to Poole race, a race he was known to love.

Use the JustPark app to park at West Bexington car park, where you’ll be treated to immediate views of Chesil Beach and the open sea. Facing the water: • Turn left for a walk towards Abbotsbury – the going is tough at first due to deep shingle, but it becomes noticeably easier after about 700 metres. • Turn right to head towards Hive Beach – a beautiful but more challenging start, with easier walking after roughly 2 km. The path is slow and energy-draining early on due to the small stones underfoot, but the effort pays off with incredible scenery and a real sense of wild, open space. Perfect for quiet beach walks, birdwatching, and photography

Really great food and service!

There's no path for cyclists along the beach anymore; they have to push their bikes through the pebbles! 🥵

Be careful here. The bridge is collapsing.

Mon - closed Tues-Thurs: 5-9 Fri - 12-2, 5-9 Sat - 12-9 Sun - 12-5 Tuesday to Saturday their daily changing menu features seasonal favourites and sharing plates plus specials from their smoker, fire pit and pizza oven. On Sundays they offer a traditional roast with meats from local butchers with lighter options including salads & sharing plates. Their delicious desserts feature classics such as Dorset apple cake and Eton Mess plus specials including their caramelised apple pavlova with burnt toffee sauce. They work with local suppliers and smoke all their our own meats. Has a beautiful outdoors seating area and beer garden.

The top of Eggardon Hill...... Not that you can tell by the pic. Bad conditions this day made for poor viewing.

The church dates from Norman times and the chancel arch is of Early Norman architecture. Outside is a very rare thirteenth century Dole Table, from pre-Reformation times when charitable doles of bread were distributed to the poor. Inside the south entrance is a fifteenth century carving of a king and crowned woman giving bread to children. The north and south aisle date from the fourteenth century, and there are two hagioscopes (squints) on the southern side of the chancel arch, which would have given a view of the high alter. Above the squints there is a fifteenth century doorway, which when reached by a wooden stair, would have led to the roof loft. The south doorway within the porch is also fifteenth century and features elaborate carving.