CHAP.

PAGE

I.

PRELIMINARIES: THE HARDY COUNTRY DEFINED; FAWLEY MAGNA; OXFORD

1

II.

WINCHESTER: THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF WESSEX

9

III.

WINCHESTER TO STOCKBRIDGE AND WEYHILL

16

IV.

STOCKBRIDGE TO SALISBURY AND STONEHENGE

26

V.

THE OLD COACH-ROAD: SALISBURY TO BLANDFORD

35

VI.

THE OLD COACH-ROAD: BLANDFORD TO DORCHESTER

47

VII.

DORCHESTER

62

VIII.

DORCHESTER (continued)

74

IX.

SWANAGE

84

X.

SWANAGE TO CORFE CASTLE

92

XI.

CORFE CASTLE

105

XII.

WAREHAM

114

XIII.

WAREHAM TO WOOL AND BERE REGIS

122

XIV.

BERE REGIS

133

XV.

THE HEART OF THE HARDY COUNTRY

148

XVI.

DORCHESTER TO CROSS-IN-HAND, MELBURY, AND YEOVIL

168

XVII.

SHERBORNE

178

XVIII.

SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH

191

XIX.

SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH (continued)

205

XX.

WEYMOUTH

214

XXI.

THE ISLE OF PORTLAND

222

XXII.

WEYMOUTH TO BRIDPORT AND BEAMINSTER

232

XXIII.

WEYMOUTH TO LULWORTH COVE

246

XXIV.

BOURNEMOUTH TO POOLE

257

XXV.

WIMBORNE MINSTER

270

XXVI.

WIMBORNE MINSTER TO SHAFTESBURY

277

XXVII.

WIMBORNE MINSTER TO SHAFTESBURY (continued)

288

XXVIII.

WIMBORNE MINSTER TO HORTON AND MONMOUTH ASH

297

XXIX.

OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW

302

INDEX

313