WALKS IN DORSET at YETMINSTER, CHETNOLE & CHETNOLE HALT (THE LEAST USED RAILWAY STATION IN DORSET).

In this episode of my series “Walks in Dorset”, I take a walk from Yetminster to Chetnole and back, taking in a visit to Chetnole Halt – the least used railway station in Dorset! Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan. I park my car in Yetminster and start my 4 mile circular walk with a wander through the village. Beginning at the railway station, at the Eastern end of the village, I walk along the main street (heading West) which is full of pretty houses & cottages. A quick visit to the Church of St Andrews is followed by a look at Upbury Farm – thought to be one of the oldest buildings in the village and once the home of Benjamin Jesty (one of the pioneers of inoculations against smallpox). I then head out of the village, down Mill Lane and across the Wriggle River, passing the old Mill. From there, I follow footpaths across fields before picking up a byway heading South towards the village of Chetnole. At Chetnole, I check out the Chetnole Inn and explore the Church of St Peter in the village. Before starting my return journey to Yetminster, I take a further detour to the South West of the village, to visit Chetnole Halt – which averages less than 5 passengers a day! I then retrace my steps back to Chetnole and at Manor Farm head West over the railway line and follow footpaths in a Northerly direction back to Yetminster. My final destination is The White Hart pub in Yetminster. Map courtesy of Google Maps. Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps. Music from the Youtube Audio library. Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html Information Sources: Wikipedia, Dorset Churches, Historic England, British History Online & Dorset OPC. For further videos in the series, please go to:    / @daveford   My Facebook page is:   / davescountrysidewalks   I use a GOPRO HERO 7, 8 or 10 Black Action Camera (sometimes with a Gimbal) & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.