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Near Morcombelake, Whitchurch Canonicorum · CRoW

Hardown Hill

Our verdict

Short, sharp and hugely rewarding for the effort — one of the best quick view-fixes in this whole area. Can get busy on clear weekends given the reputation.

A heather-and-gorse-covered hilltop above Morcombelake, officially a Marilyn at 207m and reckoned by many to have the best view in Dorset — Golden Cap and the sea to the south, the Marshwood Vale and Pilsdon Pen stretching north. Bronze Age burials and old chert quarry pits pit the summit.

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